Christmas 2024 Food and Nutrition

8. A green furry pot bellied creature with a cat-like face who tried to steal Christmas!
10. A tasty green herb used a lot in Christmas cooking - it's also a girl’s name.
12. Indian festival of lights when you might enjoy some Pistachio barfi, Gulab jamun, and Samosas.
15. Famous Christmas tune by Wham!
17. A selection of items that come from a dairy and eaten with crackers. A great source of calcium..
18. A white vegetable sometimes served in a creamy white sauce. It is an excellent source of vitamin C, folate and vitamin K.

1. Jewish festival of lights - some foods eaten at this time of year include Latkes and Sufganiyah (delicious jelly doughnuts)
2. table. It is high in fibre and a good source of vitamin C.
3. A sauce made of bright red berries and cooked down with some sugar. It is very high in vitamin c, fibre and antioxidants.
4. Iconic fruit cake that is eaten at Christmas time, often comes with a coin baked into the middle of it!
5. A seasoned mix of breadcrumbs, sausage, sage and onion. Usually servied alongside (or inside!) a meat dish.
6. A white root vegetable that is a common side dish on the
7. Bright purple-ish vegetable sometimes served as a side dish with Christmas dinner. Rich in antioxidants.
9. A brown sauce that is often poured over parts of your Christmas dinner. Sometimes runny, sometimes thick, sometimes just right.
11. A meat that's sometimes served instead of turkey for a Christmas main course. It's known as the 'national dish' of England.
13. A Christmas drink that is traditionally made with milk, sugar, and egg yolks.
14. A traditional English dessert with layers of sponge, fruit, custard and whipped cream. Great for Boxing Day!
16. An orange root vegetable that you might leave out for Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen (and, of course, Rudolph). They'll get a good dose of potassium and Vitamin K from it.