Carrot and Apple Muffins
These ‘Carrot and Apple Muffins’ are a nutritious choice as they are packed with wholesome ingredients – fruit, vegetables, and wholegrains. These muffins are also egg and dairy free but you can add in one egg instead of the egg replacer and water, and any milk you have on hand, if allergies are not an issue.
The cinnamon combined with the other ingredients smelt delicious while cooking in the oven. These muffins are also a great way to reduce food waste by using up apples and carrots that have been sitting in the fridge or fruit bowl for a while.
Mini Rainbow Pizzas
These Mini Rainbow Pizzas are quick, easy, fun and nutritious! This recipe was developed for a Healthy Lunch Box Food & Nutrition Cooking Session at an Early Learning Centre (ELC). You can change the toppings to what you have at home or what is preferred using at least 3 colours to give a rainbow appearance. This cooking activity is a good chance to introduce a different vegetable that children may not usually eat.
Fruit Sticks
These fun and delicious fruit sticks are made by threading different coloured chopped fruits onto a paper straw. We used some fruit with its skin on and some fruit peeled. This is a great activity for kids to join in. Also, if they help make the fruit sticks, they are more likely to try eating them. This activity is a great way to use up fruit that may be a bit bruised from travelling in a lunch box, being in the bottom of a bag or just sitting in the fruit bowl for a while.
Veggie Scrolls
These Veggie Scrolls’ are full of fibre and veggies and would make a great addition in the lunch box or as a snack. This recipe was developed for a Healthy Lunch Box Food & Nutrition Cooking Session at an Early Learning Centre (ELC). This is a quick and easy dough that can also be used to make pizza bases. This recipe is dairy and egg free, you just need to have some yeast on hand. These scrolls also make a handy snack after school, work or sport as they are portable, sturdy and tasty!
Wholemeal Banana Oat Muffins
These Wholemeal Banana Oat Muffins are a nutritious lunch box choice as they are packed with wholesome ingredients. This recipe was developed for a Healthy Lunch Box Food & Nutrition Cooking Session at an Early Learning Centre. They are quick and easy to make and an affordable option as the recipe makes about 16 lunch box sized muffins. Bananas are a good source of vitamins, minerals, and also provide energy for growing bodies.
Banana Nut Bundt bread
This Banana Nut Bundt Bread is handy to have for a quick snack or for breakfast on the go. Banana Bread is known for being a delicious, sweet and soft type of loaf. Banana Bread is very versatile and can be eaten at any time of the day. This quick and easy recipe would also make a great gift for someone or something tasty to take to a function, like Biggest Morning Tea, Parents Group or Book Club
BCE Biscuits - Chickpea Choc Chip
A soft yet crunchy biscuit that contain chewy chickpeas. A great snack or lunch box addition. Egg free biscuits that are quick and easy to make. Best eaten within 2 days of baking as the chickpeas will get hard
Veggie Rolls
A delicious and tasty vegetarian sausage roll that is very versatile and can be used for parties, meals or lunches. A handy finger food that is easy on the budget especially when catering for a crowd. These Veggie Rolls are a deceptively flavorsome delicacy and will have people, kids and adults alike, coming back for more!