Name: Calm down lunch box
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 250.00 g pasta penne; 100.00 ml yoghurt natural; 100.00 ml mayonnaise; 3.00 chicken breast fillets cooked, sliced; 12.00 olives black pitted; 8.00 plum tomatoes halved; 125.00 ml feta cheese cubed

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Ingredients (7)

250.00 g	pasta — penne
100.00 ml	yoghurt — natural
100.00 ml	mayonnaise
3.00	chicken breast fillets — cooked, sliced
12.00	olives — black pitted
8.00	plum tomatoes — halved
125.00 ml	feta cheese — cubed

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For this calm down lunch box we are going to combine the calming influence of carbohydrates and VitB6 with a delicious lunch box consisting of pasta salad and a sweet treat.

Did you know that carbohydrates induces a sense of calm through its ability to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin, that is responsible for a relaxed, calm feeling.

Calming carbs
So calm down with this delicious chicken pasta salad. Boil the pasta until it is al dente. Drain, rinse and set aside. Then mix in some yogurt and mayonnaise, season to taste and combine with cooled pasta and remaining ingredients.

For a sweet treat add either a banana oat cookie or a raisin square. Bananas and raisins are both high in VitB6 that assists with the production of serotonin.