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Simple nourishing recipes for real family life

Oat Balls with Nut Butter & Quinoa

These no-bake, naturally sweet energy balls are a quick, protein-rich, snack that travel and freeze well. Rolled oats and quinoa give them fibre and iron, flax provides omega 3, and nut butter contains healthy fats to keep busy little bodies fuller for longer.

Ingredients

Makes about 30 balls

  • 1 medium banana

  • 1 cup oats

  • 1/2 cup almond meal

  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

  • 1/2 cup puffed quinoa

  • 1/2 cup nut butter (I like mixed almond, cashew & hazelnut)

  • 1/4 cup dried fruit (optional. I like cranberries or apricots)

  • 2 tbsp ground flax seeds

method

  1. Mix ingredients

  2. Roll into balls


Contains nuts and gluten. Complete allergen introduction first, and always supervise little ones eating.

Pastry Rolls with Chicken & Cheese

Irresistibly flaky, these chicken & cheese pastry rolls deliver warm, satisfying flavour in every bite. Full of iron, protein, omega-3 & 6, B vitamins, and zinc - they can also be customised with whatever you have in the fridge!

Ingredients

Makes 12 rolls

  • 1 pack puff pastry

  • 1/2 cup cream cheese / cottage cheese

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped leek

  • 1/4 cup shredded chicken

  • 1/4 cup bell pepper

  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • 1 tbsp hemp hearts

  • A few drops of lemon juice

  • 1 egg for brushing

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C

  2. Unwrap pastry & add fillings evenly

  3. Roll pastry up and refrigerate for 10-15 mins

  4. Cut the roll into 12 equal sections

  5. Lay the sections onto a pre-greased baking sheet and brush with egg

  6. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown


Serve with cucumber, broccoli or berries.

Contains eggs, lactose and gluten. Complete allergen introduction first, and always supervise little ones eating.

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