I am only 13 years old and I am worried about my parents' health. I haven't spoken to them yet but I am cooking dinner tonight to show them that you can be healthy and it can taste good. The past two weeks I have tried to be good, but as fast as I try and do it, my mum just buys more unhealthy food into the...
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hi im 13 too and my family eat relaly healthy (its actually annoying, i get bullied because my lunches are too healthy) but i thought id tell you what we normally eat (for all meals so maybe you can start a trend in your household :) btw, my sister is 16


BREAKFAST: (every day) + a small black coffee for everyone but me
My sister: puffed wheat with 1/2 cup hilo milk and a tsp honey
My mum: a fruit smoothie - crush 5 cubes of ice, add 2 bananas (frozen is always yummier for some reason) and a handful of berries (optional) some nuts or ground nuts, splash of hilo milk, dollop of greek yogurt and a drizzle of honey.
Me: bircher muesli - handful of rolled oats with a small dollop of greek yogurt + half a grated apple
Dad: 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with 1 tsp vegemite

MORNING TEA &/OR LUNCH:
Sister: small tub of greek yogurt with a dozen blueberries, and a tub of salad: baby spinach (much more nutrients than lettuce), 1/2 diced carrot, 1/2 tin of tuna, and some low fat organic feta
Mum: banana and sandwich
Me: continetal cup-a-soup OR a salad sandwich, and a piece of fruit and a small muesli bar (less than 200 calories for the whole school day)
Dad: salad sandwich and WAY to many watered down coffees (haha my dad isn't QUITE as healthy as the rest of us)

AFTERNOON TEA:
sister: small treat, and some salad and bread
Me: smal treat, cous cous with olives/dukka mix (indian spices on bread with olive oil)
Mum: small treat, afternoon coffee and some fruit
dad: dad is at work so he just drinks more coffee

DINNER: we don't eat this and only this, its just an example. If you need a recipe, google the name of the recipe and "low calorie", eg. "low calorie homemade bolegnaise"
also, we have salad EVErY night! it actually makes a huge difference
monday: usually a pasta with homemade bolegnaise or good quality tinned tuna
tuesday: roasted chicken; whole chicken, rub with salt, pepper, thyme and rosemary, stuff a lemon up the hole in its bum, tie up legs and bake over some chopped potatoes
Wednesday; mum always does a slow cooker like an osso buco (lamb shanks baked in sauce)
thursday: soup, like chicken or pumpkin, HOMEMADE! including the stock, ill put the recipes below
Friday: HEATHY takeaway or left-overs (mum says Friday night is not a 'mum-night')
Saturday: steak, just thrown straight into the pan, 5 minutes each side and served with organic mustard
Sunday: italian, so pasta, lasagne anything like that, but if you find a recipe with lots of cheese, use about a 1/3 of the amount, cheese is almost pure fat (try puting a piece of cheese in a fry pan- youll never look at it the same), or a rice dish, rice salad, chicken and rice, curry, rissoto.

RECIPES:
typical salad:
baby spinach, chopped tomato, carrot, cucumber and capsicum, small pices of feta cheese, olives (NO DRESSING - oils from the cheese and olives are enough)

Stock: boil a diced onion, some chicken bones and meat, a celery stick and a carrot. strain the liquid, chill and scoop off the fat (it will set on the surface) use or freeze until you need it

Chicken soup: make up stock, except don't strain it, just cut up the chicken meat and throww away the bones, add another carrot, 1/6 cup rice, and a tsp salt

Pumpkin soup: make up stock, chop, then cook 1/2 a butternut pumpkin in the stock. Add some salt, and blend until smooth.

Tomato soup: cook 1 garlic clove and 5 sprigs of rosemary in some olive oil. pick out garlic and add 1 large tin of tomatoes (no added salt/flavour enhancers/emulsifiers/colours etc). heat and then blend. Serve with the rosemary on top.

osso buco: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/11096/os...

rissoto: finely dice a brown onion. cook in a deep pan with olive oil on low heat until slightly transparent and soft. add 2 cups of aborio rice. stir on low heat for 3-5 minutes. add a soup ladel of stock. wait until the rice soaks it all up. keep adding stock bit by bit until you have used about 1/2 a litre. add a couple of curls of lemon rind and some finely grated lemon rind. test(eat a bit) to see if the rice is cooked. if it needs more cooking, add boiling water. once cooked, add 1/2 cup of peas and 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese.


Anyway, goodluck, you sound like such a cool girl :D sorry if this is HEAPS to much or if you thinks its to big of a changefor you, but thats just how WE live. so dont worry if its a bit overwhelming. i still find it pretty crazy :D. The link i gave you for osso buco is from Taste.com which is a great website with lots of easy, healthy foods. Don't be shy of making your own stock, its really easy and SO much healthier. i think it tastes better than that awful Campbells stuff.

best of wishes, xxx
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