Ingredients

  • 2 Medium (160g) Carrots
  • ¼ Medium (250g) Swede
  • 1 Medium (150g) Onion
  • 1 Stick (30g) Celery
  • 1 (160g) Leek
  • ½ Cup (100g) Pearl Barley
  • 2 Pints (1,200ml) Water
  • 2 (14g) Beef, Lamb or Vegetable Stock Cubes (choose reduced salt whenever possible)
  • 1 Pinch Black Pepper to taste

Allergy Disclaimer

Always check the label of each ingredient for allergy warnings.

Method

  1. Peel carrots, onion and swede. Remove outer layer of leek and wash celery.
  2. Dice all vegetables.
  3. Place vegetables in a large pan and add boiling water. Add stock cubes and pearl barley to the pan and stir, allowing stock cubes to fully dissolve.
  4. Once water is boiling reduce heat and simmer until barley is soft, approximately 2-3 hours.
  5. Add black pepper to taste. More water can be added if necessary.

Time Saver Tips

Barley can be soaked overnight to reduce cooking time. Broth can be made in advance and reheated when needed.

Cost Saver Tips

A good use of leftover vegetables. Make in bulk and freeze once cooled for another day.

Tips for Kids

Chopping the vegetables extra small or blending them is a good way to help your kids eat more if they’re a bit squeamish about their veggies. Letting them help you prepare the vegetables might also make your little one more likely to eat their veggies! Try serving with wholemeal bread to up their fibre intake.

Nutritional Information

Based on a single serving of 375g (% of an adult's reference intake)

Energy

129 kcals ( 6 %)

548 kJ ( 6 %)

Fat

0 g ( 0 %)

Saturates

33.9 g ( %)

Sugar

7.4 g ( 8 %)

Salt

0.8 g ( 13 %)

Detailed nutritional information

Per 100g Per 375g serving
Energy Kcals 34 129
Energy Kj 146 548
Protein 0.9 g 3.4 g
Total Fat g g
Saturated Fat 0 g 0 g
Carbohydrates 7.8 g 33.9 g
Total Sugars 2 g 7.4 g
NSP Fibre 0.7 g 2.7 g
Sodium 83 mg 311 mg
Salt 0.2 g 0.8 g

Find out about nutritional labelling

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.

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