Food ideas & tools

Non-stick cookware

Choosing non-stick cookware is a great option for reducing butter or oil when cooking.

Reducing portion sizes

Reducing the amount of food you put on the plate over several days helps the family get used to smaller meal sizes.

Baked bananas

You can bake bananas in the oven to make a tasty low-cost dessert. Baked bananas are extra delicious when eaten warm.

Sweet treats

Dessert can also be a great way to get the family eating more fruit and dairy products.

Check out our top five dessert ideas that taste good and are good for you.

Easy ways to encourage children to eat breakfast

Involving children in the preparation of breakfast will also help them be more enthusiastic when it comes to eating. Kids are more likely to eat food they’ve helped prepare.

Fun shapes for kids

Kids may be more excited by foods that are fun shapes. Use cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into fun shapes.

Keep broccoli crunchy

By cutting the bottom off broccoli and putting it in a jug of water in the fridge, the broccoli will last for a week and it will still be firm and crunchy.

Weights and measures

To help out with reading recipes, check the abbreviations and measures here:

Abbreviations:

Tbsp = Tablespoon

Bulk out pasta sauce with veges

Grate carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini or other vegetables into pasta sauce. This is a great way to add extra greens and bulk out a sauce to go further.

Vegetables into stock

Vegetable peelings and waste make great stock. Take all peelings, ends of carrot and stalks and put them in a big pot with water with some of your favourite dried herbs and a pinch of salt.

Fruit and vege cubes

Fruit and vegetables that are past their best can be blended up and frozen in ice cube trays. Once frozen transfer the cubes into bags and keep in the freezer for when you need them.

Chicken carcass

To make the most of a chicken carcass, put the carcass into a pot with water to simmer for 20 minutes. Strip any leftover morsels from bones and use in soup or risotto for extra flavour.

Sandwich fillings to inspire you

Here are some tasty ideas to try:

Kids eat veges if their parents do

Children learn a lot from what their parents eat and do. So if you eat and enjoy different vegetables every day, your children will too.