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Beans on toast

Fast, tasty and filling. Great for breakfast, lunch or a snack.

Stuffed Potatoes

Stuffed Potatoes are great as an afternoon snack, lunch or a side dish to any main for dinner. Try something new and fill with baked beans or spaghetti along with your other favourite fillings.

Pancakes

Great for Breakfast. Serve with your favourite seasonal fruit ie. Strawberries or Blueberries

Pikelets

Place sliced banana between 2 pikelets to make a yummy after school snack

Popcorn

Homemade popcorn makes for a healthier alternative to store bought brands and the kids will love to help prepare this one.

Easy Fruit Bread

This recipe is a quick and easy way to make bread- a great way to fill up the kids.

Savoury Pinwheels

You can eat pinwheels with a salad for lunch, as an after school snack or with soup for dinner.

Pumpkin Muffins

These make for a savoury- sweet tasting muffin that is full of flavour

Scones

These can be served for morning tea, with soup at lunch, or in place of bread at lunchtime.

Sultana Loaf

A great alternative to plain bread. Great for lunch or an afternoon snack

Spring vege slice

This Spring Vege Slice is a great side dish to cooked chicken or fish

Vegetable Fritters

A great way to get the kids to eat their daily serving of Vegetables. Quick and easy to make. Can be served with sweet chilli or tomato sauce.

Toasted Sandwiches

Toasted Sandwiches are an ideal snack or quick meal on the run. Some fillings work well cold in the lunchbox. Grated cheese goes further than sliced cheese. Recipe from The Great Little Cookbook

Fruity Muffins

These muffins are great for an afternoon snack

Pumpkin Chunks

This makes for a great side dish that can be served with any main.

Potato Wedges

This is a great alternative to store brought chips. Serve with a little sour cream or sweet chilli sauce

Apple Cinnamon and Bran Muffins

A good mix of sweet and spice

Smarter Sausage Rolls

Homemade Sausage Rolls have the same savoury taste as store brought ones, but less fat

Wedges Delishimo

Homemade wedges are a healthier alternative to store brought brands. Serve with sour cream, sweet chilli or tomato salsa.

Tomato Salsa

Tomato Salsa is great served with corn chips, crackers or vegetable sticks. As an alternative to mince or beans use Tomato salsa as a topping to Nachos

Vege Sticks

Vegetable Sticks are a great afternoon snack for kids. Serve with dip or tomato salsa to add flavour

Guacamole

Serve with vegetable sticks or on your favourite nachos

Seedy salad

A nice alternative to the traditional lettuce salad

Red Coleslaw

This is a quick and easy coleslaw to make that is great sereved at any summer BBQ

Ratatouille

This is an extremely versatile dish that can be made with your own favourite variety of seasonal vegetables

Fruit Salad Skewers

The children will love experimenting with different seasonal fruits for a tasty treat or sweet. Fantastic for those summer BBQ’s.

This makes for a light meal or filling snack. Left over roasted chicken can be used. Don’t feel as if you need to stick to the recipe, add your own favourite seasonal vegetables to this dish to really spice up the taste.