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I’ve been good girl watching what I have been eating this year, the big change is having no chocolate in the house, eating more fruit and in particular not skipping lunch. Last year I was finding that I was too ‘busy’ and would just work through lunch and then found myself snacking around 4ish, really bad, I know! The key to eating lunch and not skipping it, is:
- Ensure that you lunch either in the fridge or pantry
- Make it easy, lunch doesn’t need to be gourmet
- Change it up and don’t have the same thing all the time
I found that I ended up making the same kind of sandwich each day and it can get a little dull. When Cruskits asked me to take the challenge last week to ‘fight the carbs’ by swapping white bread for Cruskits I was really happy to give it a go.
My Cruskits ‘Fight the Carbs’ Challenge
Day 1
Avocado, chicken and red onion
Day 2
Tomato and cheese with all-purpose seasoning
Day 3
Tomato cream cheese and mayo
Day 4
This is my favourite – cream cheese and salmon
For the kids lunch boxes
Cruskits sliced into 4 for easy dipping into cream cheese, healthy salad, mandarin and homemade biscuits
We always have Cruskits in the pantry, I find it’s a convenient go to lunch as an alternative to having bread, both for lunch boxes and myself.
I must admit when I usually have Cruskits I usually always have cheese and tomato. But I absolutely loved the cream cheese and salmon topping and will include this into my regular lunch selection. Tins of salmon and Cruskits are easy to store in the pantry and I usually have cream cheese in the fridge for the kids to use with lunches.
I did not eat any bread for 4 days and I feel less bloated and satisfied with Cruskits as a meal. Did you know that two Cruskits contain 60% less carbs than two slices of most bread? That’s always a good start to making a change in your diet. Just with this one little change of making sure that I eat a healthy lunch and gearing away from bread, I can see a 1kg weight loss on the scales… yay me!!
After looking through the Cruskits Facebook page I can see that topping ideas don’t have to just be savoury you can top with delicious foods such this cinnamon and nutmeg spiced ricotta, bannana and honey on rye Cruskits. Yummo!!
Visit the Cruskit Facebook Page for more topping inspiration
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194 comments
My favourite topping good old avocado, tomato and cheese with a little salt and pepper, too bad avocados are too expensive lately to have it often.
Cheese, onion and avocado.
I love cream chesse/cottage cheese with gerkins 😀
These bring back memories of living at home with my parents! Mum was forever making these as snacks – cheese spread, slice of cheese, tomatoe, salt & pepper <3
I think tinned tuna with beetroot would be divine!
Ham, cucumber,tomato, salt and pepper. Long time favourite.
Peanut butter!!
yummo – more ideas for cruskits!
Favourite topping is cottage cheese and tomato with lots of black pepper 🙂
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and capers (just make sure to put the capers between the cream cheese and salmon so they don’t roll off)
Always love butter vegemite and cheese, or cheese spread…..
Very simple favourite here, butter and vegemite 🙂
I am happy with just butter, vegemite and a thin slice of cheese on my cruskits!
Cream Cheese and Ham 🙂 YUM
I HAD Cruskits, realised I had finished them! Great quick lunch! Even my nearly 4 year old lines them!
Favourite topping is ham, cheese and mayo.
Thanks for all these ideas, lots to try out now 🙂 My fave is avocado with salt and pepper!
cream cheese and salmon:-)
OOO I had cruskits with one of those sundried tomato chunky dips. Love them and it was so much better than heavy turkish bread
I know what I am having for lunch now, thanks for the ideas!!!
Extra Light Philly, Salami or ham, spanish onion, capsicum this is my go to topping on Cruskits usually I’ll have a soup too.
Desparately want to try the cinnamon nutmeg ricotta banana & honey one now. Yes please! But all time fav is sliced tasty cheese, onion & tomato flavoured tuna, fresh tomato slices on top, pepper. Oohoooo!
smoked salmon & a blend of ricota & danish feta
Vegemite or peanut butter. Yumm
Cottage cheese, avocado and tomato, mmmmm.
Cream cheese and salami is yum!
I actually prefer cruskit instead of normal bread! Always have for ages. Love salmon and philadelphia cream cheese with capers and sun dried tomatoes omg so yummy
Chicken, cheese, pesto and coriander!
Cruskits (I prefer the Rye variety, is lower cals too!) topped with Hommus and fresh tomato are my daily habit yum yum!
Haven’t tried Cruskits for ages. Am a fan of cheese and tomato – must put on the lunch menu next week
I love ricotta and sliced dill pickles on Cruskits as a mid afternoon snack.
Chicken, light cheese and baby spinach leaves… A yummy lunch without the serving of guilt, yay! 🙂
cheese and ham
I love sliced homegrown tomato sprinkled with salt and pepper, it’s plain, simple and delicious!
I love avocado and egg, its got the necessary protein to help me get pregnant as well as the fantastic taste!
I like Philly cream cheese, grated carrot and sultanas. If I am having a bad day I like to put a little Nutella and sliced banana.
Cheese and tomato hits the spot
Banana and top n fill. not the healthiest but sure is good!
I eat butter and Vegemite on mine – boring, but I love them!
Nothing beats Vegemite and Cheese!
Well nothing beats vegemite, but i absolutely love cherry tomatoes and vintage cheese
Has to be cream cheese and thinly sliced pastrami! Nom nom
Cream cheese, shaved ham and thinly sliced tomato with salt and pepper, delicious!
I like anything that compliments the Cruskits’ crunch. Salami, cheese and baby spinach; spring onion cream cheese with chicken; shaved roast beef, dijon mustard and rocket, yum!
Kat, how, by all that is holy, did you slice the Cruskit for the lunch boxes? I’ve tried it and just ended up with crumbs stuck together by butter!
Mashed avocado, with smoked salmon.
mashed avocado and thinly sliced cheese
Avocado and salmon is my favourite, but if I’m being lazy I like peanut butter.
Good old cheese and vegemite. Also like Tuna.
Cream cheese, smoked salmon, and dill
Avocado, fell in love with it when giving my babies “safe” foods, but your ideas look delicious! Must reacquaint myself with Cruskits!
love creamed cheese and salmon (try it with smoked salmon)
Peanut butter!! Prob not the healthiest option, but I love it.
I love avocado and cheese with salt and pepper! So simple but so scrumptious!
My favourite would be avocado with freshly grated parmesan… In fact that is what I had for lunch today!!! WE LOVE cruskits in our house
I think I’m a fan of tomato and avocado, with a thin slice of cheese. Now I’m getting hungry! 😀
I can’t go past home made hummus, the cruskits don’t overpower the flavor 🙂
hubby is gluten free so these are part of our everyday lives now…my fav would be vegemite, ham and egg…no one else wants to share with me though 🙂
Cheese and tomato with cracked pepper on top 🙂 Mmmmmm Cruskits!!
Avocado and tomato
You cannot tamper with perfection and that’s why my favourite Cruskit topping is simply to slather them with a good quality Butter…yep just Butter. Do try it 🙂
I cant go past the salmon and cream cheese too. Yummo!
You want an awesome topping for Cruskits?! Crispy bacon, eggs and maple syrup.
Nutella with banana and cinnamon – a little treat to myself when kids are in bed 🙂
Cruskits with Ricotta, Cinnamon, Banana & a drizzle of honey!
Cream cheese and asparagus. Cook the asparagus (or use tinned/jarred varieties), spread with cream cheese, lay asparagus on the top and squash it down so it doesn’t roll off. Yum!
I love fresh ripe tomatoes with a sprinkle of salt and pepper on my Cruskits – it’s a flavor that takes me back to childhood!
Cheese spread, sliced vine ripened tomato, chopped herbs.
Cream cheese and tomato, with salt and pepper. Simple and yum!
I’m so plain and boring – I love cruskits with vegemite and cheese! YUM
Good old vegemite and butter for me
Tomato and cheese please. Or occasionally jam – reminds me of my childhood!
Peanut butter (no salt no sugar one), honey and mashed banana.
Tomato and pepper is a firm favourite, plus you can’t go past vegemite!
Great idea, I always have cruskits in the pantry for the kids, but never think to eat them myself!
I do love peanut butter & honey.
Tomato and cream cheese, with salt and pepper is pretty hard to beat!
Good old fashioned margarine and vegemite. You can’t beat it. YUM!!
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Love cheese, semi dried tomato, spanish onion and a crack of pepper. Absolutely delicious:)
Home made hummus, thinly sliced cucumber and tomato, a generous sprinkle of chopped parsley, and cracked pepper. Fresh and delicious – but hard to stop at one!
I usually like mine with a little butter -naughty I know but such an easy work snack!
Love red onion, cream cheese and grape tomatoes 🙂
i like having turkey, cheese and cranberry sauce
tuna and cream cheese
Vegemite, ham, avocado, and chicken salt!
I love ham, cheese, sweet chilli sauce and cracked black pepper delicious!!!
Chicken, Brie and Cranberry
Philly cheese and small tin of flavoured tuna. Yum!
Love cheese and tomato with salt and pepper.
The tomato and cheese looks delicious!
Vegemite and cheese 🙂
Vegemite!
I love love love Philly cream cheese, ham and Avocado with a sprinkle of salt and pepper Yum!
I’m a big fan of cream cheese and light peanut butter! Tomato with pepper is pretty ace too!
I love labna and fresh tomatoes, pepper and salt on my Cruskits.
Avocado + salt and pepper
Cream cheese and salmon is my favourite topping. I’m a big fan of salmon.
Vegemite….my kids loved them from the time they were in their highchairs
Cream cheese and vegemite is my number one favourite!!
Straight up avacado. Yumm!
Cream cheese! Hard to go past it. My kids love it too
Rye cruskits with cottage cheese, tomato, fresh basil and salt and pepper. mmmm.
I love Peanut Butter! But will definitely be trying some new things after reading this 🙂
i too adore salmon and cream cheese! i just had lunch but its making me peckish again haha
Hummus and Avocado – Yum!
Cream cheese and tomato! yummo
We are big Cruskit eaters in our house, the kids love them plain, or with vegemite, cheese, tomato, avocado, for me I love cream cheese, sliced banana and a drizzle of maple syrup..yum..
I love a bit of hummus, then ham, lettuce and cheese. Yum!!
Cheese and Tomato have ALWAYS been my favorite Cruskit topper.
John West Tuna Tempters are great to grab as you are running out the door, easy to keep at your desk/office, and are great on Cruskits which you can also keep a box of at your desk 🙂
As boring as it may seem… Vegemite is my favourite topping for Cruskits! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie – Oi, Oi, Oi!
Tomato & Onion tuna and Philly cream cheese Nom!
I like cream cheese with smoked salmon and capers, hummus and cheese, avocado with tomato and cheese, cream cheese with sliced gerkhins, cream cheese with sliced cucumber. A sprinkling of herbamare salt on these toppings is nice. Also peanut butter and grated carrot is yummy.
Tuna leaves, crumbling feta and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar…
I mean spinach leaves… big grin
I love philly cream cheese, ham and cucumber on mine!
I love avo, mixed with cottage cheese (the one that comes in onion and chives) and sweet little tomatoes on top. this has become a snack staple for me!! Yummo!
Vegemite and cheese, and pop in microwave for 20secs to mel cheese.
Thank you. I love cruskits with coconut butter and pesto.
Honey 🙂
My son is a big fan and just loves them plain!
Good ole butter and vegemite 🙂 mmm
This is such a great post for me – I HATE lunch, so loving being inspired by Cruskits! My favourite is cream cheese & tuna, yum!
i love cruskits with Smoked salmon and cream cheese Delish!
Tomato and Onion Tuna, with a bit of cream cheese 🙂
Tuna, avocado and cheese!
Peanut butter & honey. Very naughty but oh so good!
Plain for my babies, crus kits were great because they kind of melt in your mouth. So I knew the kids wouldn’t choke on them. Now they love them dunked in Nutella.
Ricotta cheese and smoked salmon
Hmm…I’ve never tried cruskits before. Guess I know what I’m gonna put in my shopping trolley next time 🙂
I’ve always just eaten them with cheese and tomato! But there are some creative ideas out there, I really should be adventurous and try them!
Cream cheese and vegemite
Mashed Avocado, with the lite sundried tomato & onion tuna (drained of course) a little bit of cracked pepper. Yummo!! 🙂
Tasty and traditional- Cheese and tomato with some cracked pepper. I am definitely trying the salmon and cream cheese… and (Helen’s suggestion) the feta and balsamic vinegar sounds pretty good too!
Peanut butter
My favourite topping is just cream cheese – I could nom them all day!
Nutella and cream cheese 🙂 a pregnancy craving that never disappeared once baby arrived!
Nutella as a sweet snack…
Lots of butter! not healthy but tastes so good 🙂
‘Curried egg and lettuce.
Cottage cheese and sliced gherkins. Love it! Can’t forget good old vegemite either
I love cruskits with colby cheese and cheesybite vegemite. So cheesy and so good 🙂
I love them with Avocado nod my one year old loves the corn cruskits with cottage cheese.
Avocado, shaved chicken loaf and a sprinkling of grated cheese 🙂 The cheese and tomato is a staple of mine too!
Butter and golden syrup- naughty I know!
I love cheese, chutney and rocket! Homemade chutney is the best!
Tuna, corn and cream cheese is my favourite, then tomato ham and cheese
I haven’t had cruskits in years – great idea. I’ll have to add them to the shopping list.
I used to love Cruskits with butter and Promite!
I need to get kids lunch box idea’s, that way i can try them before the kiddies 🙂
Is it daggy that my absolute favourite cruskit topping is butter and vegemite?!
have not had them for years need to look for them as the bread in this house goes stale too quick. Loved them with sliced cheese and vegimite, oranges when preggo.
I’ve been getting some great ideas from others comments! My boring, yet yummy staple is tuna with cream cheese,
i love good old vegemite
When I am feeling nostalgic I turn to vegemite but when I am feeling great and the sun is shining I have cheese and tomato. I have to hide the rest of the packet though as my kids can polish them off very quickly.
Butter & Vegemite!!!
cream cheese, smoked tuna and corn
Vegemite for sure
My all time favourite would have to be light cottage cheese, torn basil leaves and sliced tomato. Yummo!
It might be boring but butter and vegemite!!! yum!!
Good old vegemite for the kids! Cheese & tomato with a small sprinkle of pepper for me!
Avocado & feta blow away all the problems in the the big bad world!! lol
I am boring, my all time fav has to be butter and vegimite!
Vegemite or tomato, cheese and pesto mayo 🙂
yummo my kds love these with anything an everything
Tuna, cucumber and pickle relish
Cream cheese, bacon, onion and chilli sauce.
I’d just about forgotten that cruskits exist! I’ll have to get some…your lunch ideas look yummy!
Spinach dip with turket and pinenuts.
tuna, feta and drizzle of olive oil!
banana and honey
Avocado, Tomato and Ham! Oh yum!
I can’t go past a butter and Vegemite cruskit, I always eat more than what I planned.
Tomato and cheese with a little bit of salt and pepper, but I’d like to try some of the suggestions below!
Smoked salmon, capers,avocado and cream cheese
I just love Peanut Butter
My favourite cruskit topping is a smear of mayo, a few baby spinach leaves, topped with some yummy Mediterranean-flavoured tuna. Yummo!! And for the sweet tooth – peanut butter, sliced banana, drizzled with honey.
peanut butter and strawberry jam!
Cream cheese, smoked salmon and avocado!
Just love Cheese and tomato or smoked salmon with capers and Cupie mayonnaise.
Vegemite and butter my childhood favourite!
Vegemite and Red Leicester Cheese
My favourite Cruskit topping?
Avocado, bacon bits and shredded lettuce.
Cheese and Tomato yum yum yum
cream cheese by itself. YUM!!
Avocado & tomato
My favourite is mayo tuna and onion.
cream cheese and strawberry jam or just tomato
“Tomato and Onion” tuna and cream cheese.
Cheese, tomato, avocado and black pepper.
classic cheese & tomato, with a touch of fresh black pepper
I love them simply with vegemite 🙂
I love mine with peanut butter as an afternoon pick me up
It used to be just plain old cheese but after visiting the blog & Cruskits FB page, now it might be tuna and ricotta with avocado!
Mr 4 loves them with vegemite, Mr 2 loves them just with butter, I love them plain (great alternative for fatty chips, and a nice crunching sensation when you bite into them), and hubby loves them with salmon, rocket and cottage cheese. They’re a winner any which way at our house :o)