Wow! You mean the holiday is over and we are back to school runs, early morning breakfast, pick-ups and all the things that make mothering so much fun and satisfying. That’s how I feel most times, or don’t you feel the same way?
I have had a truly wonderful time with the kids this particular holiday making me very creative in keeping those little tummies full all the time…lol! I have now confirmed that truly you eat more when you have so much time on your hand, because it’s as if as soon as they've eaten, all I'm hearing is mum I'm hungry.
Now that school have resumed, I have to put on my thinking cap and come up with food to ease them slowly back to regimented meal. You don’t want to give them too much food since they are not running around all day burning them off but filling foods that will slowly release the energy they need hence the above menu that I call “back to school delight”. It’s a medley of potatoes, baby carrot, scramble eggs and a little corned beef. You can also add peas if you want.
Ingredient:
2 Irish or Sweet potatoes
3 baby carrots
1 egg
A handful of peas
2 tablespoon corn beef or fish flakes
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion
Method:
Peel potatoes, scrape carrot and cut into 2 equal parts.
Add the oil in your skillet and sauté the diced onion until translucent.
Add the corn beef or fish flakes, stir lightly and then add your washed potatoes and a little water.
Boil until tender and add the carrot and peas.
Allow to boil together till tender, which will take about 5 minutes, before adding the egg.
Stir together and in no time it’s ready! You can serve immediately. I don’t recommend it as packed lunch, because it does not taste so great when it’s cold.
I have had a truly wonderful time with the kids this particular holiday making me very creative in keeping those little tummies full all the time…lol! I have now confirmed that truly you eat more when you have so much time on your hand, because it’s as if as soon as they've eaten, all I'm hearing is mum I'm hungry.
Now that school have resumed, I have to put on my thinking cap and come up with food to ease them slowly back to regimented meal. You don’t want to give them too much food since they are not running around all day burning them off but filling foods that will slowly release the energy they need hence the above menu that I call “back to school delight”. It’s a medley of potatoes, baby carrot, scramble eggs and a little corned beef. You can also add peas if you want.
Ingredient:
2 Irish or Sweet potatoes
3 baby carrots
1 egg
A handful of peas
2 tablespoon corn beef or fish flakes
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion
Method:
Peel potatoes, scrape carrot and cut into 2 equal parts.
Add the oil in your skillet and sauté the diced onion until translucent.
Add the corn beef or fish flakes, stir lightly and then add your washed potatoes and a little water.
Boil until tender and add the carrot and peas.
Allow to boil together till tender, which will take about 5 minutes, before adding the egg.
Stir together and in no time it’s ready! You can serve immediately. I don’t recommend it as packed lunch, because it does not taste so great when it’s cold.
SO what's the nutritional value in this meal for a growing child? Potatoes and carrot provides good sources of several essential nutrients including vitamin A, potassium and dietary fibre couple with the fact that they realease energy slowly in the system and are easily to digest.
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