Tasty Recipes
Pefect Picnic or Packed Lunch Ideas
- Garlic pitta chips: Break a pitta bread into bite sized pieces, grill for a couple of minutes and garnished with garlic salt.
- Garam masala Chickpea snack packs: Baked boiled and dried chickpeas spiced with garam masala make great mid-morning snacks.
- Chicken, fish or tofu vegetable skewers: Grill chicken, fish or tofu and cut into bite size wedges. Skewer with mushrooms, carrot, onions and pineapple.
- Savoury Mend-Friendly pikelets: Combine wholemeal flour pikelet mixture with grated carrots, zucchini and corn for an extra tasty treat – and don’t forget to replace butter with low-fat oil spray.
- Chicken, lean beef, seafood or vegetable pasta soup: Boil up some pasta and add in your favourite ingredients to create a filling soup that's ready to go in your flask.
- Mend-friendly pizza squares: Use a wholemeal pizza base and cover with your favourite cheese and veggie toppings - but be sure to use low-fat cheese instead of full-fat.
- Curried egg and salad wrap: Mash a boiled egg with low-fat mayonnaise and curry powder. Place in a wholemeal pitta bread or wrap and add salad leaves.
- Couscous/ basmati rice and baked vegetables: Bake up a mixture of carrots, courgette, red capsicum and mushroom and add to leftover rice or couscous.
- Cottage cheese and salad mixed with new potatoes
- Ryvita crisp breads with low-fat cheese wedges: Cover crackers with cheese, sliced tomato, onion and cucumber.
Spectacular Summer Smoothies
Serves 2 as breakfast or 2-4 as a snack
Refreshing Raspberry Smoothie
• 240ml skimmed or semi-skimmed milk
• 120g low-fat natural yoghurt
• 240g fresh or frozen raspberries
(no sugar added)
Blend all ingredients on high setting until smooth. Pour into glasses.
Kickin’ Kiwi Smoothie
• 120g low-fat plain, vanilla, or strawberry
yoghurt
• 60-120ml of skimmed or semi-skimmed milk
• 1 medium banana
• 1 handful of frozen or fresh
strawberries/blueberries
• 1 slice of cantaloupe or honeydew melon
• 1 kiwi
Blend all ingredients on high setting until smooth. Pour into glasses.
