Ingredients
- 4 Cups (300g) Macaroni
- 1 Pinch (1g) Ground Black Pepper
- 4 Tablespoons (60g) Low Fat Spread
- 2 ½ Tablespoons (50g) Plain Flour
- 3 Cups (568ml) Semi-Skimmed Milk
- 5 Reduced Fat Tablespoons (120g) Cheddar Cheese
- 8 Spears (360g) Broccoli
Allergy Disclaimer
Always check the label of each ingredient for allergy warnings.
Cost Disclaimer
Please note the cost per serving may now be slightly higher due to rising prices in supermarkets.
Method
- Cook macaroni as per instructions on the pack.
- Wash and chop broccoli and boil for 5-10 minutes.
- Melt low fat spread in a pan, remove from heat and stir in flour to make a paste. Heat again for 1 minute and then gradually add the milk, stirring continuously until the sauce thickens. Add grated cheese and black pepper.
- Drain macaroni and mix with sauce. Once heated through serve with broccoli.
Cost Saver Tips
Serve with your favourite vegetable in season.
Tips for Kids
Can make this with different shaped pasta and serve with their favourite vegetable.
Nutritional Information
Based on a single serving of 420g (% of an adult's reference intake)
Energy
407 kcals ( 20 %)
1,697 kJ ( 20 %)
Fat
14.7 g ( 21 %)
Saturates
6.3 g ( 32 %)
Sugar
8.4 g ( 9 %)
Salt
0.8 g ( 13 %)
Detailed Nutritional Information
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Nutrition labels on the front of packaging
- Most of the big supermarkets and many food manufacturers display nutritional information on the front of pre-packed food.
- Front of pack nutrition labels provide information on the number of grams of fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt and the amount of energy (in kJ and kcal) in a serving or portion of a recipe.
- The labels also include information about reference intakes (expressed as a percentage) which are guidelines about the approximate amount of particular nutrients and energy required for a healthy diet.
- The colour coding tells you at a glance if the food has high (red), medium (amber) or low (green) amounts of fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt.
- The more greens on the label, the healthier the choice
- Amber means neither high nor low, so you can eat foods with all or mostly ambers on the label most of the time.
- Reds on the label means the food is high in that nutrient and these are the foods we should cut down on. Try to eat these foods less often and in small amounts.
Food shopping tips
If you’re trying to decide which product to choose, check to see if there's a nutrition label on the front of the pack. This will help you to quickly assess how your choices stack up. You will often find a mixture of red, amber and green colour coding for the nutrients. So when you're choosing between similar products, try to go for more greens and ambers and fewer reds if you want to make a healthier choice.
