‘Tis the season for all things orange – pumpkins, carrots, kumara, oranges and mandarins. When it’s cold outside they taste best because they’re in season and they’re cheap.

Learn to cook a tasty recipe using winter veges – it’ll taste great, save you money and put that nice warm feeling in your puku.

Here’s a couple of ideas to feed you family for under $5

How’s this for an idea!
Just enter what ever vege is the cheapest and get a whole range of meal ideas.

Tewhia Roddick and Summer Phillips sipping on pumpkin soup

Bailey Robinson with a pumpkin soup smile

Get Cooking

You can receive free cooking lessons with the NPA’s Get Cooking programme. If you can get supply a group of friends a stove top and a healthy appetite, we’ll supply the rest. It’s absolutely free.

To find our more about Get Cooking or to sign up for free classes check out:

Golden Bay

Cara Cottle
gbcommunitygardens@gmail.com

Blenheim

Birthright marlborough
Lynn Weir
03 577 94 88 or lynn_jase@extra.co.nz

Richmond NZ
Damian Oehlrich
03 577 8800 or doehlrich@richmond.org.nz

Nelson

Victory Community Centre
Gareth Cashin
(03) 546 8389 or gareth@victory.school.nz

Moutere

Moutere Community Centre
Vanessa Mairs
(03) 543 2516 or moutere.hills@xtra.co.nz

Motueka

Motueka Family Service
Email Sjors: budgetmfsc@xtra.co.nz

The Family that eats together stays together

Sharing a meal helps brings family and whanau closer together. Taking the time to sit down and talk about your day and sharing your stories build strong bonds. Sitting down to a home-cooked meal teaches your children good eating habits.

• Set a time for the mean and tell the family in advance

• Plan ahead so you have all the foods you need

• Turn the TV off to keep the family focused