Curried Sweet Potatoes
This is a healthy lunch snack. Sweet potatoes are a starchy food that provides energy and fibre which is good for your digestion. Green lentils provide iron for healthy blood and are a good source of fibre.
Ingredients:
200g sweat potatoes
200g cooked green lentils (half a tin)
200g of mixed beans (half a tin)
1 tsp [...]
Banana Bread
Banana Bread is a great healthy delicious tea bread that can be used for breakfast or for a kids school lunch box. It makes 12 slices.
Ingredients:
225g wholemeal flour
125g soft brown sugar
3 ripe bananas
2 free range eggs
pinch of salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
150ml orange juice
5 tbsp of vegetable oil
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 45 [...]
Yummy Mini Frittatas
My children love baking. These frittatas can be served warm as a healthy kids part food or cold for a healthy school lunch.
Ingredients:
125ml evaporated milk
60g Emmantal cheese
100g frozen peas defrosted
10 slices of cooked ham
100g of ricotta cheese
6 free range eggs
1 tbsp of chopped chives
Salt and Pepper
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 [...]
Easy Mini Quiches
Kids at parties love grazing bit size food. These mini quiches as the name suggests are easy to do, plus you can freeze them for up to four months. They are also a popular standby.
Ingredients:
175g of sifted plain flour
90g of unsalted butter diced
15g of unsalted butter for the filling
1 egg yolk
1 leek, [...]
Tuna and Couscous Salad
School lunches can become monotonous. Couscous is quick to cook and my kids love it as it is a change from sandwiches.
You can add almost any cooked vegetables you might have left over from the previous night in the fridge. Just chop them up small.
Ingredients:
200g of couscous
400ml of reduced salt vegetable [...]
Chicken and Pasta Salad
Served warm or cold, this salad uses wholemeal pasta to provide more fibre, vitamins and minerals.
A good source of carbohydrates and protein. Suitable for diary and nut free diets.
Ingredients:
200g skinless chicken breast diced
100g dried wholemeal penne pasta
1 small red onion, peeled and cut into strips
1 tablespoon of olive oil
100g tomatoes cut [...]
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.