Dietitian Susie Burrell reveals the exact foods she packs in lunchbox

A dietitian has revealed the exact foods she packs in her lunchbox for work to ensure she stays full through the day.

Susie Burrell, from Sydney, shared a picture showing a container filled with a potato stuffed with leftover mince, capsicum and cucumber sticks, nuts, cherry tomatoes, grapes, carrot, half an avocado, a banana, mandarin and dark chocolate.

‘Sunday night… time to relax, get organised, meal prep and pack your lunch,’ the nutritionist wrote on Instagram.

‘A warm lunch of a potato stuffed with leftover mince from dinner and loads of fresh fruit and vegetables with some tasty nuts, portion controlled hummus serve and a few dark chocolate covered berries to satisfy any sweet cravings.

‘Filling, balanced and delicious.’

Susie Burrell, from Sydney, shared a picture showing a container filled with a potato stuffed with leftover mince, capsicum and cucumber sticks, nuts, cherry tomatoes, grapes, carrot, half an avocado, a banana, mandarin and dark chocolate 

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In addition to her lunch, Susie also packed a ‘light breakfast’, which included a Greek yoghurt with cereal and berries.

Her lunchbox comes just a week after she shared a snap of her lunchbox which took just five minutes to throw together.

The lunchbox contained a turkey and salad wrap along a scoop of granola, strawberries, grapes, sliced cucumber and chocolate biscuits for a ‘sweet treat’.

‘Who says lunchboxes are only for kids? Parents spend hours packing nutritious, colourful lunchboxes for their kids yet forget to make themselves something yummy to enjoy at lunchtime,’ she wrote on Instagram.

‘This lunchbox literally took me five minutes to make and strikes a perfect balance between nutrition and delicious food,’ she said.

‘Add a tea or coffee and you have an entire data worth of food that is packed full of nutrition.’

Susie Burrell (pictured) revealed the exact foods she packs in her lunchbox for work to ensure she stays full through the day – and beat the afternoon sugar cravings

Earlier this month, Susie encouraged Aussies to do their grocery shopping online. 

She said supermarkets are built to ‘encourage consumption’ by strategically placing heavily discounted items and ‘two for one’ specials around the checkout.

Online shopping forces you to plan ahead, she argued, making you more inclined to stick to your budget.

‘I was never a fan of online shopping, much preferring to peruse the aisles,’ she said.

‘But – supermarkets are built with the goal of encouraging consumption or even overconsumption with strategically placed tempting items, heavily discounted junk food and plenty of 2-for-1 offers.’

If you find you are often spending more than you intend to, Ms Burrell says online shopping has ‘plenty to offer’.

‘It forces you to meal plan, you can stick to your budget and you are far less likely to be tempted by the half price Tim Tams or potato chips,’ she wrote.

What are Susie’s top tips to cut down your grocery bill to just $50? 

* Buy long-life milk as it lasts longer and is often cheaper.

The dietitian shared her secrets for cutting your grocery bill to $50 (her basket pictured)

* Bulk up mince with tinned legumes for an extra protein hit.

* Freeze bread to keep it to last longer.

* Start with your protein as meat will always be the most expensive part of your shop and go from there.

* Never shop per recipe as this is where your bill adds up; instead go for budget staples that can be used in a multitude of ways.

* Set four go-to recipes per week: ideally a meat dish, a mince dish, a fish dish and a plant-based meal.

* Cook once and eat twice, particularly with protein to get more bang for your buck.

* Don’t avoid packaged food because it’s unhealthy, but rather shop the packaged aisles carefully. Tinned salmon and tinned tuna are healthy.

* Buy in-season vegetables where possible as these will save you valuable cash