Developing a recipe book is a great way to celebrate the food culture of your school community.

When choosing recipes, consider whether they:

• Use affordable and easily accessible ingredients.
• Are based around foods from the five food groups:
  • Bread, cereal, rice and pasta
  • Vegetables
  • Fruit
  • Meat, chicken, fish, eggs, tofu, lentils/beans, nuts and seeds
  • Milk, yoghurt and cheese
• Feature a variety of fruits and vegetables.
• Use small amounts of monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats or oils e.g. olive, sunflower or canola oil.
• Use reduced salt condiments, sauces, stocks or tinned vegetables.
• Use low-fat dairy products e.g. yoghurt, milk or cheese.
• In sweet recipes include high fibre ingredients like fruit, wholemeal flour or oats.
• Celebrate Tasmanian farmers and producers by using local and seasonal produce.

Find some great recipe ideas at:

• Eat Well Tasmania website
• Families Tasmania website