Sneaky, Sneaky Salads

Healthy Salads Easily “Snazzied” Up

Busy? Try convenient, healthy salads for under $10 that are

We can all relate right? A busy term ahead where we make our lunch but don’t eat it. Or we completely forget our lunch and then hit the 4pm cravings?

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I was a chef for 13 years and I am often asked if I cook amazing meals for my family. The answer is yes and… no! I’m always on the hunt for amazing new products in the supermarket and I recently found these awesome salads sold in New World that I like to tweak and eat ‘on the go’ at school.

These are full of flavour and easily adapted to increase the quantity for more than two people and to add those extras you love.

Have a play!

Fun to Assemble:

Fresh To Go – Layered Vegan Salad:

A fresh and healthy hit of hummus topped with raw veggies & crunchie chick peas.

Quick pick-up’s to add:

  • Asparagus
  • Avocado or guacamole
  • Pesto – vegan
  • Slow roasted tomato
  • Olives`Fresh To Go – Layered Asian Noodle Salad:

    With raw veggies & a crunch of peanuts.

    Quick pick-up’s to add:

  • Pre cooked king prawns – fry in olive oil & sesame seeds.
  • Sliced prosciutto – desired amount – place on top
  • Rocket leaves

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Irma Cooke


Irma Cooke, a former Chef and now puts to good use her skills and passion for food as the Food Technology teacher for Berkley Normal Middle School. When she isn’t judging Waikato’s restaurants or working with students teachers for Waikato University, she’s having fun planning her next project for her middle school students at Berkley Normal Middle School.