Wrap it up Pizzas

This week, after almost a full two weeks of barely any appetite, my little one is finally eating, and boy has he made a come back with his appetite! This recipe started off his eating again and as it was the first time I had ever done it, I was rather nervous.
Mind you, what is not to love about a cheap, fun, creative, alternative, quick meal that provides protein, a little vitamin c, vitamin d, calcium, fibre and carbohydrate?

Wrap it up Wraps

 

I used turkey and green beans.

 

Prep time: 10 minutes for washing and chopping veg.

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

 

• 1 white wrap, if your child is over 1 year of age, you can use wholemeal wraps
• 1 or 2 tbsp. of tomato puree
• 3oz mild grated cheese
• Whatever, meat and vegetables you want

 

The approximate cost of this should be around £1. Cheap ingredients and easy to make, perfect.

 

 

 

The Not-so Nitty Gritty

 

 

1. Prepare what ever meat or veg you are using, I used some chopped green beans and strips of Bernard Matthews Turkey.
2. Lay your wrap flat on a baking tray while pre-heating the oven to 180 degrees.
3. Smooth the tomato puree over the wrap with the back of a metal spoon leaving an inch clear around the edges. This is so it is easier to pick up after cooking and while eating.
4. Scatter the grated cheese over the pureed area.
5. Add the meat or vegetables. If using both add the meat first and they will more than likely take up a larger surface area.
6. Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Take out and slice into triangles like an actual pizza!

 

 

Mummy and Tyler portions.

 

What The Little Monster Made of It

 

 

 

Well, he was not that interested at first but once I got him to taste it, he loved it and gobbled the first slice straight up, the second however, he threw at me and it landed cheese side down on my jeans, lovely. Grease stain was epic.

 

 

Mummy liked hers but a bit sweet for my liking, will be trying with pitta breads at some point next week to appeal to my more savoury tastes. The green beans added a nice crunch though.

 

 

I made Tyler's daddy a meat feast one and he gobbled it up too, these boys and cheese, I tell you, makes any meal easy. Daddy required a full wrap to himself though.

 

 

Coming up soon: banana custard, top tiny hand snacks, toad in the hole.





 





Meat & Two Veg The Healthy Way

Turkey Dinner

 

If you know me, you will know that I am big on eating white meats as they are leaner and offer great health benefits! Turkey is 70% white meat and 30% dark meat, so what's not to love?

This meal offers a filling and warming evening meal without spending the whole morning roasting meat. This meal has only 15 minutes prep time and 30 minutes cooking time. So that's the time issue solved, and the warming issue? What is not to love about potatoes, meat and two veggies? Traditional and it fills you up with goodness.

The meal will provide protein, carbohydrate, fibre, good fats, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, vitamin A, folates and vitamin K.

Wow. I did not realise how good this meal actually was for you until I started researching what each ingredient provides.

 

Key Fact: Most of the vitamin C in potatoes is in or close to the skin. So, when  peeling, avoid excessive de-skinning. Basically don't take chunks out of the potatoes at the same time.

 

 

Benefits of Eating Turkey

 

 

• High in protein
• Low in Fat
• Good source of iron, zinc, potassium, phosphorus and vitamin B6
• Can lower cholesterol if eaten regularly
• Contains the amino acid 'Tryptophan' which produces serotonin and this strengthens the immune system

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 3 Turkey Breast Steaks (£1.29 on offer, Lidl)
• 5 tbsp. Peas (£1, Iceland)
• 5 tbsp. Carrots (£1, Iceland)
• 3 Medium White Potatoes (£3 bag, Iceland)
• Chicken Gravy Granules (£1, £land)

 

The Not-so Nitty Gritty

 

 

1. Peel and chop potatoes into quarters and leave on the boil for half an hour.
2. Prepare your turkey steaks by removing excess fat and pre-heat the grill to full power.
3. After the potatoes have been boiling for 15 minutes, put the turkey under the grill and leave there for 15 minutes and turn half way through.
4. Boil the peas and carrots.
5. Use the vegetable water left from the peas and carrots after cooking, add gravy granules as the packet tells you. This will add more goodness to the meal as some key vitamins get lost during the boiling process.
6. Serve when everything is ready.

 

 

What Little Monster Thought

 

   He loved it so much, really got his appetite going again. Even consumed a whole custard pot. He ate the turkey that had been cut up first, he does love meat but soon moved onto his potatoes and veg. He seemed to enjoy the gravy too.

   Mummy and daddy really enjoyed this meal, no idea how I pulled it off as I had a slight bit of concussion from where that little monkey smashed a vase over my head! But all went down well and mummy and daddy had raspberry steamed pudding afterwards, really should have cut Tyler in on this but he got his custard out the kitchen for me so, I let him have custard instead.

 

 

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Happy eating and don't forget I love to see the pictures and hear feedback. Apologies for no pictures this time but we sat down to eat straight away and I was starving as I hadn't had an appetite all day. 



THE Lunch Box Alternative

Cheese Scones

 

Yes, sandwiches get boring in those lunchboxes and there are only so many different sandwich fillers about. I got stuck in the rut of ham then marmalade then cheese then chicken then cheese with spinach then jam then back again... and bread just isn't very exciting for our little one's is it?

So, I took a simply sweet scone recipe and modified it to be baby friendly and savoury. Simples, and it is going to be simple for you too. The recipe should take 10 mins prep time, 10 mins cooking time and 10 mins cool down time plus it should cost no more than £2.80 to produce roughly 8-10 of these little munches.

 

Mine turned out a wee bit smaller because I used a small pastry cutter.

 

Ingredients

 

• 8oz sifted plain flour (99p, Lidl)
• 1 tsp cream of tartar (£2.80, Asda)
• Half tsp bicarbonate of soda (£1, Lidl)
• 1 tbsp. parmesan cheese (the powder type) (£3.50ish, Asda)
• 2oz diced, unsalted butter (£1, Iceland)
• Approximately 4floz whole milk (£1, Asda)
• 2 slices mild cheddar cheese (£1.38, Lidl)
• 2 triangles of spread cheese (£1.64 for 18, Lidl)

 

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

 

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and grease a baking tray and put to one side.
2. Sift the plain flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the cream of tartar (this can be left out if preferred).
3. Add the bicarbonate of soda and parmesan powder.
4.  Rub in the diced butter until a breadcrumb texture is achieved.
5.  Add enough milk (by eye and hand) to make a soft dough, this is usually around 4floz, maybe more.
6. Place the dough on a floured surface and kneed lightly as if doing bread. Then roll the dough until its is approximately thumb thick. Use a medium size cutter to make the dough circles and put onto the baking tray.
7. Add small squares of mild cheddar cheese to the tops of the rounds and glaze with milk.
8. Put into the oven for roughly 10 mins or until a golden colour, but not too golden because they get tough. leave to cool for about 15 mins and slice in halves and add spread cheese.
9. Ready to eat, now get stuck in!

 

 

What Little Monster Thought

 

   Well there are no pictures to this one, simply due to the fact that LO ate them so quick. He was intrigued when we opened his lunch box. There were no sandwiches in his foil and when I offered him the scones he was very cautious but once he tried it, he loved it! I couldn't keep up with him crawling around with his scone showing nanny and granddad the new golden food he had discovered!

  All in all? Fabulous! Definitely trying again soon but maybe cheese and spinach or cheese and ham? I found them quite tasty too. But I doubt very much they did my waistline any good at all.

 

 

 

  Well, there you have it , nice and simple and a bit different. Please let me know how you get on with this one and pictures are always, always loved! By the way, you may have seen this before if you have been reading Jessica Veltman's blog, Mom's the Word. If you haven't you should give her mommy blog a check, she covers all manner of mommy-related things and I enjoy reading it, so the chances are you might too!

 

http://momstheword2012.blogspot.co.uk/

 

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Til Next time mummy and daddy's :)