Whether you are looking healthy meals on a budget or are cooking for someone special, we have a range of recipes to choose from. We will add more recipes from time to time, so please revisit this page to see what you can find.

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Healthy breakfasts

Breakfast can be so much more than just toast. Our breakfast recipes are the perfect way to kick-start a day of physical activity, whether you are cycling, swimming or simply walking the dog.

• Overnight oats
• Yoghurt pancakes
• Poached eggs and smashed avocado

Fancy a change? The Watercress Company’s watercress, mango and pineapple smoothie is a healthy recipe popular with adults and children alike.

• Watercress smoothie
• Watercress mango and pineapple smoothie

Grown in mineral rich spring water, the superfood watercress is packed full of essential vitamins, antioxidants and minerals.

Mid-week winners

Mid-week dinners for when you are juggling work, after-school clubs and everything else. They won’t take too long to cook and will provide a balanced diet for your whole family.

• Ham and macaroni cheese
• Four in one pizza
• Bacon, watercress and potato frittata
• Chickpea fritter wrap
• Roasted vegetable pasta bake

For comfort food without the calories, why not try...

• Winter warming Thai chicken curry
• Pasta with watercress, tuna and sweetcorn

On a budget

These wholesome recipes are ideal if you are cooking for a large group of friends or family.

• Chicken and mushroom hot pot
• Roasted vegetable pasta bake
• BBQ vegetable and bean wrap
• Sweetcorn fritters
• Ham and cheese macaroni
• Banana Cloud pancakes

Something special

Perfect for dinner parties, whether you have been asked to bring a single course or the whole feast.

• Wild garlic and parsley Quorn sausage crostini
• One pot tikka salmon with jewelled rice
• Salmon with sorrel cream and green vegetables

Festive favourites

Festive treats that are easy to make and healthy to eat.

• Hot cross buns
• Rudolph's flapjacks
• Winter spiced festive slice

Kid's healthy party food

Birthday party coming up? Hoping to serve some healthy alternatives? Our party food recipes are wholesome and delicious.

• Autumn cake
• Apple and sultana reduced sugar rock cakes
• Berry cheesecake muffins
• Butternut squash cheese straws
• Carrot cake
• Chocolate brownie
• Coconut and parsnip flapjack
• Leanne's healthy cupcakes
• Mac 'n cheese pots with sweetcorn

National School Meals Week Specials

In a recent poll commissioned this year, educational caterers, schools, parents and children were asked to vote for their favourite school lunch. In late September, after beating off competition from more traditional dishes, curry was announced as the nation’s favourite. Here is a selection of tasty curry recipes to try during National School Meals Week and beyond.

• Biryani with root vegetable curry
• Keema curry
• Spicy Naan-wich
• Tandoori fillets and vegetable pilau
• Tangy chicken curry