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  • Dream Meal Times...?

    by Julie Bhosale
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    Are meal times stressful?

    Do you find yourself staring into the fridge hoping inspiration will come?

    Or does 5pm come around and you realise that you have hungry children to feed (and yourself!!) and nothing is ready?.

    Planning really is the key - and I know you feel like you don't have time to have a shower let alone plan a weeks meals (I am there too!) but there really are a lot of benefits to...

  • Simple Healthy Ideas for Kids Parties

    by Julie Bhosale
    This is something I get asked about a lot - healthy easy ideas for kids parties!! It is a tricky balance between providing food that children (and adults) will eat, is easy to prepare (or buy), is actually healthy and does not cost a fortune.

    Before I had children I had visions of being a mum that spent hours planning parties, posting ideas on pintrest, creating magnificent cakes and my children's...

  • Just One Thing!

    by Julie Bhosale
    Life as you know for us as a family is very busy right now…well it’s always busy…just a bit more than normal. As a mum we do often go through times of pressure and things just not going according to plan.

    During these times we can really pile on the guilt by looking at all the things we are not doing!

    This definitely applies to your food choices. It can be really easy to feel down when we see other...

  • 50 Names for Sugar

    by Julie Bhosale
    Sugar is sugar. You can give it which ever name you like but it still has the same effect on your body.

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    That is causing your pancreas to produce the hormone insulin to allows cells to absorb glucose attempting to keep your blood glucose levels stable - but in doing so cutting off your body's fat burning mechanisms (hence insulin is called your 'fat storage' hormone).

    Some forms of sugar do have...

  • Why I am in LOVE with avocados!

    by Julie Bhosale
    I LOVE avocado.

    We all have our fav foods…and avocado is it for me…it would be fair to say I am a tad obsessed with it…. it is no surprise of course that this is my logo!

    Here are 10 reasons why I love love love avos…p.s there’s some great nutrition info in this blog!

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    1. Avocado is incredibly nutritious – this requires mini points of its own:

    *Healthy Essential Fats -Avocados are rich in healthy fats....

  • Feeding Fussy Toddlers

    by Julie Bhosale
    Food demands, refusing food, throwing food, wandering off from the table and leaving a trail of mess….food battles and fussy eaters is a common challenge for parents.

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    As a mum I have full empathy for this - just because I am a nutritionist does not mean I am immune to such behaviour. I have had to hold back my own frustrations and even tears at some of the behaviour exhibited by my toddler....

  • Immune Boosting Smoothie

    by Julie Bhosale
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    Prep time: 5 minutes
    Makes: 1 smoothie

     

    Packed full of wonderful immune boosting ingredients this smoothie can make for a great breakfast or snack option! It has been given the taste tick from both hubby and the toddlers (and neither could tell there was spinach in it!!)

  • Healthy Homemade Chocolates

    by Julie Bhosale
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Set Time: 1 hour in fridge or 10 minutes in freezer

     

    Valentines Day is coming up! I know that it is super commercialised now but hey in the busyness of life, especially with children, it does not hurt to have a decent excuse to put some time into those that you love, especially your partner.

    I actually created this recipe when Smushie was a newborn and I was often up late at night feeding him....little monkey still likes a middle of the night feed!

  • Setting Great Goals

    by Julie Bhosale
    It is important for me to talk to you about goal setting. Not just because it is the New Year – there is never a perfect time to set a goal…but if there wasa time the New Year is a very natural time to do so…It is important I talk about goal setting because this is the first step to you achieving your health and wellbeing dreams, especially in regards to your nutrition. This is the fuel you...

  • 2nd Birthday Party Food

    by Julie Bhosale
    Last Saturday we celebrated our little man’s 2nd Birthday with a Lion Party. Children’s parties are often a nightmare to organise and contain lots of processed, sugar-laden food.

    I am a busy working mum so I did not want to spend too much time preparing party nibbles. Well... no that’s not true I would LOVE to spend hours but we are working hard at the moment to have a lot of work out of the way...

  • Healthy Halloween Ideas

    by Julie Bhosale
    The week on the 31st of October is Halloween. I am a very strong advocate understanding the traditions and meaning behind our celebrations - as this is often lost in today's world. Halloween is a time of the year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs and all those faithfully departed. The traditional focus of Halloween revolves around the theme of using humor and ridicule to...

  • Apricot Coconut and Nut Balls

    by Julie Bhosale
    I got the creative urge this afternoon to experiment in the kitchen. So I got together a few ingredients with the idea of coming up with a new snack that provided a good source of protein and essential fatty acids....Master 2 was happy playing with his new toy truck we sourced from a toy hire place so I grabbed the few precious minutes I would have spare and as you can see the end result is pretty...