A combination of a healthy diet and regular exercise is essential in achieving the following goals for your child:

• Weight and body fat management
• Prevention of obesity
• Prevention of Type II Diabetes
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease
• Sufficient energy for sport performance
• Higher concentration levels
• Greater mental performance
• Optimum growth and development
• Social benefits
• Greater motivation

Typically, children eat three meals a day. Often you as a parent can control what children eat at these meal times. However, more often than not it is what a child eats between meals that can really make a difference to their health. Too often children and adults reach for fast options; chips, chocolate, biscuits and cakes. A piece of fruit sometimes seems boring and insufficient.

The Mini Meals recipe book contains over 40 fun, themed snack recipes you can make with your children

Equipment and Ingredients 4 x Mini toasts 2 x Cherry tomatoes 1 Tbs Light Cream Cheese 2 Tbs Sliced Tuna in spring water 1 x Butter knife 1 x Plate Preparation and Set Up Place ingredients on the bench/table Open and drain can of tuna slices Slice cherry tomatoes in half   Instructions Spread cream cheese on the 4 mini toasts Place one slice of tuna on each Place cherry tomato on top and enjoy! Tuna Toasties Number of Serves:            1 Serve Weight:         134g Nutrient Per Serve Per 100g Energy (kJ) 745.02 556.65 Protein (g) 18.76 14.01 Total Fat (g) 5.47 4.09 Saturated Fat (g) 2.90 2.17 Carbohydrate (g) 12.62 9.43 Dietary Fibre (g) 1.18 0.88 Sodium (mg) 227.26 169.80 Potassium (mg) 299.61 223.86 Calcium (mg) 51.18 38.24 Iron (mg) 1.23 0.92   High in Protein Source of Iron

Nutrition Tip of the Month Omega 3’s Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids, which means that they are essential to human health and must be obtained from food. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish and certain plant oils and the National Heart Foundation recommends at least two fish meals per week (standard serve of 80-120g).

Mini Meals Recipe Book The Mini Meals recipe book contains recipe ideas for healthy and interesting snacks for children. All recipes are based on fruits, vegetables, breads/cereals and dairy products. The recipes are un-cooked and easy to prepare. Involving your child in the preparation of these snacks will create excitement in the food and enthusiasm in eating them. To make the snacks even more interesting to children, each snack follows a theme. When making the snack, you can read the little story about the snack provided at the beginning of each section.   * includes postage and handling $19.95 AUD