Fed up of the same old food in your lunchbox.....Need inspiration.....Take a look at these recipe ideas and try something new today :)

Spicy chicken and salad wrap

Wraps are a popular alternative to sandwiches.

Complete your child's lunchbox with some homemade popcorn and fresh fruit.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp low-fat Greek style yoghurt
• ¼ tsp of curry powder, to taste
• Large pinch of chilli powder, to taste
• 85g cooked chicken breast, chopped into small pieces
• 1 large wholemeal wrap
• Small wedge of lettuce, to give 2 tbsp when shredded
• 3 slices of cucumber, chopped
• 1 slice of pepper, chopped


• Complete your lunchbox with:
• Peach and strawberry slices
• Homemade popcorn (for example flavoured with cinnamon)
• 150ml fruit juice drink (with no added sugar)

Method

1

Mix the yoghurt and spices to taste and add the chicken.

This is a great way to use leftover roast chicken.

 

2

Spread the chicken mixture on the wrap, then sprinkle on the lettuce, cucumber and pepper.

Try other salad vegetables – grated carrot and chopped celery work well, too.

3

Fold opposite edges of the wrap, to keep the filling in, then roll up and cut in half.

 

 Salmon and salad bagel

Bagels are popular with kids so this is a good way to introduce some fish into your child's lunchbox. This would work well with a handful of grapes and a plain rice cake.
 

Ingredients

• 1 wholemeal bagel
• Small can (105g) or half a large can of pink salmon
• 1 level tbsp reduced-calorie mayonnaise
• Large pinch of black pepper
• 4 slices of cucumber
• Small wedge of lettuce, to give 2 tbsp when shredded


• Complete your lunchbox with:
• Handful of grapes (about 12)
• 1 plain rice cake
• 200ml semi-skimmed milk

Method

1

Cut the bagel in half, toast and leave to cool.

2

Drain the salmon and remove the bones. Mix with the mayonnaise and pepper.

The fish bones in tinned salmon are edible and contain calcium, but remove them if your child doesn't like the texture.

3

Spread the mixture on one half of the bagel, add the cucumber and lettuce and then top with the other half of the bagel.

Prepare the salmon mixture the night before and keep in the fridge to save time in the morning.

If you would like more recipe ideas you can find them on the Change4Life website:

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life-beta/recipes#ffxQipa7OWRWxQAi.97

School Nurse Team - Walking for Hope House

The Shropshire School Nurses are doing a walk to raise money for Hope House.
 If you can spare a pound or two please sponsor us by clicking the link below.


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If you feel like having a go (You will need to be over 18 or accompanied by an adult) look at the Hope House page and sign up below.

Hope House Fundraising Walk

Change 4 life App - Now measures Salt and Fat in food - Give it a go!

The change4life app used to be a great way of scanning the bar codes on food and seeing clearly the sugar content.
The App has been updated and now measures Fat and Salt by scanning the food's barcode.
Download it from your app store and give it a go!

Our kids are eating too much...

Sugar

Kids are having nearly three times more sugar than the recommended 

daily amount every day

Be sugar smart

Saturated fat

A quarter of children's saturated fat comes from unhealthy snacks

Cut back on fat

Salt

Most of the salt we're eating each day is already in the food we buy

Get Active Get Geocaching!

School Nurse Support Workers braved the rain and cold to complete their first Geocache Trail this morning.

We have been looking for ideas to get young people interested in being active and when we found out about the Geocahe Trails in our area (www.Geocaching.com) we decided to give it a go.

We chose Shrewsbury's trail 'The Bridges Over the Severn'
We had to go from bridge to bridge as directed and find numeric answers to questions.
At the end these numbers formed a map reference which we put into google maps and followed.
After a little bit of head scratching we found the Cache!!!
We were very excited and added a message to the log book.
We clocked up 8000 steps doing this walk - the surfaces were flat, enabling anyone to give it a go!
We plan to do this trail as part of a Fit Families Group walk in a few weeks time - Keep your eyes peeled for time and date Soon!

Let's Brainstorm Breakfast ideas...

Some research has just been released stating that many children are having their day's sugar allowance just in their breakfast alone!
This is shocking as many of the things we eat we believe to be healthy - especially if they have a 'Green banner' on the box or states 'low fat/calorie' . the truth is that many of these foods have been sweetened with sugar.
We would like to come up with a selection of quick and easy breakfast ideas which are a healthy alternative to reduce the amoubt of sugar we eat.
If you have any ideas please share them on this blog with us.

Here is my favourite -

Bagel and Cream Cheese With Tomato and Cucumber

Photo by Alexandra Grablewski

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  NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

  Per Serving

  • Calories231 (43% from fat) calories
  • Fat11 g (sat 6g)
  • Cholesterol32 mg
  • Sodium325 mg
  • Protein7 g
  • Carbohydrate26 g
  • Sugar1 g
  • Fiber1 g

INGREDIENTS

1. 2bagels, split in half
2. 1/2cup cream cheese (about 4 ounces)
3. 1small Kirby cucumber
4. 1/2plum tomato, cut into wedges

DIRECTIONS

1. Toast the bagel halves and spread each with the cream cheese.
2. Cut the Kirby into 8 rounds and several thin slices that can be used to form eyeglasses. Cut the tomato into 4 wedges and use one on each bagel half to form a smile.