Healthy eating

CEBU, Philippines - A healthy body and a healthy mind is the result of what you eat. Children like you need to eat healthy because doing so will help you grow. Just what do you need to eat to be healthy? A balanced meal of meat, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables is the secret to be in the pink of health.

Here are a few healthy recipes from www.healthy-eating-made-easy.com that you can ask your mom to cook for you. You can also volunteer to help in the preparation of these yummy treats because these are fairly easy to prepare. Enjoy and happy healthy eating!

Zesty Carrot Soup

Carrots are good for the body, especially the eyes. This carrot soup has a beautiful orange color, and a fresh and very fruity flavor.

Ingredients:

650g (3 cups) carrots, peeled and sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

grated zest of 1 orange

juice of 1 lemon

300 ml (1 1/4 cups) orange juice

Procedure:

Bring 300ml (1 1/4 cups) water to the boil in a large pan and add the carrots, garlic, orange zest and juice. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the carrots are soft. Add the lemon juice. Allow to cool a little then blend until smooth. Return to the pan and reheat, thinning with another 300ml (1 1/4 cups) water or milk, until just below boiling.

Fruity Kebabs

Fruits are a healthy desserts. Making these fruity kebabs will surely be an exciting and fun way to help make dessert.

Ingredients

Mixed fruits, peeled if necessary and cut into cubes. Try fresh pineapple, melon, banana, mangoes, cherries and apples

Procedure

Make these just before you want to eat them, otherwise some of the fruits will turn brown. Thread chunks of fruit on to wooden skewers. That’s all there is to it. You can thread them at random, or in a sequence. A fresh, stoned cherry on the end looks pretty.

Mini Pizzas

Who wants pizza? Kids love to eat, as well as prepare pizza.

Ingredients:

1 wholemeal muffin per person

tomato passata

Toppings

sliced mozzarella, or grated cheese

black olives, stoned and sliced into rings

red or yellow peppers, sliced into fine rings

chopped ham

canned tuna, drained and flaked

canned sweetcorn, drained

baby mushrooms, sliced

fresh pineapple, cut into thin chunks

Toast the whole muffins on both sides under the grill, the cut them in half. Spread tomato passata over the cut sides. Arrange your toppings on the tomato sauce, ending with cheese, then grill again until the cheese is melted.