Healthy Kids News & Advice

Veggieitis

02/04/2014 Healthy Eating, Help for Parents

(pronounced veggie-eye-tus) -n. An imaginary condition of illness caused by the taste or even the sight of vegetables (especially the green ones). If "eat your vegetables!" is an all too familiar phrase in
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Understanding food additives

02/04/2014 Uncategorized

Understanding food additives can be difficult as they often contain numbers or words you've never heard of. This can cause worry among parents about what they are feeding their
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Potato varieties

Potatoes – not so bad!

02/04/2014 Uncategorized

Long thought of as an enemy to a healthy diet, potatoes are finally earning their credibility as the beneficial nutrient-rich food they really are. Potatoes originated in South America—home to
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Pantry staples

Recipes using pantry staples

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

Here are eight great recipes you can whip-up using a combination of the 40 pantry staples and fridge essentials: Baked Tomato Rice Tuna Mornay pasta bake Vegetarian chilli Simple chicken curry Classic meatloaf Potato frittata Healthy
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pantry staples

40 pantry staples

01/04/2014 Healthy Eating, Help for Parents

Looking after a family is a full time job and lets not forget about all those other responsibilities. So we understand that sometimes it can be near impossible to
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GoScan Vita Brits

GoScan: how you can use it

31/03/2014 Help for Parents, Product Reviews

GS1 GoScan is a free app that makes detailed and authorised product information of food and beverages instantly available on your smart phone. You can access this information by
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Fried rice

31/03/2014 Canteen recipes, Everyday, GREEN, Healthy Eating, Hot meals, Recipes

GREEN (ACT & SA) / Everyday (NSW) Makes 20 x 16 ounce noodle boxes Ingredients: 50ml canola oil 10 eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 250g mushrooms, sliced 1kg chicken breast, cooked and chopped 3 zucchinis,
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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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Classic meatloaf

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

Everyday (NSW) AMBER (ACT) Serves 8 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 brown onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs 1kg lean beef mince 1 egg, lightly beaten
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Simple chicken curry

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

Everyday (NSW) AMBER (ACT) Serves 6 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil 500g chicken breast or thigh fillets, trimmed and cut into cubes 1 brown onion, cut into thin wedges 2 garlic cloves,
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