As part of TCV’s Health for Life in the community programme with Mondelez, our team in Birmingham has created a series of recipes to support their Healthy Eating cookery classes. These recipes use home-grown produce and make tasty, seasonal meals that won’t break the bank.
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TCV Healthy Eating Meal Ideas – YouTube
Breakfast Wrap
Ingredients
- Wholemeal breakfast wraps
- 7 cherry tomatoes
- ½ sliced avocado
- Spinach
Optional Extras:
- Slice of lean ham
- 1 scrambled egg
Method
Fill your wholemeal wrap with 7 halved cherry tomatoes, ½ sliced avocado and a large handful of spinach.
Smashed Avocado on Toast
Ingredients
- ½ avocado
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- Slice of toast, rice/lentil cakes
Optional:
- 1 sliced medium tomato or other salad vegetables
Method
Mash half an avocado in a bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
Spread on a slice of your favourite toasted bread or rice or lentil cakes.
For a optional extras, top with a sliced medium sliced tomato, or sundried tomatoes and olives, as shown here.
Homemade Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 240g of tinned beans of choice in water
- 500g tomato passata
- Pinch salt and sugar
Method
Add your drained beans to your tomato passata with a pinch of salt and sugar.
Makes 4 portions of beans
Roast Vegetable Couscous Salad
Ingredients
Suggestions include:
- Courgettes
- Aubergine
- Mushrooms
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- Baby Corn
- Asparagus
- Onions
- Favourite salad Ingredients
Method
Roast vegetables of choice in oven with drizzle of oil.
Prepare couscous as per instructions on packet.
Add and mix in cooked vegetables.
Serve with favourite salad.
Homemade Pitta Pizzas
Ingredients
- Individual pitta bread
- Low fat cheese
Suggested sauce: Tomato puree, green pesto
Suggested toppings:
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Peppers
- Sweetcorn
- Olives
- Pineapple
Method
Apply sauce to pitta breads (for a crispier base, bake in the oven for a few minutes beforehand).
Top with grated low fat cheese and your choice of toppings.
Homemade Veggie Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 small potato (sweet potato or white potato)
- ½ can of mixed vegetables
- Breadcrumbs
- Favourite salad ingredients
Method
Peel and chop your choice of one small sweet potato or white potato.
Place in pan of boiling water until softened.
Once cooked take out and drain.
Lightly mash.
Add ½ can of mixed vegetables.
Form into burger shapes and coat in breadcrumbs.
Cook.
Serve with salad.
