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Healthy fast food

Instead of...

  • Fried chicken takeaways, about $30 for a family meal

    try

    Rotisserie chicken from the supermarket and salad

    About $15 for a family meal. Time: 10-minute supermarket visit.

  • A takeaway burger meal, more than $30.00 for a family meal

    try

    Fast home-made burgers and salad

    Less than $15 for a family meal. Time: less than 30 minutes to make at home.

 

Celebrations

Add some delicious healthy options to your celebrations.

Panforte (Siena cake)
Preparation time: 1 hour

Panforte or Siena Cake is an Italian Christmas Cake. This is made with honey, chocolate and nuts and has a sweet chewy texture.

Perfect roast chicken
Preparation time: 2 hours

Roast chicken is an easy and tasty family favourite. Perfect for a family dinner or special occasion.

Fruity Christmas truffles
Preparation time: 20 minutes

A tasty Christmas gift. Whip them up, roll them up, wrap them up, give them away!

Vai fala
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cool and refreshing pineapple drink.

Snow-dusted strawberries
Preparation time: 5 minutes

A stunning-looking summer dessert. Impress your friends and whanau. These look great on a platter with our choc-coated strawberries.

Oka i'a (raw fish)
Preparation time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

A Pacific favourite. Great for those summer celebrations.

Choc-coated strawberries
Preparation time: 45 minutes

Have a platter of these at your own party or take to a friend's home. A perfect summer dessert. Team these with our snow-dusted strawberries for dessert platter that will impress friends and whanau.

Strawberry cocktail
Preparation time: 5 minutes

A cool refreshing drink for the whole whanau - and a good way of getting more fruit into them! This tasty drink counts towards your 5+ a day.

Apple and pear crumble

An easy tasty dessert. Use any canned fruit you have on hand.

Baked apples
Preparation time: 45 minutes

An easy, yummy winter dessert the whole family will enjoy.