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Super-Easy Pumpkin Pie
The shops are now suddenly full of some very interesting looking pumpkins and squashes. They look absolutely fascinating, so tasty and fresh too. Isn’t it amazing how mother nature creates a food harvest like this in so many colours and shapes. Well, here is a fantastic recipe to try with pumpkin. You …
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What is a Calorie?
If you are baffled and confused when you hear the grown-ups talking about calories or when you look at the calorie figures on food packaging you have come to absolutely the right place. Here are 7 very crucial questions and answers to tell you all you need to know about calories. 1. What does calorie mean? A calorie is …
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Healthy Oat and Raisin Chewy Cookies
You will find these biscuits amazingly easy to make – and they are healthy too. When they are done, they are soft and delicious. There is very little added sugar as the raisins give the sweetness and because they contain oats, they will keep your energy levels up for ages! You will need: 50g low-fat margarine or butter 50g caster …
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Tuna and Sweetcorn Pasta Shapes
Are you tired of having squidgy sarnies in your pack-up? Here’s something a little different to try. If you shop around, you may be able to find a groovy little plastic box with a knife and fork fitted into the lid – perfect for transportation to school! You need: 100g dry pasta shapes (twists, bows or tubes are fine) 1 …
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Facts About Fruit
You’ve got to admit there are some pretty crazy looking fruits out there. They come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Some are sweet, some are sour, soft, juicy, crunchy, knobbly – whoa! You could write a whole page of adjectives to describe fruits. But there’s one thing they all have in common -they’re all nutritious and provide essential nutrients …
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Too Much Sugar
Have you have been told that you eat too much sugar? Does a grown-up always have a grumble at you when you put a spoon of sugar on your breakfast, or choose a fizzy pop when you’re in a cafe? Do you grab a biscuit from the biscuit tin straight after school? Yes? Oh dear. Eating too much sugar can …
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Fancy Frittata
A frittata is a dish made with eggs and any cooked vegetables. So you may have some in the fridge from yesterday’s dinner or you can fry a few. The eggs and cheese are full of protein and the veggies do your body tons of good too! Here’s the recipe that Kids-Health like the best. 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, …
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Brilliant Banana, Oat and Blueberry Muffins
Here is one delicious treat for your lunchbox - these muffins are packed with goodness and are low fat too! Makes 10-12 What you need: 50 g unsalted butter 100g brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp ground cinnamon 225g rolled oats 225g self raising wholemeal flour 2 large ripe bananas, peeled and mashed 4tbsp honey 225g of fresh or frozen blueberries 1 apple, cored and chopped …
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Easy-Peasy Banana Bread
You might have heard your mum or dad banging on about how healthy fruits and veg are for you. Well here’s a way of scoffing lots of fruit in a fabulously yummy cake! Ingredients 220 g of self-raising flour 110 g of butter 150g of caster sugar 4 peeled medium sized bananas – the riper the better 2 eggs pinch …
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The Eatwell Plate
Here is another way of looking at the foods you eat. It’s similar to the food pyramid because you can see how much of each food you should be eating every day. However, we at kids-health think it is slightly better because you can actually plonk your food on top to see if you are eating the right things. Here’s …
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