Live Well Gluten Free

24 | www.coeliac.org.uk RECIPES Fruit skewers Use 80g of fruit per skewer to provide a portion of your five a day. We use round edged wooden stirrers for the skewers. Children love choosing and threading the fruit. Preparation time: 10 minutes Portions: 5 • 400g selection of fruit: choose any of raspberries, strawberries, tangerine, mango, pineapple, kiwi, grapes, blueberries Method 1 Wash the fruit 2 Prepare the fruit, peeling if needed. Chop the large fruit so all the pieces are roughly the same size 3 Take a wooden stirrer and thread the fruit onto the skewer. Tip: If you’re making in advance or for lunch boxes, avoid fruit that goes brown like apples, pears, bananas and peaches. Nutritional information (per serving) Calories (kcal) 36.6 Protein (g) 0.7 Carbohydrate (g) 8.7 Sugars (g) 7.8 Fat (g) 0.2 Fibre (g) 1.6 Salad and tuna pot A layered salad is a great healthy option for lunch boxes. Make it as colourful as you like and pack with all of your children’s favourite ingredients. Prepare in the evening, refrigerate overnight, and pop it in the lunchbox in the morning. Preparation time: 10 minutes Serves: 1 • 20g iceberg lettuce, shredded • 20g carrot, grated • 20g pepper, diced • 50g tuna • 20g sweetcorn • 1 tbsp mayonnaise • 20g grated cheddar cheese • 20g cucumber, diced Method Layer the ingredients in your pot, topping with mayonnaise, cheese and cucumber. Tip: If you prefer, switch the salad for gluten free pasta: Cook 50g of pasta, following the on-pack instructions. Cool in cold water, then drain and use as a base with fresh chopped tomatoes and any other ingredients you like. Why not try diced ham, cooked diced sausage, diced chicken, peas, chopped broccoli or mixed peppers? Nutritional information (per serving) Calories (kcal) 212.1 Protein (g) 19.1 Carbohydrate (g) 7.7 Sugars (g) 3.6 Fibre (g) 1.5 *Check our Food and Drink Information for suitable products.