Tomato Herb Bread
This loaf is an excellent source of powerful antioxidant and is a delicious alternative to shop bought garlic bread.
Ingredients:
1 small wholewheat or wholegrain french stick
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
3 garlic gloves crushed
2 tablespoons of finely chopped parsley
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Serves: 4 children
Steps
Make diagonal cuts [...]
Fresh fruit lollies
Fresh fruit lollies are a good way of giving your child a vitamin boost and these will help soothe the soorest of throats.
Ingredients:
375g of fresh pineapple
375g of of fresh or frozen blackcurrants or frozen mixed berries
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins (needs time to freeze)
Serves: 4 children
Steps
Using a juice, juice [...]
Pasta Peas and Bacon
My children love pasta, and I love this because I can make it quickly in 10 mins for a week day evening meal.
Ingredients:
2 brown onions
125g of cheddar cheese
225g bacon
200g frozen peas
250g pasta shapes
2fl oz milk
Preparation Time: 0 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 4 children
Steps
Peel and slice the onion.
Grate the low fat [...]
Homemade Vegetarian Burgers
Children love burgers! Here is a healthy version that my kids love, and both vegetarian or non vegetarian children enjoy eating these.
You can serve with home made tomato relish.
Ingredients:
2 cans of red kidney beans
2 cans of butter beans
1 can of mixed beans
1 large onion
1 glove of garlic
85g (3oz) of fresh breadcrumbs
2 [...]
Homemade Chicken Nuggets
All Children love chicken nuggets. But I would rather have children eating these made with organic chicken than the shop bought manufactured chicken nuggets.
Children love to help you to make these.
You can serve with home made tomato sauce.
Ingredients:
900g diced chicken
3 slices white / brown bread
1 egg
125ml milk
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 [...]
MeatBalls
My kids love meatballs – but don’t love spagetti bolognaise. Which proves its all in the packaging!
Ingredients:250g pork mince
250g beef mince
1 egg
2 onions
2 cans of tomatoes
1 garlic glove
1 teaspoon of dried mixed herbs
1 teaspoon of oregano
1 low salt stock cub
1 packet of spagetti
Preparation Time: 60 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 4 children
Steps
Slice the onion
Put [...]
Chicken Curry
Most Children like a mild chicken curry. You can alter the amount of curry powder depending on how spicy you children like their chicken curry.
Ingredients:
2 Boneless & Skinless Chicken thighs
2 onions
1 can of tomatoes
1 garlic glove
1 tablespoon of curry powder
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of tumeric
You can use a combination of whatever vegetables [...]
Cheap mans Mackerel pate
Kids love dips. Here are some our our family’s favourites.
Wraps
On a recent camping trip we did a communal lunch for 19 kids. Their favourite was chicken wraps and we had them coming back for more.
Crunchy Crouton Salad
Most kids don’t like salad, but my kids have loved this.
It has crunchy toast and bacon and avocado in it. Its fresh, and is a source of protein, carbohydrates, and vitamin C.
Best thing for busy mums is that it can be made the night before.