(Makes approximately 18-20 mini buns) Ingredients: 4 cups (500 grams) plain flour ½ teaspoon (2 grams) salt 2 teaspoons (9 grams) mixed spice ¼ cup (50 grams) caster sugar 50 grams butter, cut into cubes 1 cup sultanas 3 teaspoons (10 grams) dried yeast 1 cup milk (200 ml) 2 eggs GLAZE AND CROSSES: 3…
Pace Eggs is a very old British tradition and involves decoratively dying eggs to be boiled and eaten throughout the Easter weekend. The name pace is derived from Latin pascha (‘Easter’). This traditional method using brown onion skins and flowers produces the most natural and effective results. This is a great activity to do with…
Chocolate comes in many forms – dark, milk and white, amongst others – but what is the difference? Dark chocolate will contain a high percentage of cocoa solids (generally at least 35%, but there is no Australian definition) and cocoa butter and little, to no milk solids. Milk chocolate contains a lower percentage of cocoa…
Don’t take the fun out of Easter… but maybe some of the additives. Get creative and think of a few simple substitutes to gift your little ones and their friends. Chocolate doesn’t need to take centre stage, Easter can still be enjoyable with a balanced approach. Here are 5 creative ideas to dilute the chocolate…
Get creative and think of a few simple substitutes to gift your little one and their friends. Chocolate doesn’t need to take center stage, Easter can still be enjoyable and much healthier! We know lots of Mum’s who prefer to give Whole Kids snacks instead, so we have come up with this super fun Easter…
(Makes 12) Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour 1 tablespoon caster sugar Pinch of salt 60 grams butter, chilled, chopped ½ cup butter milk ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 2/3 cup mashed cooked butternut pumpkin (300gm raw) Extra butter milk for brushing To serve- cream cheese and chives Equipment: Kids Food Knife Chopping board Bowls Sifter Rolling…
It is often easy to forget just how much extra nutrition kids may need as they grow and develop rapidly – it can be up to double the energy requirements, per kilogram of bodyweight, compared with adults. Snacks can be a necessary part of a child’s diet particularly as their tummies can be too tiny…
Pearsall Primary School, Western Australia, has won a garden bed in The Little Gardener recycling competition, which encouraged schools to collect and recycle their Whole Kids snack packaging, providing a boost to their sustainable garden project. For the last five months, organic kids snack company Whole Kids and global recycling pioneers TerraCycle ran The Little…
We’ve all heard that wholegrains are good for us, but what exactly are they and how much should we be feeding our kids? Whole grains include whole wheat, oats, brown rice, corn (maize), barley, buckwheat, rye, and millet. They are grains that are whole, intact and unrefined. The seed of a plant, is made up…
(Serves 6-8) Ingredients: 3 cups ricotta 1 cup semolina 1 ¼ cups plain flour 1 tsp salt To serve – pasta sauce, parmesan, parsley Equipment: Kids Food Knife Safety Food Peeler Chopping board Bowls Fork Trays Pot Colander Slotted spoon Method: Measure out ingredients Place all ingredients into mixing bowl and mix well. Add flour…
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour 1 teaspoon bicarb of soda 1/8 teaspoon of salt 4 tablespoons caster sugar 1 cup fresh ricotta 2 cups skim milk 50g unsalted butter, melted 1 lemon, rind grated, juiced Oil spray, to fry Sliced bananas, yoghurt and honey, to serve Equipment: Bowls Measuring cups and spoons Measuring jug Wooden…
These 10 healthy and easy lunchbox staples are life savers. Add these to your standard shopping list for quick and easy to make lunchbox snacks. Most can be kept in the pantry, freezer or will last a good while in the fridge: *Is you child under 3? Keep in mind that every child develops differently….
What to put in your kid’s lunchbox can be a tricky dilemma, particularly as it needs to be done five days a week, often for multiple children who like different foods. It goes without saying that no matter how healthy the lunch box is, it won’t provide any nutritional value if it doesn’t get eaten!…
Meet our resident Nutrition Advisor Diana Austen and learn more about her thoughts on Big Food marketing, why she specialises in children’s nutrition and …. Peas! Tell us what inspired you to study nutrition Ever since I was young I’ve always had an interest on the effect of food on the body, in particular its…
It really is the loveliest and the craziest time of the year! With school concerts, last minute costumes, Christmas parties, presents for teachers, locking in babysitters, the excitement of Santa and the long-anticipated arrival of our cheeky Elf Lilly keeping our little ones up until 11pm on weeknights, it’s almost enough to drive anyone around…
Here’s 5 trends that might be influencing your children’s food and the way they eat in 2018… 1. Importance of nutrition from an early age Providing good nutrition to your little ones is on most parent’s minds, long gone are the days of looking to packaged snacks simply to provide a sweet treat. Ever more…
In today’s food and drink synthetic preservatives are used widely – they are often listed with their chemical name or number – and can leave parents completely confused as to their purpose and effect on their children. Choice provides a handy guide to additives and their respective numbers found on ingredient labels. We have provided…
Food additives are simply ingredients which are added to our food and drink to preserve the flavour and shelf life, enhance the taste, retain the moisture content or improve the appearance. Some food additives, such as salt in preserving and curing foods, vinegar in fermenting vegetables and baking powder in cakes and biscuits, have been…
Halloween can decline from the promise of allowing just one or two treats, into a spiral of sugar-laden, hyper-active, children. Whilst it is commonly understood that an occasional treat every now and then is unlikely to do any harm, Halloween can often be a challenging time for parents trying to limit their children’s intake of…
Halloween is getting bigger and bigger each year and while kids might love celebrating with goody bags full of lollies, parents will find the prospect of all of that sugar frightening. Limiting the amount of junk your kids eat doesn’t have to mean limiting the fun. Whole Kids founder Monica loves to get her children…
Because any way to make vegetables more appeal to your kids has got be good?! Swap out to a dip or veggies of yours kids choice. Ingredients Capsicums x 3 colours Broccoli Carrots Whole continental cucumber 1 cup Greek yogurt 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp garlic 10 mint leaves Pinch salt Directions To make your…
A great idea for a Halloween party. Quick and simple to prepare and guaranteed to be a gruesome yet irresistible showstopper. Ingredients Ripe avocados x 2 Ripe tomatoes x 2 Small bunch coriander Juice of 1 lime Salt & pepper to taste red or yellow capsicum Whole Kids Rice Crackers or Corn Chips Directions Dice…
Don’t let these gory looking eyeballs fool you – they are delicious! As we head into summer your kids will love these frightful frozen delights. Ingredients2 x Whole Kids Banana, Strawberry & Apple pouchesBlack grapes – 8-10Natural pot set yogurt – 200gPlastic egg tray or round ice cube tray DirectionsSlice the ends off the black…
