Rebecca Gawthorne: Sydney nutritionist shares her no-added sugar lunchbox mango roll up recipe

Dietitian shares her quick and healthy recipe for mango rollups – and they’re perfect for school lunchboxes

Australian dietitian and mum Rebecca Gawthorne shared a lunchbox snack
She said her healthy fruit roll-ups are perfect for back to school

By Sophie Finn For Daily Mail Australia

A leading Australian dietitian and mum has shared her four-ingredient recipe for lunchbox-friendly fruit roll-ups.

Rebecca Gawthorne, from Sydney, said the no-added sugar snacks are the perfect low effort treats to give kids energy during the day.

The treats are made by dehydrating four puréed mangoes in the oven for three hours, and they can last up to one month in the fridge.

The mum, who is known as Nourish Naturally online, endorses a balanced approach to healthy eating, her food philosophy is ‘nourish not restrict’.

Leading Australian dietitian and mum, Rebecca Gawthorne (pictured), has shared her four-ingredient recipe for lunchbox-friendly fruit roll-ups

The treats are made by simply dehydrating four puréed mangoes in the oven for three hours, and they can last up to one month in the fridge. Rebecca said the no-added sugar snacks are the perfect low effort treats to give kids energy during the day

‘Are your kids heading back to school? Try these No-added Sugar Mango Roll-ups for a healthy and tasty lunchbox snack,’ the mum said when she uploaded a video making the sweet treats.

Many Australian schools now have a ‘sugar ban’ which prevents kids from bringing processed sugary treats in their lunch due to fears the unhealthy snacks can trigger rapid mood swings and also result in schoolyard disagreements.

Rebecca’s healthy recipe requires just four ripe mangoes and nothing else, making it the perfect treat to let your kids feel like they have had a dessert whilst not breaking lunch rules.

To make the dish she preheats her oven and lines a large baking tray with a silicone baking mat.

The dietitian then slices her mangoes and blends the flesh in a food processor until a smooth purée is formed.

She spreads the mango purée evenly onto a lined tray and bakes it for 3-4 hours.

To finish the sweet treat she cuts the sheet of mango into strips and rolls them up to resemble the popular snack.

Rebecca explained that even with such a long cook time the dish will still have nutrition, but heat sensitive nutrients like Vitamin C will be reduced.

She said they can be stored in an airtight container in the pantry for one to two weeks or in the refrigerator for up to a month.

They can also be put in the freezer to keep them for few months.

Recipe: No-added sugar mango roll-ups

Ingredients:

4 ripe mangoes

Method:

Preheat the oven to 80C and line a large baking tray with a silicone baking mat.

Slice the mangoes and place mango flesh into a high-speed blender and blitz until a smooth purée is formed.

Pour mango purée onto a lined tray and spread it out evenly into a rectangular shape approx 2-3mm thick.

Bake for 3-4 hours or until the purée is dry to touch and pliable. If the underside of the roll-ups are still wet, flip the roll-ups over and continue baking until fully dried.

Once cooked, remove from the oven. Place a piece of wax paper on top of the roll-ups and peel off the wax paper and the roll-ups together.

Cut the sheet into long strips and then roll up the strips.

(Source: nourish_naturally)

Rebecca’s followers loved the healthy recipe.

‘Wow this is so simple! Definitely will be trying – thank you,’ one mum said.

‘Wow! I need to make these for the kids,’ another commented.

‘Not making school snacks but I’ll eat these myself,’ another said.

‘Nature’s candy, love it,’ another wrote.

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