Make a balanced meal from a café Surprise Bag from Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Coffee #1 and Caffè Nero. Use our tips to eat well while helping the planet.Make a balanced meal from a café Surprise Bag

We love our food-saving café partners, including Starbucks and Caffè Nero, and we love a big cheesy panini for lunch. If you're looking to make your café Surprise Bag into a nutrient dense meal, look no further: here are our best tips to help nourish your body while you nourish your soul... And the planet! Let's make a balanced meal from a café Surprise Bag.

TIPS FOR MAKING A BALANCED MEAL FROM A CAFÉ SURPRISE BAG

Looking to up the fibre and vitamin C?

We’d recommend pairing with a super simple balsamic salad - cucumber, raw green beans, sliced shallots, baby spinach and crunchy lettuce drizzled in balsamic vinegar.

Add a protein side to your sandwich

Make a high-protein spinach dip for your panini by blending a handful of spinach with 4 tbsp of greek yoghurt, 1 tbsp of mayo, 1 tbsp of grated parmesan (or ½ tbsp of nutritional yeast), ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon of onion powder plus salt and pepper. This would add about 10 grams of protein to your meal!

Make a croissandwich

Don’t be afraid of stuffing your croissant with savoury fillings - add a fried egg, cheese and spinach for protein, vitamins and deliciousness, or go Greek with feta, olives, chicken and sundried tomatoes.

Up the healthy fats

Add a handful of seeds and nuts, or open up a tin of tuna - alternatively, why not splash half an avocado with hot sauce, lime, salt and pepper?

Feel more full from your sweet treat

If you’ve gotten a muffin, slice or cookie and want the fullness to go further, add some fruit or greek yoghurt to round out your mini meal. Add slices of banana to your cookie and make it into a banookie.

Ready to give it a go?