KickStart Breakfast

On Sunday May 22 2011 New Zealand welcomes back that grand tradition of fundraising, the telethlon.  The Rise Up Christchurch – Te Kotahitanga  Telethlon, proudly supported by Fonterra is raising funds to help out the people of Christchurch.

With you, we can all make the event a nation-wide success – and have fun along the way.  Here’s what you can do:

• Run a cake stall, donate the proceeds
• Attend the Rise Up event nearest you
• Organise a party and collect a koha
• Challenge* friends, relatives and celebs to do silly things
• Watch the telethon & phone in a donation
• Tell your Facebook friends
• Organise your school band or glee club to do a concert and charge an admission

Get yourself on telly

Bring your fund raising team to one of the events in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch on May 22 and we will try to show their cheque presentation on TV.

Alternatively if you think you have a great idea that should be shown on TV, please send the details of what you’re planning to do to [email protected] and in the subject line please insert “school fundraiser”.  We’d like to know where you school is, what you’re planning to do and where and when you’re planning to do it.  It would also help greatly if you could indicate when would be the best time for us to video the most visual part of your fundraiser.

 The  Rise Up Christchurch – Te Kotahitanga  Telethlon is on Sunday 22 May from 9am to 9pm on Maori TV.

 *For more information and challenge ideas visit www.riseup.org.nz

How often have you or the kids raced out of the house in the morning without time to eat breakfast? It’s easy to skip breakfast when you are short on time, but there are many reasons why we should take time to eat breakfast and ‘break the fast’

Here are some great tips to pass onto your breakfast club members

• You don’t have to eat as soon as you wake up. Often we don’t feel like eating as soon as we get up. Eating breakfast within an hour of waking is fine. Alternatively have a small snack to begin with then a larger one an hour or two later.
• Get enough sleep.  A bad night's sleep or regular sleep deprivation can make you lethargic and disinterested in many things, including breakfast.
• Add variety.  With the same breakfast every morning your day can resemble Groundhog Day, so start the day with a bit of variety.  
• Portion size. There is a saying: "Eat like a king for breakfast, a queen for lunch and a pauper for dinner." However this may not suit all of us. If you have a physical job it is sensible to have a large breakfast as it provides you with the energy you need to get through your physically demanding day. However, if you sit at a desk all day, you may be better off having a smaller breakfast and grazing throughout the day on small amounts of food.
• Don’t overeat at night. The amount of food you eat before bed will affect how hungry you feel in the morning. Try and have your meal finished by 8pm at the latest and avoid snacking after dinner.
• Make it tasty. Anything is easier to do if it is something you like. Try eating things you really enjoy (even if they are a bit naughty) until you get into the habit of eating in the mornings. Then gradually replace these with more healthy options and save the treat breakfast for once a week.
• Persist. It takes 3-4 weeks to form a new habit. 

Should you ever need to get in contact with your Franchisee simply go to www.kickstartbreakfast.co.nz, select your school name in the school login field and enter your password. Once logged in click on “Supply and Delivery”.  (If you don’t know your password either use the “forgot password” link located under the school login field or email [email protected]to get a temporary password sent to you)

Under the “Supply and Delivery” section you can also tell us whether you received too much or too little product for the term.  If this is the case we will review your information and get back to you as soon as possible.

Inspired by the hit TV show "The Biggest Loser", Fonterra staff embarked on their own weight loss regime to encourage sensible diet and lifestyle changes. Through a small entry fee, the Fonterra losers raised $4000 to go to KickStart Breakfast clubs!

So if you are a current KickStart Breakfast club member, apply now by downloading the PDF on the left hand side, fill in the PDF entry form and email it back to [email protected]

Entries close Thursday 26th May 2011. 

Makes 22 

Ingredients

1.  4 Sanitarium Weet-Bix, crushed 
2. 2/3 cup rolled oats 
3. ¾ cup wholemeal plain flour 
4. 100g brown sugar 
5. 1/3 cup dark choc bits 
6. 2/3 cup dried apricots, diced 
7. 3 tablespoons reduced fat margarine 
8. 2 tablespoons golden syrup 
9. 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 
10. ¼ cup boiling water

Method

1. Mix together Weet-Bix, rolled oats, flour, sugar, choc bits and apricots until well combined. 
2. Place margarine and golden syrup in a small saucepan and heat gently until melted. 
3. Mix bicarbonate of soda and water together then pour into margarine mixture. Add to dry ingredients and stir to combine. 
4. Place tablespoons of mixture onto baking trays lined with baking paper. Bake at 160°C for 15-20 minutes. Cool on trays before serving.  

Tips

If you prefer your biscuits chewy, cook them for 15 minutes. For crunchier biscuits leave them in the oven for 20 minutes.