Healthy Kids News & Advice

Healthy fish and chips

23/11/2015 Healthy Eating, Help for Parents, Recipes

Serves 4 Olive oil spray 2 large sweet potatoes, cut into wedges 2 large white potatoes, cut into wedges 1 egg 2 tablespoons reduced fat milk 2 tablespoons plain flour 3/4 cup bread crumbs (preferably wholemeal) 600g
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Lebanese bread supreme pizza

29/07/2015 AMBER, Canteen Advice, Canteen recipes, Everyday, GREEN, Healthy Eating, Lunchbox, Party food ideas, Recipes, Sandwiches & wraps

Everyday (NSW) AMBER (ACT & SA) Serves 16 Ingredients: 4 wholemeal Lebanese breads 4tbs crushed tomatoes or tomato paste (no added salt) 4tsp mixed herbs (dried or fresh) 1 cup capsicum, thinly
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Sweet treat fruit bread toasties

29/07/2015 Canteen recipes, GREEN, Healthy Eating, Help for Parents, Hot meals, Lunchbox, Recipes, Sandwiches & wraps

Everyday (NSW) GREEN (ACT) Makes 8 toasted sandwiches Ingredients: Canola or olive oil spray 16 slices of fruit bread 1 x 400g can pie peach or pie apple 200g reduced fat ricotta
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Popcorn bombs

28/07/2015 Canteen Advice, Canteen recipes, Everyday, Healthy Eating, Lunchbox, Recipes, Snacks, Sweet food

Occasional (NSW) AMBER (ACT & SA) Makes 20 Ingredients: 1 cup air popped popcorn (about ½ cup unpopped kernels) ¼ cup peanut butter (no added salt and sugar varieties are best) ¼
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Lunch box pasta salad

28/07/2015 Everyday, GREEN, Healthy Eating, Help for Parents, Lunchbox, Recipes, Salad

Everyday (NSW) GREEN (ACT & SA) Serves 4   Ingredients: 200g pasta spirals 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 celery stick, sliced 1 handful green beans, sliced 1 handful button mushrooms, sliced 1
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Tuggerah Public School mini frittatas

28/07/2015 AMBER, Canteen Advice, Canteen recipes, Party food ideas, Recipes, Snacks

Everyday (NSW) AMBER (ACT & SA) Makes 24 mini frittatas Ingredients: 12 eggs ½ a red capsicum 1 small onion 6 button mushrooms Handful of baby spinach leaves 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 large
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Ricotta and banana wraps with warm honey

13/04/2015 AMBER, Canteen recipes, Everyday, GREEN, Healthy Eating, Help for Parents, Recipes, Sandwiches & wraps, Snacks, Sweet food

Everyday (NSW)GREEN (SA)AMBER (ACT) Serves 2 Ingredients : 100g reduced fat smooth Australian ricotta 1 banana, chopped 2 teaspoons currants or sultanas ½ teaspoon mixed spice 1 large piece wholemeal lavash or mountain bread, halved 1 tablespoon
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Lunch box leftovers (and more)

18/12/2014 Help for Parents, Lunchbox, Recipes

Making your child's lunch each day isn't an easy task! The same old vegemite or chicken sandwich can get a little humdrum. It's a good idea to offer variety
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Pantry staples

Recipes using pantry staples

01/04/2014 Healthy Eating, Help for Parents, Hot meals, Recipes

Introducing eight of our favourite recipes... all of which you can whip up using a combination of the ingredients found in the 40 pantry staples and fridge essentials list: Baked
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Potato frittata

31/03/2014 AMBER, Everyday, Healthy Eating, Help for Parents, Hot meals, Recipes

Everyday (NSW) AMBER (ACT) Serves 6 Ingredients: 8 eggs 50ml reduced fat milk 200g reduced fat cheddar, grated 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions, thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 500g potatoes,
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