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Bored of Lunch: Healthy Fakeaways

Published

23 October 2025

Who’s the author? With his online food platform Bored of Lunch, Nathan Anthony has been teaching the nation how to make easy, healthy and delicious home-cooked meals using our trusty air fryers and slow cookers. As well as being a hit food creator, Nathan is the million-copy bestselling author of cookbooks including:

What’s it about? Whether you want to save money or find a healthier home-cooked version of your favourite takeaways, Bored of Lunch: Healthy Fakeaways is packed with 100 simple fakeaway recipes, all of which are tailor-made for cooking in the air fryer or slow cooker.

From pizzas to curries to noodles, each recipe features calorie counts as well as macro breakdowns, and a third of them can easily be prepped and stored in dump bags, ready to cook with minimal fuss ahead of dinner time.

Recipes we love: Katsu Chicken Curry, Sweet & Sour Noodles, Smash Burgers and Garlic Mozzarella Doughballs.

Perfect for: Anyone looking to cut down on their takeaway orders with lighter alternatives that taste just as good (if not better!).

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