MY GREEN LUNCHBOX { START YOUR CHILD’S DAY FROM WITHIN… AND AVOID THE UNNECESSARY LUNCH LITTER. } Contributor: Lindy Cook Lindy Cook has been a Naturopath and Nutritionist working in private practice for well over 15 years. Encouraging her patients and their children to consume a healthy, nutritious diet has always been Lindy’s absolute passion. During her time practicing she became distressed to see the ever increasing incidence of obesity and all its health implications in Australia. As a mother of two she could see firsthand how the food being consumed by children was contributing to this and having such
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Chicken & Kale Burgers
Chicken and Kale Burgers { WHAT EVER THE OCCASION THESE EASY CHICKEN BURGERS ARE SURE TO PLEASE THE APPETITE. } Contributor: Lindy Cook { INGREDIENTS } 300g organic/free range chicken mince 2 cup sweet potato, chopped 2 cup spinach/kale/silverbeet 1 cup broccoli, chopped 1 onion 2cm cubed ginger 1 organic egg salt and pepper to taste { METHOD } Peel the skin off the sweet potato and cut into small portions, coat in olive oil and place in oven on 170°C for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Fry diced onion and ginger. Set aside when done. Steam vegetables. Once
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Berry & Banana Coconut Muffins
{ COCONUT FLOUR HAS A RICH, NUTTY TASTE AND IS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD’S PROTEIN AND FIBRE LEVELS, PLUS IT HAS PLENTY OF GOOD FATS TO KEEP THEM FULL AND SATISFIED. }
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Lindy Cook
www.mygreenlunchbox.com.au Lindy Cook has been a Naturopath and Nutritionist working in private practice for well over 15 years. Encouraging her patients and their children to consume a healthy, nutritious diet has always been Lindy’s absolute passion. During her time practicing she became distressed to see the ever increasing incidence of obesity, with all its health implications, in Australia. As a mother of two she could see firsthand how the food being consumed by children was contributing to this and having such a detrimental effect on their health. Packet foods, processed foods, fast foods and just plain nutritionally ‘dead’ foods filled
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Healthy Berry Jelly
HEALTHY BERRY JELLY { YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE COMING HOME TO THESE HEALTHY JELLY CUPS AFTER SCHOOL OR ENJOYING THEM AS AN AFTER DINNER TREAT. } Contributor: Lindy Cook { INGREDIENTS } 2 cups coconut water 2 cups mixed berries 2 tbsp grass fed gelatin (I use Great Lakes) { METHOD } Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup cold coconut water for 15 minutes. Blend berries on low speed in a food processor to form a juice. Strain to remove seeds if desired. Add the berry juice, softened gelatin and remaining coconut water to a saucepan and stir over a low
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Lindy’s Superfood Bliss Balls
LINDY’S SUPERFOOD BLISS BALLS { THESE BLISS BALLS ARE A SUPERFOOD DREAM. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND RICH IN PROTEIN, ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, ANTIOXIDANTS, VITAMINS, MINERALS AND LIVE ENZYMES THEY ARE THE IDEAL AFTERNOON PICK ME UP. } Contributor: Lindy Cook { INGREDIENTS } 150g almonds, macadamia nuts or both ( nut-free version use 100g pumpkin seeds and 100g sunflower seeds) 30g desiccated coconut 2 tbsp organic coconut oil 16 pitted dates (soak in water beforehand) 2 tbsp raw cacao 1 tbsp rice syrup 1.2 tsp vanilla extra 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water desiccated coconut for rolling { METHOD } Place
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