If you are a child, parent, carer, early years provider or anyone working with children and young people and are looking for recipes, ideas of food activities, or support around planning and shopping for family meals, then visit the pages below for further information.
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How to…Cook
How to…Cook – Picture Recipes
These recipes are easy to follow and use pictures to show each step of the recipe. They use only a few basic ingredients and can help you create quick and healthy family meals and snacks.
- Leek and Potato Soup
- Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
- Pumpkin Soup
- Lentil Soup
- Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry
- Chicken Fajitas
- Tomato Meatballs
- Chicken Stir Fry
- Fruit Scones
- Banana Loaf
- Fruity Flapjacks
Six Step – Picture Recipes
Looking for inspiration in the kitchen? These cheap and easy recipes use only a few basic ingredients and in six simple, pictorial steps you can create tasty meals in minutes.
- Tuna Pasta
- Ham and Pea Rice
- Corned Beef Bake
- Omelette Muffins
- Paprika Chicken
- Pizza Slices
- Fish Crumble
- Carrot and Lentil Stew
- Mince and Potatoes
- Flatbread
- Vegetable Chilli
- Banana Pancakes
- Sausage Sizzler
How to…Porridge Recipes
- How to ..Porridge on the Hob
- How to ..Porridge in the Microwave
- How to.. Overnight Oats
- How to.. Fruity Flapjacks
How to… Slow Cooker Recipes
Community Nutrition – NHS Forth Valley
Community Nutrition – NHS Forth Valley- Grow and Cook – Packed full of quick and easy to follow, low cost picture recipes and growing guides.
- Let’s Make a Bite to Eat – This fun, food flipbook gives ideas and inspiration on how to put together meals and snacks in minutes, with no need to use a cooker or an oven.
- Make and Taste – Simple snack ideas with quick, easy and low cost non-cook food activities. Below are a range of quick and easy, no cook snack and recipe ideas for parents, carers and teachers to make with their children.
- Carrot & Beetroot Slaw
- Cheese and Salsa Crunch
- Fruit Crumble Tumbles
- Guacamole Spread or Dip
- Juicy Tomato Salsa
- Roly Poly Pin Wheels
- Salad Tortilla Wraps
- Salmon Boats
- Stuffed Pitta Pockets
- Sweetcorn Salsa
- Tuna Rice Cakes
- Yoghurt Cucumber & Mint Dip
- Blank Make and Taste Template
- Evaluation Sheet for Kids
Other Recipe Websites
Better Health, Healthier Families
- Better Health, Healthier Families
- Healthy Recipes
- NHS Food Scanner App – scan your family’s favourite foods and find healthier swaps for the next time.
Food A Fact of Life
- Food A Fact of Life
- Recipes
- Cooking Videos – Loads of videos explaining how to get started cooking, to using equipment properly and preparing ingredients.
Love Food Hate Waste
Nutrition Scotland
Nutrition Scotland- Recipes
- Videos – Learning hub has a range of videos to help people learn about food and health as well as develop new food skills.
Parent Club
Simply Veg
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- Simply Veg supports families to use and serve more affordable vegetables and pulses in their meals.
- Recipes
Veg Power
Healthy Eating & Cooking Skills Videos
- Online Healthy Eating Tutorial (Food Standards Scotland)
- Get the Facts (British Nutrition Foundation)
- Cooking Videos (Food A Fact of Life) – Loads of videos explaining how to get started cooking, to using equipment properly and preparing ingredients.
- Videos (Nutrition Scotland) – Learning hub has a range of videos to help people learn about food and health as well as develop new food skills.
- Cook-a-Long Videos (Parent Club) – videos are all about cooking quick and tasty meals for your family. Just click on the meal you want to make and cookalong.