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- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Children's traffic light pasta
Appealing to both small and big children, this colourful dish which used to be known as traffic light pasta in our house (before the boys became too cool for school) is made with orzo a type of pasta similar to rice in shape and texture. I’ve mixed it up with juicy cherry tomatoes, mangetout and sweetcorn plus a glug of virgin olive oil and will serve it alongside smoked paprika chicken breasts as the choice of protein this evening. It works just as well at lunch together wit
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Balanced you nutrition
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Rough and Ready Spanish Meatballs
The top favourite dinner in our house right now is this rough and ready Spanish meatball dish served with turmeric rice.
It’s not just made with any old tomato sauce – the recipe has been tweaked to be extra nutritious with home-made chicken stock, lots of garlic, peppers and herbs thrown in and blended together so even the fussiest of eaters won’t complain.
Top with chopped parsley to bump up your vitamin C levels and grated manchego for the final tasty touch.
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Balanced you nutrition
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Colourful Quinoa
This colourful salad makes use of quinoa, one of my top store cupboard ingredients. Quinoa is a pseudo grain which means it’s actually a seed. If your children like cous cous like mine do, then they’ll probably love quinoa. On its own it has a bland slightly nutty taste, but you can easily pimp it up with some colourful additions. Quinoa is a good source of protein containing twice the amount rice does, which means it will keep you fuller for longer and help with blood sugar
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Balanced you nutrition
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Nature's multivitamin
Preparing nourishing food can be as simple as boiling an egg. Complicated recipes aren’t a prerequisite nor are expensive ingredients. In fact the humble egg is nature’s version of a multivitamin and mineral. Don’t be put off by scare stories about high cholesterol, instead consider what you are serving eggs with. For example a traditional fry up is high in saturated fat. See eggs as an easy nutritious win packed with an amazing array of nutrients including: ⭐️ All the esse
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Balanced you nutrition
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min
Sunday night munchies
My challenge this evening was to produce a healthy version of ice cream. Here it is and it took all of 5 minutes to make and less than that to eat Blueberry, Mango and Banana Ice Recipe
1 large frozen banana
1/2 lime squeezed
1 large handful frozen blueberries
1 large handful frozen mango
1 tub mango alpro yoghurt Method
Place all ingredients in a blender
Blend it
Eat it! #blueberries #frozenfruit #feedingchildren #feedingteenagers #colchester #nutrition #munchies #healthandw
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Balanced you nutrition
- Feb 7, 2020
- 1 min
Curry night
Curry night I love a good curry and I introduced my children to spices from an early age, so that they could eat my favourite foods with me. Today, I’m experimenting with my new Instant Pot. We’re having beef and chickpea curry, with loads of vegetables thrown in for a one pot meal. The aim is to achieve the intensity of flavour you gain from slow cooking, but in a speedy 35 minutes. This recipe ticks all the boxes for me:
⭐️ quick to prepare
⭐️ highly nutritious
⭐️ uses one
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