Recipe of the month: October

Posted September 2021
2021-10
Choc hazelnut spread, pear & hazelnuts on Corn Thins slices

Choc Hazelnut Spread, Pear and Hazelnuts

 

Every balanced diet should include sometimes foods. This recipe of the month adds a healthy component to a sweet treat. Hazelnuts are a good source of protein as well as heart healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Hazelnuts are rich in many vitamins and minerals including manganese which allows your blood to clot normally. Also, vitamin E which is a fat-soluble vitamin which acts as an antioxidant and helps to keep your skin healthy. The healthy fats found in hazelnuts will allow your body to properly absorb vitamin E.

Pears are a good source of vitamin C which is needed to make the protein collagen. Collagen is important for healthy skin and strong ligaments and tendons. Pears are also a good source of copper which helps your body to make red blood cells and plays a role in allowing your body to absorb iron.

Corn Thins slices are the perfect choice as the base for this delicious recipe. These delicious corn cakes are a food containing whole grains and count towards your daily serves needed for optimal health. Corn Thins slices add not only fiber but vitamins and minerals like iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, manganese and phosphorus. Also, B vitamins which are needed to make energy from the food you eat. While chocolate hazelnut spread is considered more of a sometimes food, many of the ingredients in this recipe of the month are full of health benefits. It is a sweet treat with a gold star.

Ashleigh Felth…
Accredited Practising Dietitian
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