I always bring a tin of tuna and tin of sweetcorn to make tuna mic for a salad or tuna melts, or to use in a stir fried rice or pasta dish Despite being flavoured with chorizo (a Spanish sausage that’s high in salt), the sodium levels remain relatively low

These Spanish Style Beanz Creationz are a tasty and convenient meal starter (or simply a baked bean alternative). They’re high in fibre and protein and contain half your daily vegies in one serve, plus plenty of flavour. Definitely one for the pantry! Microwave Heinz Mexican Beanz and have with taco shells (or a tortilla wrap), red peppers and lettuce. //www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/301925056 The Heinz lentil curry is also good //www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/301925091 More kilojoules/Calories than the original baked beans * (thanks to the extra ingredients) but also more protein and fibre and less sugar and sodium

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Their name says ‘flavoured with chorizo’ and while there is actual minced chorizo in the can (at 0.6% according to the ingredient list), there’s so little of it that I couldn’t spot any but obviously enough to rule it out as vegetarian option. Kraft Heinz has revamped its Heinz Creationz range of beans and pulses, moving it from a can to a pouch and overhauling the variants. Half your daily vegies in one serve of Beanz (2.5 serves of vegetables which goes towards your goal of 5 serves a day) If you don’t have time to cook with the Beanz, they are a nice light meal on their own, providing protein, carbohydrate and veg all in one

In ready-to-eat beans and pulses “health, flavour and convenience are key” said Elise Lignieres, Heinz Beanz marketing manager. “Not only that – research shows the pulses aisle is a stronger fit for premium innovation, which is why our new convenient pouch solution will appeal to shoppers in the category.” Good source of protein with 18.1g per serve which is equivalent to the protein content of two extra large eggs JusRol croissants/pain au chocolat/cinnamon rolls in a tube to bake for breakfast (or go to Parc Market for fresh croissants/bread) Microwave rice is a God send. Stir in a spoon of cream cheese, some peas, chopped ham and a twist of pepper. I also tip microwave rice straight into deseeded red pepper halves, before topping with slices of mozzarella and popping in the oven for twenty minutes. milk, butter (real butter is good to use to cook with as well if you don't want to bring a small bottle of olive oil, but olive oil also useful for salad dressings),

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Aimed at offering greater convenience, the change in format comes two years after Creationz made its debut in an attempt to revive the then flagging canned category. The latest Creationz variants comes as the result of “30% of consumers actively looking for new and ethnic flavours when grocery shopping, and with international cuisines in growth in the UK”.