When it comes to winter time, it's important to make sure you are ready to battle the onset of colds and flu and yucky viruses that are going around. That's why I swear by my 5 winter warmers the whole family will love.
Whether you are getting home from evening sport or just freezing after being out at the park, you can't go past warming dinners that help you to feel nice and cosy before the heating has even taken the edge off the room temperature. That's why I love to double and triple batch over winter so we are only a quick reheat away from something that warms you up!
The other benefit to making winter warmers is the kids taking them to school in thermoses. The perfect way to make sure they get a hit of good, warm food in the middle of the day. If you're struggling to stay well in winter, here are some awesome tips to help the whole family.
5 winter warmers the whole family will love
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- Chicken stock. It's even better when you make your own stock.
We cook tortellini in it for the Italian winter favourite: tortellini in brodo and we know that it's full of goodness!
- Soup. Put your chicken stock to good use and make our delicious chicken noodle soup.
It's the perfect winter warmer and is brilliant the next day in a thermos. As it's a chunky style soup, it's full of yum and good healthy winter warming ingredients. There's good reason it's our go-to dinner in cold and flu season! It's great for when everyone else's kids have cold at school too, just pop it in the thermos to keep the kids warm! If you're wondering if the kids are too sick for school, or if you are too sick for work, have a read of this article which should help you decide whether you should be staying at home or not. - We love slow cooker meals as they are ready to go when you get home and mean that the warmth is ready to go! This beef stew is perfect for cold winter nights and is full of veggies.
It really helps to warm you up from the inside out! The beef is tender and soft and this dish really improve overnight after cooking! - Hot Breakfast! There's nothing worse than getting out of bed, to a freezing cold house and having cold cereal. BRRRRR! So instead make a batch of our sweet potato and zucchini strata bake and quickly reheat it in the morning!
It will warm up the morning and helps to get extra serves of veggies into the kids, which is so important for keeping your immunity on track in winter! - Try and include as many veggies and healthy proteins into your winter meals as you can! This salmon and veggie stirfry is a quick meal to throw together with the added benefit of Omega 3's.
It's perfect for a quick throw together meal when you get home from after school activities!
- Chicken stock. It's even better when you make your own stock.
Those are our 5 winter warmers the whole family will love! Stock up on oranges, and get cooking some hearty meals and keep warm!
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