Makes 20 portions (so get a big bowl)
- 2 cups butter or margarine
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup honey
- 12 cups porridge oats
- 2 cup raisins, chocolate chips or nuts or all 3
based on this recipe
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/English-Flapjack/Detail.aspx
They turn out really really sweet!
Replacements:
replace sugar with 1/3 to 2/3 cup of Fructose
Things to know:
- Oats are filling
- Honey has a lower GI than sugar but contains a great deal of energy for boosting kids. Also contains better trace minerals/vitamins than treacle.
- Oats also provide a good dose of slow release sugars.
- Dried fruit and nuts help with the 5 a day - add all your children’s favourites - pre-soaking some dried fruit for a few minutes make them softer, chop into raisin sized pieces any big chunks.
- Brazil nuts are supposed to help with depression
- Walnuts are supposed to boost brain power
- Chocolate is usually the best way to intice kids to eat healthy, by making them *think* they are eating junk