Our tips on making a balanced meal using Too Good To Go Surprise Bags from Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Coffee #1 and Caffè Nero including adding protein.Make a balanced meal from a café Surprise Bag

We love our food-saving café partners, including Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Coffee #1 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!

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

Ready to give it a go? 

Open the Too Good To Go app and get saving.