Childhood Obesity

What child doesn't like pasta?
Why not take this fact and help it make your children healthy?
On BBC GoodFood, they have lots of recipes that can transform how your child eats.
One recipe that really stood out was the minestrone pasta pot, which serves four and is incredibly easy to make.
it takes 15 mins to prep and 15 mins to cook, the recipe is quick and easy using healthy ingredients.

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 300g frozen mixed vegetables (including peas, sweetcorn, carrots and broccoli, but not the chunky stewpacks)
• 700ml hot vegetable stock
• 175g small pasta shapes, such as conchigliette
• 220g can baked beans
• grated cheddar, to serve
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• 1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and gently fry the onion for a few minutes until it starts to soften. Stir in the tomato purée, then tip in the frozen vegetables and pour in the stock.Bring to the boil, add the pasta and stir. Cover and simmer for 12-14 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.Stir in the beans and heat through, then taste for seasoning. Serve hot, with a bowl of grated cheddar for sprinkling over the top.
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  3. What could be easier? It's been rated a five star dish, with many people saying the dish went down a treat with their kids.
  4. Find the full recipe here: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1465/minestrone-pasta-pot