Free Healthy Recipe - Toddler's Macaroni & Cheese

Low GI

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Served with vegetables this is a popular and healthy dish with busy toddlers. One serve of this dish provides over 1/3 the RDI calcium a day for 1 - 3 year old children.

*RDI calcium children 1 - 3 years is 500mg

Ingredients

2 tsp unsalted butter

1 tsp plain flour

½ cup full cream milk

¼ cup cheddar cheese, grated

1¼ cups whole-wheat macaroni, cooked and warm

Method

On low heat, melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the flour and whisk to form a paste. Slowly add the milk and whisk until smooth.

Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer then whisk in the cheese until the sauce is smooth. Remove from heat and gently mix the sauce through the cooked pasta. Serve.

Makes 2 servings

Prep Time:	5 mins
Cooking Time:	15 mins
Ready in:	20 mins
Suitable for:
Dinner, Lunch

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	1246 kj
Calories	298 kcal
Fat	12 g
Saturated Fat	7.5 g
Total Carbohydrate	31 g
Total Protein	12 g
Fibre	6.3 g

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