Presentation at Pioneer - Teach Your Child Health

I had a great experience at the presentation at Pioneer today. The topic was “Teach your Child Health” and we had an enthusiastic group.

It was established at the start that none of the parents there would deliberately hurt their children. Some however may innocently be doing so in their food choices for their child.

The key point to remember is that parents themselves have to set the example – the child simply mirrors the parent. Eat healthy, and the child follows.

From the faces of some of the participants, I could tell that they were wondering - “How to make healthy choices. After all, we are working parents you know.” And I can sympathize with you if you are in that predicament as well.

But what if you could prepare almost all the weeks’ meals during the weekend; would that help? Here’s one very healthy way of cooking, called BAGGING.

How to create the BAG
Pull out a length of foil about 70cm long. Fold it in half so that it’s about 35cm. Fold that into half (so that it’s about 17cm). Now fold in 2 edges (twice, to form a good seal so that there’s no seepage) to form a bag, with one edge unsealed.

How to cook a great fish dish
Choose a good fish like Salmon or Cod although any white fish would do. To marinade the fish, rub it with chopped garlic, salt or soy sauce and a dash of freshly squeezed lemon juice; place it all into the bag. If you like you could add some sliced mushrooms, spring onions and asparagus.

Seal the remaining edge of the bag. It should end up looking like a silver pillow. Label it a store it in your fridge preferably in the chiller. (The great thing about this is that you can plan and prepare many meals, in advance.) If you have to freeze it, remember to take it out of the freezer for thawing way before the cooking time.

At cooking time (after a hard days work) take it out of the fridge and pop it into the oven at 280 degree Celsius. In 25 minutes you’ll have a very healthy meal. It’s cooked via convection and there’s no washing up as you can dispose of the bag after that, and the kitchen remains clean.

Your family’s meal will be packed with good fish protein, low salt (as you can control the salt), Omega 3, nutrients from the garlic and other ingredients; low in saturated fats and no transfats.

All in 25 minutes!