Nicole Bando | Dietitian & Lactation Consultant
Healthy and Balanced Family Recipes
‘My recipes are colourful, pretty, balanced and designed to inspire happy & sustainable eating habits’
Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash
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Healthy and Balanced Family Recipes
‘My recipes are colourful, pretty, balanced and designed to inspire happy & sustainable eating habits’
Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash
Categories
2/3 cup dates
2tb cacao
½ cup pumpkin seeds
2tb tahini
1 cup oats
½ teaspoon vanilla essence.
Blend ingredients in a food processor until combined. You may need to
add a touch of water if the mixture is too dry. Roll into balls, coat in
desiccated coconut if preferred. Refrigerate or freeze.
½ cup tahini, pumpkin or sunflower seed spread
½ cup honey
1 ½ cups rolled oats
1 cup sultanas or other finely chopped dried fruit
¾ cup mixed seeds (e.g. pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, chia)
¼ cup desiccated coconut
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Hands up if you like pretty, sparkly things? My philosophy is that the food we eat should be as beautiful as the clothes we wear. These raspberry and pear muffins hit the spot with their little bursts of pink yumminess (and are a healthy option too).
Ingredients:
1&3/4 cup wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup olive oil
1 cup low fat Greek yoghurt
2 eggs
1 small pear, sliced (skin on)
3/4 cup raspberries
Method:
Hands up if you like pretty, sparkly things? My philosophy is that the food we eat should be as beautiful as the clothes we wear. These raspberry and pear muffins hit the spot with their little bursts of pink yumminess (and are a healthy option too).
Ingredients:
1&3/4 cup wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup olive oil
1 cup low fat Greek yoghurt
2 eggs
1 small pear, sliced (skin on)
3/4 cup raspberries
Method:
How perfect are pear and dark chocolate together?
Bake my pear, dark chocolate and cinnamon loaf over the long weekend. It’s still cake but a slightly healthier version
Ingredients:
3/4 cup wholemeal flour
3/4 cup white flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup yoghurt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
2 pears, cubed (skin on)
Method:
1. Mix dry ingredients
2. Whisk eggs, oil, yoghurt
3. Add to dry ingredients
4. Fold through pear and chocolate.
5. Bake in lined loaf pan for 45 mins 180 degree oven.
Gluten free
Ingredients:
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup walnuts
160g Medjool dates
50g currants
50g sultanas
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons cocoa
Shredded coconut
Extra cocoa, for dusting
Method:
1. Place all ingredients into a food processor, blitz until mixture becomes fine and cohesive.
2. Roll tablespoons of bliss ball mixture, roll in coconut and place on baking paper lined tray.
3. Place 1 teaspoon of extra cocoa into a sieve, dust over bliss balls if desired.
4. Refrigerate until firm and serve. (Bliss balls can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months).
Tip – if mixture is too wet, add coconut. Wet fingers slightly when rolling balls
