Videos and recipes

videos and recipes

Build your own pad thai
(COOK TO WIN)

Pad Thai is a delicious and nutritious recipe to make for your whānau! It’s a great way to eat lots of yummy seasonal vegetables and you can adapt it easily to use the ingredients you already have at home.

Watch our video workshop
Download the recipe sheet and work through the activities.
Enter our COOK TO WIN prize draw. Submit a photo of your creation to enter the draw to win a cooking prize pack including a combined $500 worth of vouchers for you and your school!

build your own smoothie

We love smoothies as a delicious nourishing breakfast or snack. You can pack in lots of yummy fruit and vegetables, and get creative with different ingredients! They’re also great way to use up any fresh fruit that is starting to get old.

Watch our video workshop
Download the recipe sheet and work through the activities

Linked activities:
Activity 2. Healthy Harold website
Activity 3. 5+ A Day - Fresh Fruit, Natures Perfect Snack

butter chickpeas

Butter chicken will always be a favourite and we have made an even better under 20 minute plant-based version!

Chickpeas cooked in a homemade curry sauce using spices, tomatoes, caramelised onion and coconut cream. A delicious comfort meal to make and share with your whānau. Serve with cooked rice and cooked or fresh vegetables.

Download the recipe sheet and work through questions
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Banana bread balls

These are little morsels of delicious raw banana bread cookie dough with chunks of chocolate.

They are a cheap snack, made with some key pantry ingredients. The only equipment needed is a blender - no cooking required! Instead of making a banana cake to use up old brown bananas, make a big batch of these.

Download the recipe sheet and work through questions
Have a go at making the recipe, taking notice of your senses as you are making it:
- How does it feel?
- How does it smell?
- What does it look like?
- How does it taste?
- How do you feel?

apple crumble porridge

Porridge is a delicious go to breakfast which is filling and will
keep you energised for the morning.

This recipe makes apple the star of the porridge, but if you don’t have apples, you can grate a pear or chop up some stone fruit, feijoa flesh or even add in some berries - get creative!

Download the recipe sheet and work through questions
What toppings would you like to try adding for extra nutrients and flavour?
What fruit have you got at home at the moment? Would this be a nice addition to this porridge recipe?