Watermelon and feta salad with infused lemon chickpeas

Serves 1

• ⅓ tin of chickpeas

• 1 slice of lemon

• 80g of couscous

• ½ watermelon cut up into slices or 1 handful strawberries

• ⅓ cucumber length

• 2 tbsp lemon juice or 2 tbsp honey

• 40g feta cheese

• Optional mint leaves/ herbs and spices

1. In one bowl add the couscous with boiling water to cover enough and let sit for 5 minutes.

2. In another bowl add the watermelon, feta and cucumber, mint leaves/ spices and mix with lemon juice or honey.

3. To the couscous, add the chickpeas and lemon slices and squeeze to taste.

4. Combine the bowls together and mix them together.

5. Serve

Martha's health and wellbeing tips to help you feel better:

• Make use of the bright mornings and evenings. Although sitting at your desk during the majority of the day whilst gazing outside seeing the warmth of the sun, try to utilise the time before and after work. Get outside for a morning or evening stroll.

• Make plans for your weekends that get you excited. Knowing that your week is going to end with some really exciting plans is going to help with concentration and productivity in your work during the week. Stay focused with exciting plans on the horizon.

• Staying on top of hydration - drinking around 2L a day is what we should strive for normally, but on hotter days to increase this is vital to replenish the body’s natural water levels. Easy ways to add water into your diet is through fruits/vegetables with higher water content e.g. cucumber, celery, courgette, watermelon, apples.

Martha BSc ANutr specialises in mental health nutrition, sports nutrition and healthy eating advice. Martha aims to work on improving mental health through sustainable and approachable changes of diet and lifestyle as a qualified personal trainer and nutritionist with a strong emphasis on mental health wellbeing.