Chicken and chips

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 240°C. Line 3 large baking trays with baking paper. Place chips in a microwave-safe bowl with water. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Drain well.

2 Spread chips on a baking tray and spray with oil. Bake for 20 minutes on top shelf of oven.

3 Process bread and parsley in a food processor to make breadcrumbs. Mix with parmesan and lemon pepper in a dish.

4 Pour buttermilk (or yoghurt) into a shallow dish. Place dishes side by side. Dip chicken in buttermilk then breadcrumbs. Place on another plate. Repeat until every chicken piece is covered.

5 After chips have baked for 20 minutes, turn over and spray with oil. Reduce heat to 200°C. Place chicken on tray and spray with oil. Cook chicken and chips for 20 minutes until cooked through. Serve hot.

Know your potatoes

Potatoes are great for giving you energy – and they taste yum! They are full of vitamins to help you stay healthy, but did you know the way you cook your potatoes will affect how healthy they are?

Ways to cook potatoes

• Baked (cooked in the oven with a little added fat)
• Boiled (cooked in a pot of hot water)
• In the microwave (cooked with potatoes’ own moisture)
• Fried (when cooked in fat, it makes that spitting noise)

Question: Which type of fried potato do you think is healthier?

A.  Chunky potato wedges
B.  Straight-cut hot chips
C.  Crinkle-cut hot chips

To find the answer, try this experiment!

What you need (ask if you can use these things):
•  100g each (use scales): chunky potato wedges, straight-cut chips and crinkle-cut chips
•  Tin foil

Method
•  Wrap each potato piece in just enough foil to cover completely. Make sure you get into every bump and crinkle!
•  Unwrap potatoes and tape each piece of foil together.
•  Measure the total outside area of foil with a ruler.

See tips for the answer!