A month of food fun with Foodbank

Pictured above(L-R): B.Bartram, C.Ward and P.Gooding particpating in Foodbank Food Sensations Workshop

During the month of October, Foodbank WA visited the Dumbleyung CRC via videoconference. Held every Thursday, a total of four workshops were held and attendees were able to discuss and learn about healthy eating, reading food labels and food preparation with Dalwallinu and Corrigin CRC’s.

A few fun food facts attendees learnt during the workshops,

• Choose water! Did you know there are 11 teaspoons of sugar in a 600ml sports drink and 16 teaspoons in a 600ml soft drink
• When comparing nutrients in similar food always use the per 100g column
• Ingredients are listed from greatest to smallest by weight. Use this to check the first three ingredients for items high in saturated fat, sodium/salt or added sugar
• Food with less than 400mg per 100g serve are good, less than 120mg per 100g is the best!
• Choose breads and cereals with 3g or more of fibre

Those that attended were able to put what they learnt into action by creating two healthy and delicious meals: a crunchy noodle salad and oaty bites! The oaty bites were so delicious we’ve included the recipe in this article (see below).

A huge thanks to everyone who attended and Foodbank WA for hosting these interactive, interesting and informative workshops.

Oaty Bites Recipe
Ingredients:
½ cup pitted dates
½ cup dried apricots
1 cup untoasted muesli
¼ cup coconut
2 tablespoons water
 
Equipment: Knife, chopping board, stick blender or food processor, bowl, measuring cups and spoons, shallow dish.
 
Method:

1. Roughly chop dates and dried apricots
2. Add chopped dried fruit and muesli. Finely blend with stick blender/food processor
3. Add a tablespoon of water at a time and mix until a soft dough-like consistency
4. Roll into teaspoons of mixture into balls
5. Place coconut in shallow dish. Roll balls in coconut to coat. Store in fridge.
6. Enjoy!