Box Clever for National Sandwich Week

To celebrate national sandwich week this week (May 9-15) leading health charity Viva!Health, is asking people to try out a vegan lunchbox!

There is no doubt that the healthiest lunchbox is a vegan lunchbox. Wholemeal bread, bean salad, lentil pate, hummus, fresh fruit and vegetable sticks, nuts and seeds – you can’t beat it! These foods provide plenty of vitamins, minerals, fibre and a good source of “good’ fats and will help set your child up for the day with its slow-release carbohydrates.

Viva!Health senior health campaigner Dr Justine Butler says: “On the other hand, ham and cheese sandwiches made with white bread, crisps, cakes, biscuits, chocolate bars contain high levels of saturated fat, animal protein, cholesterol, salt and sugar associated with obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers. These baddies are all too often seen in the school lunchbox, which is part of the reason why today’s children are so unhealthy.

“Providing a healthy nutritious meal will help your child concentrate better at school, it will also establish life-long healthy eating habits that will protect them from diseases now and in adulthood.

For exciting healthy lunchbox ideas go to www.teachvegetarian.com or call 0117 970 5190 or email info@vegetarian.org.uk for free help and advice on going vegetarian or vegan.

For more information about this media release call Dr Butler or press officer Helen Rossiter on 0117 970 5190 or email vvfpress@vvf.org.uk.

About the author
Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.

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