Chappy Jenny's Report
Inspirational Dads…
Do you know an inspirational father or father figure (grandfather, uncle, coach, teacher, etc) to honour in the 2019 Qld Father of the Year Competition? The overall Queensland winner will win a five night family holiday at Sea World Resort and Water Park. In 2014, a wonderful YSS Dad was the regional winner for Brisbane South. Check out www.qldfatheroftheyear.org.au for more details soon as nominations will close 5 July 2019.
Lunch-box tips…
Making school lunches every day can be quite a challenge and it is easy and convenient to rely on those packaged foods. Unfortunately, processed snack foods provide little nourishment for our children with the fuel they need to learn and grow.
Making lunches does require time and sometimes a bit of extra effort, but Dr Robyn Littlewood from Qld Health says, ”there is an abundance of medical and nutritional evidence proving that children and young people who eat nutritious meals every day and lead active lifestyles tend to excel.”
A tip that has helped me provide school lunches for my own family is to make up ready to go sandwiches and bread rolls (with cheese, ham, vegemite, etc), and store them in the freezer. Some days, my family take freshly prepared foods, but there is always the ready to go supply in the freezer when time is short. Queensland Health also make great suggestions for lunchboxes that include:
- vegetable sticks like capsicum, celery, cucumber and carrot paired with a vegetable-based dip (such as guacamole, hummus, eggplant and salsa or cottage cheese)
- a fresh colourful salad
- wraps (filled with lean meat such as diced chicken, turkey slices, reduced fat cheese or tinned fish or egg and plenty of salad vegetables)
- sushi rolls or rice-paper rolls
- home-made muffins or slices with added fruit or vegetables
- reduced-fat cubed cheese or cheese sticks
- air-popped popcorn
- pikelets – sweet or savoury are good
- hard-boiled egg
- a small tin of baked beans
- a tub of yoghurt or custard or a carton of milk
Dates to remember…
26/7 Chappy’s Movie Night
26-27/10 Chappy’s Camp at School
Blessings,
Jennifer Bennett