Eat Smart Play Smart resources for Out of School Hours Centre to help promote healthy eating and physical activity.
Transcript of Super Fruit Smoothie.
Shane Landon, Dietitian: Like all dietitians I'm passionate about encouraging Australian children to have a healthy diet, rich in core foods like vegetables, fruit and whole grains.
Recently I was part of a team of experts that put together a resource: Eat Smart Play Smart for educators in the out of school hours care sector. Eat Smart Play Smart has a whole host of healthy recipes that are not only easy to make but are super tasty too and today we're making super fruit smoothies.
Not only are smoothies quick and easy to make but the kids can do it themselves and they can make healthy choices with what they had. And remember all the recipe details for larger batches are found in the Eat Smart Play Smart resource.
We're lucky in Australia, we have access to bananas all year round and you can select any fruit that's in season and remember canned fruit in unsweetened juice is another convenient option. The great thing about smoothies is that you can bulk up the nutrition simply and easily - a tablespoon of wheat germ for extra fibre, a dollop of low-fat natural yoghurt for extra protein, calcium and live culture - it's really up to you. In today's smoothie we're having strawberries and bananas.
Pop those in the blender with some low-fat milk blend until it's smooth and creamy, put into a tall glass. Serve and enjoy.
Transcript of Quick Creamy Porridge.
Shane Landon, Dietitian:Like all dietitians, I'm passionate about encouraging Australian children to have a healthy diet, rich in core foods like vegetables, fruit and whole grains.
Recently I was part of a team of experts that put together a resource Eat Smart, Play Smart for educators in the out of school hours care sector. Eat Smart Play Smart has a whole host of healthy recipes that are not only easy to make but are super tasty too and today we're making one of my personal favourites quick, creamy porridge.
Porridge is great value for money, very filling, super nutritious and takes just a few minutes to make and kids love it. Quick creamy porridge is very popular and full of natural goodness. Oats are whole grains and they're rich in fibre plus they're heart-healthy.
What you need are the quick oats, some low-fat milk some water and perhaps some dried fruit like sultanas to add natural sweetness and extra fibre. So let's get started. Combine the low-fat milk, water and oats together and bring it to the boil and remember to stir it regularly. Once the oats have softened, in about 10 minutes, it can be served.
If you have the sultanas, add them to the mix so that they soften during cooking. I also like to add a mashed banana to add extra nutrition and more natural sweetness and to make it easier for you there's plenty of details about larger batches for ten, twenty or thirty children in the Eat Smart Play Smart resource.
Pour the porridge into a bowl, serve with some fresh fruit - banana or whatever you have available and enjoy. [Music]
Transcript of Tropicana Pizza.
Shane Landon, Dietitian: Like all dietitians, I'm passionate about encouraging Australian children to have a healthy diet rich in core foods like vegetables, fruit and whole grains.
Recently I was part of a team of experts that put together a resource Eat Smart Play Smart for educators in the out of school hours care sector. Eat Smart Play Smart has a whole host of healthy recipes that are not only easy to make but are super tasty too and today we're making tropicana pizza.
Making pizza is not only a lot of fun, it's a great opportunity to teach kids about making healthier choices with the toppings. They have less processed meats, more vegetables and low-fat cheese that has plenty of protein and calcium. Perfect for active growing bodies.
We use a wholemeal base to add extra fibre, combined with the vegetables and fruit, the kids are going to love it.
Remember the Eat Smart Play Smart has information about larger batches for ten, twenty or thirty children.
Warm the oven to 220 degrees and spread low-salt tomato paste on the wholemeal base and then add your toppings: zucchini, sliced capsicum, grated carrot. Top that with some grated low-fat cheese and a few pieces of pineapple.
Place into the oven for 15 minutes. Remove, slice, serve and enjoy.
Transcript of Tuna and Sweet Potato Patties.
Shane Landon, Dietitian: Like all dietitians, I'm passionate about encouraging Australian children to have a healthy diet, rich in core foods like vegetables, fruit and whole grains.
Recently I was part of a team of experts that put together a resource Eat Smart Play Smart for educators in the out of school hours care sector. Eat Smart Play Smart has a whole host of healthy recipes that are not only easy to make but are super tasty too and today we're making tuna and sweet potato patties.
One of the great things about making patties is the kids can get involved, mixing the ingredients by hand and forming them into patties and remember all the recipe details for larger batches can be found in the Eat Smart Play Smart resource.
Tuna is a rich source of protein and contains healthy oils and teamed up perfectly with vegetables like peas and sweet potato in our tuna patties, the cooked patties can be eaten burger style with a roll, lettuce and tomato or perhaps in a wrap.
Combine the grated sweet potato, drained tuna, egg, finely chopped onion and peas in a bowl and mix by hand. Add the breadcrumbs to the mixture so that they can be formed into patties. Once you have the patties ready take a fry pan, add some healthy canola oil, bring to a medium high heat and cook the patties until they're golden brown and crispy, cooking batches of four and five.
Place them on a plate with some lettuce, tomato and a pitabread. Serve and enjoy.