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Welcome to the Bored of Lunch blog! Here, you’ll find mouth-watering recipes and easy-to-follow cooking tips. Explore the world of air fryers and slow cookers with Nathan’s expert advice, delicious recipes, and clever tricks. Stay updated with the latest trends and transform your meals from ordinary to extraordinary.

Filling Low Calorie Dinners

After a long day, nothing beats sitting down to a comforting dinner that fills you up without tipping the scales. If you’re aiming to eat lighter, whether for weight management, health reasons, or simply to feel good, low calorie dinners don’t have to be bland or boring. In fact, with the right ingredients and a few simple tricks, you can enjoy meals that are both filling and satisfying. In this blog, we’ll explore why low calorie dinners work, share tips for making them more satisfying, and give you plenty of meal ideas you can cook at home — all easy, tasty, and realistic for everyday life.

High Protein Lunches for Work

Eating well at work can be a real challenge. Between meetings, deadlines, and the temptation of the office snack cupboard, it’s easy to grab something quick and often not very nutritious. But prioritising protein at lunchtime is one of the simplest ways to stay full, focused, and fuelled throughout the day. High protein work lunches can support muscle health, stabilise blood sugar, and prevent those mid-afternoon energy crashes. In this blog, we’ll explore why protein matters, what a balanced work lunch looks like, and give you plenty of practical ideas for high protein lunches for work that are easy to prep, portable, and delicious.

Easy Weight Loss Dinners You’ll Actually Enjoy

Losing weight doesn’t have to mean bland meals, endless salads, or hours in the kitchen. The secret to sticking with a weight loss plan is enjoying what you eat… and that includes dinners. With the right recipes, you can have satisfying, low-calorie, high-flavour meals every night of the week. This guide will show you how to create weight loss-friendly dinners using simple, realistic ingredients and tools like the air fryer and slow cooker. Whether you’re cooking for one, the whole family, or prepping for the week ahead, these meals are easy, tasty, and designed to make healthy eating stress-free.

Low Calorie Dinners for January: Easy Air Fryer & Slow Cooker Recipes

January is the perfect time to reset after the festive season, and if you’re looking to eat a little lighter without sacrificing flavour, low calorie dinners are the way to go. Whether you’re cooking for one, the whole family, or meal prepping for the week, these dinner recipes are straightforward, satisfying, and designed to fit easily into your busy schedule. Using simple tools like the air fryer and slow cooker, you can enjoy tasty, healthy meals with minimal effort.

How to Eat Healthier After Christmas

Christmas is great – the food, the treats, the relaxed routines and the extra portions. But once the festive period is over, a lot of us are left feeling sluggish, bloated and ready to get back into some kind of normality. If you’re searching for how to eat healthier after Christmas, you’re definitely not alone – January is one of the busiest times of year for healthy eating searches on Google.

Quick Christmas Sides for When You’ve No Time (or Oven Space)

Christmas cooking is one of those things we all romanticise… until we’re in the kitchen, the timer is going off, there’s no oven space left, someone’s asking where the gravy is, and you’re mentally calculating how long the turkey actually needs. It’s chaos and that’s exactly why having a few quick and easy Christmas side dishes up your sleeve can make all the difference.

Introducing the Bored of Lunch 12 Week Meal Planner!

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by weekly meal planning, struggled to stick to your budget, or wanted to track your calories without the stress, you’re not alone. That’s why I’ve decided to write a 12 week meal planner – packed with features to help you take control of your meals, stay organised, and make meal prep a breeze.

Meal Prep Made Easy: A Sample Week of Simple, Healthy Recipes

Whether you’re looking to get ahead for busy workdays or simply want to stop asking “what’s for dinner?” this guide will help you build a routine that actually sticks – and it’s the exact style of planning I’ve built into the 12 Week Meal Planner.

Bored of Lunch’s 12 Days of Easy Festive Recipes

Christmas is all about delicious food, cosy vibes, and festive cheer, but it can be stressful in the kitchen. Juggling multiple dishes and timing everything perfectly can be tricky. That’s where your air fryer and slow cooker come in. These two appliances make festive cooking easier, faster, and less stressful, giving you more time to enjoy the season.

5 Cosy Slow Cooker Dinners to Warm Up Your Week

When the weather turns cold and the evenings get darker, there’s nothing more comforting than a warm meal waiting for you at the end of the day. That’s why I always say winter is slow cooker season. It’s the one appliance that can take simple, everyday ingredients and turn them into rich, warming, fuss-free dinners with hardly any effort.

Introducing the Bored of Lunch Air Fryer Spice Range!

So, after months of testing, tasting, tweaking and air-frying everything in sight, I’m finally able to share something very exciting… my brand new Bored of Lunch Air Fryer Spice Range is HERE!