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Munch Lunchbox Sweetcorn capsicum cheese puffs
By MunchAdmin
In Finger food, Kids recipes aged 1-4, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Litter-less lunches, Lunchbox, Lunchboxes, Munch Lunchbox Cookbook, School lunchboxes, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized, Vegetables and Salads Posted November 22, 2016

Munch Lunchbox Sweetcorn capsicum cheese puffs

In this post we share a yummy lunchbox recipe, that is very easy to make. These Sweetcorn capsicum cheese puffs  are from the Munch Lunchbox cookbook. The capsicums are optional and can either be [...]

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Pear, Pecorino and walnut salad
By munch
In Dressings, Mains, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted May 26, 2016

Pear, Pecorino and walnut salad

Pears are a luscious fruit that are available for much of the year. Why not pair them up with a great cheese and walnuts to create this Pear, Pecorino and walnut salad. Pears are juicy and sweet, [...]

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How to use walnuts
By munch
In Autumn, Health & Parenting, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted May 25, 2016

How to use walnuts

Walnuts are extremely nutritious and appear to be great for both heart health and reducing your risk of diabetes. In this post we share some ideas on how to use walnuts. Walnuts provide an [...]

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The health benefits of pears
By munch
In Autumn, Feeding kids, Health, Lunchbox, School lunchboxes, Vegetables and Salads, Winter Posted May 24, 2016

The health benefits of pears

In this post we consider the health benefits of pears and some interesting facts about them. Did you know that the pear is a member of the rose family and and related to both the apple and the [...]

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Grapefruit yoghurt cake
By MunchAdmin
In Dessert, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Lunchbox, Lunchboxes, School lunchboxes, Spring, Uncategorized, Vegetables and Salads, Winter Posted May 5, 2016

Grapefruit yoghurt cake

Grapefruit can be impossible to eat by itself without sweetening. But it is a great source of vitamin C and it is an easy tree to grow in the backyard. A slice of this grapefruit yoghurt [...]

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Chickpea salad with vinegarette
By MunchAdmin
In Dressings, Health, Health & Parenting, Lunchboxes, Mains, Spring, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted February 24, 2016

Chickpea salad with vinegarette

Whoa, its been hot lately. In this kind of weather all most of really want to eat is a salad or something light. And it definitely isn’t the kind of weather you want to get your oven on in. [...]

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How to make mango and coconut refrigerator oatmeal
By munch
In Autumn, Breakfast, Health, Spring, Summer, Uncatergorised, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian, Winter Posted February 18, 2016

How to make mango and coconut refrigerator oatmeal

My  favourite meal of the day has always been breakfast. I recently started making refrigerator oatmeal to add a bit of variety to my breakfast menu. You need to pop it in the fridge the night [...]

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How to eat beetroot greens
By MunchAdmin
In Feeding kids, Food Champions, Health, Mains, Spring, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted February 16, 2016

How to eat beetroot greens

Although these days we tend to eat the beetroot itself mostly, this wasn’t always the case. Originally the beetroot leaves were actually the preferred part of the beetroot in some countries. [...]

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The health benefits of cauliflower
By MunchAdmin
In Spring, Summer, Uncategorized, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian, Winter Posted February 1, 2016

The health benefits of cauliflower

Have you tried cauliflower rice or cauliflower couscous? It is a not so new trend to substitute cauliflower for carbohydrates such as for potatoes and rice, but one I have been a tad resistant [...]

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Three ways to cook asparagus
By MunchAdmin
In Chicken, Party food recipes, Recipes, Spring, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted January 2, 2016

Three ways to cook asparagus

Asparagus means summer for many of us, and a great BBQ or feast isn’t the same without it. They are great cooked marinated and cooked straight on the BBQ, but in this post we share with you [...]

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Black bean, corn and tomato salad
By MunchAdmin
In Kids recipes aged 4-10, Mains, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted November 3, 2015

Black bean, corn and tomato salad

Having an easy standby salad recipes that work with a variety of meals is essential for busy parents. This black bean, corn and tomato salad is easy to prepare and extremely tasty. It is a zingy, [...]

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Eating more nuts and seeds
By munch
In Health & Parenting, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted July 8, 2015

Eating more nuts and seeds

Seeds ain’t just for the birds. Seeds are really good for us, much like nuts, they are packed full of healthy fats and an array of different vitamins and minerals. The Dr Oz show is small [...]

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Eat your greens with Organic Boxes
By munch
In Food and Drink, Food Champions, Kids recipes aged 1-4, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Mains, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian, Winter Posted May 30, 2015

Eat your greens with Organic Boxes

Is there a mother alive who has not repeated the phrase “Eat your greens” on a semi regular basis? There is a time of year for it, when the cold of autumn is creeping through the cracks and [...]

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Worlds best baked potatoes
By munch
In Feeding kids, Kids recipes aged 1-4, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Mains, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted April 8, 2015

Worlds best baked potatoes

Baked potatoes are definitely a hot-potato favourite in our house at the moment. So I thought I would share with you a recipe for our worlds best baked potatoes. Potatoes are a great thing to be [...]

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Summer (or winter too) broccoli and orange salad
By munch
In Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted March 14, 2015

Summer (or winter too) broccoli and orange salad

Ashlee tells us that she loves this throw-salad - it looks impressive to take out, it’s light for summer, yet offers a real vit-c kick for winter too! The ingredients are really flexible - use [...]

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Plenty More summer salads
By munch
In Food Champions, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted February 24, 2015

Plenty More summer salads

Plenty by Ottolenghi won awards such as the Observer Food Monthly's and the Galaxy book awards for 2011. In this post we share a recipe from his new book, Plenty More a summer salad recipe for [...]

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Melissa Jack reviews Munch Seasonal Cookbook for Baby and Family
By munch
In Autumn, Baby food, Books & Magazines, Branding, Feeding kids, Food and Drink, Kids recipes aged 1-4, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Mains, Meat, Munch cookbook, Munch Loves, Shop, Spring, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Winter Posted February 16, 2015

Melissa Jack reviews Munch Seasonal Cookbook for Baby and Family

Kids grow so quickly and move through the varying infant nutrition phases with such speed {in hindsight lol} that investing in a book based around baby purees just doesn’t work for me. [...]

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Fabulous beetroot chocolate cake
By munch
In Autumn, Dessert, Feeding kids, Kids recipes aged 1-4, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Litter-less lunches, Lunchbox, Lunchboxes, Munch cookbook, Munch Lunchbox Cookbook, Recipes, School lunchboxes, Spring, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted February 11, 2015

Fabulous beetroot chocolate cake

Beetroot is mostly available between November to April, and is abundant and cheap in summer time. Why not try making this beetroot chocolate cake? Beetroot contains fibre, potassium, folate and [...]

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Chicken and pesto picnic pasta salad
By munch
In Chicken, Mains, Meat, Summer, Vegetables and Salads Posted January 3, 2015

Chicken and pesto picnic pasta salad

If you had a chance to make some of Kirsten’s favourite parsley and walnut pesto you may have found yourself with a bit of extra pesto on your hands. Chicken and pesto picnic pasta salad and [...]

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Kirsten’s favourite parsley and walnut pesto
By munch
In Party food recipes, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted December 27, 2014

Kirsten’s favourite parsley and walnut pesto

In this post I share the recipe for the my dear friend Kirsten’s favourite parsley and walnut pesto. Kirsten runs Hoopla Kids and has in fact recently been convinced her to start her own [...]

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Peanut butter based stir-fry sauce
By munch
In Dressings, Mains, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted December 13, 2014

Peanut butter based stir-fry sauce

This recipe for a peanut butter based stir-fry sauce was submitted by Jane is essentially a simply peanut butter based sauce. It can be used for all types of easy stir fries and it sure to please [...]

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Food Safety Tips for Preparing Vegetables
By munch
In Health & Parenting, Vegetables and Salads Posted June 30, 2014

Food Safety Tips for Preparing Vegetables

Munch really likes to write and share information on fruits and vegetables. We have previously written loads of posts on the health benefits of individual fruits and vegetables like broccoli, [...]

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Nourishing sweet potato brownies
By munch
In Dessert, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Lunchbox, Party food recipes, Vegetables and Salads Posted April 19, 2014

Nourishing sweet potato brownies

Have you made sweet potato brownies before? I have been experimenting with using root vegetables in baking as a way of getting more vegetables into Freddie and Lottie. If you follow Freddie’s [...]

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Watermelon and cucumber salad
By munch
In Mains, Recipes, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted March 3, 2014

Watermelon and cucumber salad

This watermelon and cucumber recipe will appeal to many on hot summery. A great way to up your vegetable intake… Watermelon facts According to Wikipedia, a watermelon contains about 6% [...]

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Tomatoes are in season
By munch
In Health, Spring, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted January 18, 2014

Tomatoes are in season

Well, tomatoes are in season and going cheap. Even when they are not in season the tomato is a go-to ingredient for me year-round. When tomatoes are in season When tomatoes are in season and [...]

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Beetroot risotto
By munch
In Autumn, Mains, Recipes, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted January 3, 2014

Beetroot risotto

I recently shared with you my beetroot chocolate cake which used grated fresh grated beetroot. The beetroot risotto below uses cooked and mashed/pureed beetroot. Beetroot are grown all over the [...]

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Avocado salsa
By munch
In Recipes, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted December 9, 2013

Avocado salsa

I think that avocado is one of the yummiest of the healthy things you can eat. This avocado salsa makes and excellent accompaniment to chicken dishes and would go down very well at any BBQ! [...]

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National nut day walnut pesto
By munch
In Autumn, Dressings, Mains, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Winter Posted October 21, 2013

National nut day walnut pesto

National Nut Day is back! Tuesday 22 October 2013 is a day for New Zealanders to embrace a little nuttiness and show their appreciation for the delicious and nutritious nut. To celebrate we are [...]

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Lemon cardamom olives
By munch
In Health & Parenting, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted September 26, 2013

Lemon cardamom olives

The school fair season is quickly approaching for many of us. I have always loved going to school fairs and galas. I love the raffles, the tombola stalls, and, of course the baking. Oh [...]

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Pumpkin scone recipe for lunch and lunchboxes
By munch
In Autumn, Feeding babies, Feeding kids, Lunchboxes, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian, Winter Posted August 4, 2013

Pumpkin scone recipe for lunch and lunchboxes

I love a good scone. They are a great afternoon treat, and easy to whip up if friends pop over unexpectedly. We recently shared a great traditional scone recipe when we reviewed: Book review – [...]

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Hummus for baby and toddler
By munch
In Feeding babies, Feeding kids, Finger food, Kids recipes aged 1-4, Kids recipes aged 4-10, Lunchbox, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted June 6, 2013

Hummus for baby and toddler

I mentioned in last week’s blog Freddie’s Top 5 Superfast Snacks that chickpeas are one of Freddie’s favourite foods! Given they are a good natural source of calcium as well as full of protein [...]

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How to freeze and preserve fresh herbs in olive oil
By munch
In Vegetables and Salads Posted May 26, 2013

How to freeze and preserve fresh herbs in olive oil

  Do you have lots of herbs in your garden? I usually have loads of rosemary, sage and parsely all year round. However some herbs are more seasonal, and at times it is hard to know what to [...]

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Get the kids to make tortilla for dinner
By munch
In Feeding kids, Mains, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted April 24, 2013

Get the kids to make tortilla for dinner

I must be sounding tired as this is the second post in a week about nutritional meals that the kids can make themselves. See sushi blog last Sunday: Maybe it is my lazy side coming out. Upside is [...]

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Easy walnut pasta sauce
By munch
In Autumn, Mains, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted April 10, 2013

Easy walnut pasta sauce

Last week we posted on the great health benefits of wonderful walnuts. This week I thought I would post a really easy walnut pasta sauce recipe. I have made this recipe on several occasions, and [...]

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Gruffalo Crumble – how to make your own
By munch
In Feeding babies, Feeding kids, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted February 20, 2013

Gruffalo Crumble – how to make your own

In this post we share a recipe for Gruffalo crumble. A great recipe to entice kids to eat some vegetables as this is a savoury crumble recipe. “My favourite food is Gruffalo Crumble” [...]

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Sprouting an outing
By munch
In Vegetables and Salads Posted January 10, 2013

Sprouting an outing

We decided to visit our local farmers market on Saturday morning (hillstfarmersmarket) so that I could buy some lovely summer fruit and super-fresh veges. Given that it is holiday time a few of [...]

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The health benefits of potatoes
By munch
In Health & Parenting, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted November 6, 2012

The health benefits of potatoes

As well as being the foot soldier of almost every childhood meal for me, potatoes were always the unsung hero of my childhood Christmas feasts. Freshly dug from my grandfather’s garden [...]

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Open Sesame
By munch
In Health & Parenting, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted October 31, 2012

Open Sesame

Sesame seeds are delicious in my opinion. I have taken to them with renewed gusto recently and have literally been opening the sesame seed jar and sprinkling them liberally into many different [...]

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How do you sneak the good stuff in?
By munch
In Health & Parenting, Vegetables and Salads Posted August 15, 2012

How do you sneak the good stuff in?

What is your approach to your kids and their vegetables? We all know that it is important for our kids to eat a rainbow, but if your kids don’t like to eat their greens what do you do? Do [...]

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How to cook peas
By munch
In Feeding babies, Feeding kids, Lunchboxes, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted August 5, 2012

How to cook peas

 Peas have been a favourite in our household since my eldest was very little. He will often have peas, still frozen, as a “starter” while I am preparing the “main” [...]

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Easy sweetcorn fritters for lunch
By munch
In Feeding babies, Feeding kids, Lunchboxes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted June 8, 2012

Easy sweetcorn fritters for lunch

Freddie's favourite - sweetcorn fritters Freddie's three favourite foods are sweetcorn, banana and yoghurt and I'm pretty sure if I let him that is all he'd eat! In fact "nana" was one of his [...]

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Ways to get more tomatoes into your diet
By munch
In Recipes, Summer, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted May 16, 2012

Ways to get more tomatoes into your diet

You say tomato, I say pomodoro… in this post we examine ways to get more tomatoes into your diet and some interesting facts about them. Pomodoro, or tomatoes are a key component of many [...]

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Pumpkin and pancetta risotto
By munch
In Autumn, Featured, Feeding kids, Mains, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian, Winter Posted April 20, 2012

Pumpkin and pancetta risotto

Do you like pumpkin? Why not try this pumpkin and pancetta risotto? It is thought that pumpkins originated in South America, but they are now enjoyed throughout the world. The words pumpkin and [...]

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Strawberry Sunday
By munch
In Vegetables and Salads Posted April 1, 2012

Strawberry Sunday

Now it probably seems like a silly time to talk about strawberries as their fruiting season is coming to an end. However, if you had a crack at growing them this season like I did then you [...]

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How to cook Aubergine – dont be afraid
By munch
In Autumn, Feeding babies, Feeding kids, Mains, Recipes, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted March 17, 2012

How to cook Aubergine – dont be afraid

I have often in the past been slightly scared of the aubergine as I had no idea how to cook it.  But now I do and it is a great vegetable to add to so many dishes. The aubergine (also called [...]

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What is good about asparagus?
By munch
In Spring, Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted March 4, 2012

What is good about asparagus?

  A for Asparagus.  Yes still on the ‘A’s.  Although I must say at least the word Asparagus has not been hijacked by a big corporate like Apple. So we have done a series on [...]

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How to peel avocado?
By munch
In Vegetables and Salads, Vegetarian Posted February 4, 2012

How to peel avocado?

‘A’ for avo’s as my nephew would say and spell!  I do wonder about the English language as everyone seems to be shrinking it or bastardising it.  I suppose if you are texting avocados [...]

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