Chicken & Vegetable fritters - gluten, grain, dairy and nut free!

These were another idea for school lunches.  As a Nutritionist as well as a Mother, i understand the things that lurk in processed foods, and so for me, all this effort is worth it. It is so important to me that my growing child receives optimum nutrition without any of the harsh additives that are hidden everywhere!

Chicken & Vegetable fritters - gluten, grain, dairy and nut free!

1/2 head small broccoli
1 carrot
1 handful of baby spinach
1/2 onion
1 garlic clove
3/4 large zucchini
1/2 (already cooked) chicken breast (i used leftovers)

1. Add the above ingredients and blitz in TM or FP on speed 9 for a few seconds until everything is chopped to a coleslaw consistency.

6 eggs
3/4 tblsp TM vege stock (or you could use curry powder etc)

2. Add eggs and stock and mix on medium speed until all combined.

3. Spoon the mixture into frypan (thats already heated) and fry in oil of your choice 
(i used butter), on a low-medium heat.

4. Refridgerate once all cooked. I then put them in the freezer with baking paper between, to stop them sticking. 

Chocolate Chia Mud - perfect for lunch boxes! Grain free, nut free, egg free

Trying to get some extra fats into your children's growing bodies? Avocado and chia are fabulous sources of good fats (omega 3) and most people are unaware but growing children need plenty of fats to support normal growth and development and of course they are essential to the development of the brain. As an added benefit, this contains calcium, and stacks of vitamins and minerals, including magnesium! When its this easy, its a wonder the school tuck shop doesn't make it to sell themselves. Would be so much healthier than the yoghurt's and custards that we see so many children eating. :(

My Son, i can give him half an avocado with some himalayan salt and he will scrape the skin clean. My Daughter wont eat avocado.  So now trying to get avocado into my Daughter, i had to become abit sneaky! I came up with this recipe to put in her lunch boxes at school as a healthy snack! She has tried it and loved it!!! 1 point for Mummy.

So here it is!

Chocolate Chia Mud  - perfect for lunch boxes! Grain free, nut free, egg free

Prior to making this recipe ensure you have some soaked chia on hand. 

1/2 avocado

1 cup baby spinach

1/4 cup cacao powder (you could play with it and use carob powder instead)

60g maple syrup

1. Blitz all ingredients (except chia) on speed 8-10 in TM or FP, until all chopped and combined.

2 trays of ice

2. Add ice and blitz again on same speed, ensuring no lumps of ice remain.

3 heaped SOAKED tblsp chia pudding

20g water (optional)

3. Add chia and mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined. If you want it more runny, add water.

4. Serve immediately, package into containers to put in lunch boxes, or as i did, freeze it into ice cubes to thaw out in lunch box containers overnight, the day before school. Serve with raspberries!

Chicken nuggets - grain, dairy, gluten/wheat, egg, nut free

            Chicken nuggets - grain, dairy, gluten/wheat, egg, nut free

1 onion
1 garlic clove
1 carrot
1 zucchini
1 bunch of fresh parsley

1. Please onion, garlic, carrot, zucchini, parsley into TM or FP and blitz on speed 8 for 5 seconds.

500g free range (organic if possible) chicken breast
1 tsp himalayan salt
3 tblsp flaxmeal
Extra flaxmeal
1-2 tsp curry powder (OPTIONAL)

2. Add chicken, salt and flax and blend again on speed 8 for 10 seconds or until the chicken is thoroughly minced and mixed with vegetables. The mix is a sticky mix and needs to be rolled into balls and placed in fridge for 30 minutes.  Once this is done, gently pat flaxmeal onto the nuggets (both sides) and put on a lined baking tray. I baked mine for 40 minutes in total on 180.

I didnt add the curry powder to mine, but am going to try it next time as i think they need more flavor.