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Traditions play a massive role in our eating habits. Just think of all the special and memorable times in your life and how much food played a part...

I am on the final stage – the final, final, final stage!And am I so glad to be at this point.It has been a very long few months waiting, in limbo. ...

I am a massive advocate for making food at home. You will always get more nutritious food when you make it yourself, plus you are learning importan...

Last week I was looking for some inspiration on different toppings to include on Nairns Oatcakes (product review here!) and, with any luck, possibl...

Lasagna is family comfort food at its finest! A great way to get vegetables in a larger amount is with a vegetarian dish - as you are 'encouraged' to use more vegetables then normal in replacement for meat. This vegetarian lasagna is a favourite in our house, nice and soft for little mouths with enticing bubbling cheese on top!

 

Ingredients:

500 grams pumpkin

1 and 1/2 cups of spinach (fresh or...

Vegetables are often one of those battle grounds when it comes to feeding little ones. How do I get my child to eat more vegetables?....is a question I am frequently. Vegetables in particular have a lot of different textures and tastes - and don't come with fat or sugar to sweeten the deal like a lot of other foods do - natural ones included. Animal based proteins all contain fat, fruit contains...

Every year I see posts on healthy ideas for Easter – I am drawn to them, it is my work after all, but do you know what….sometimes we want to have our cake and eat it too…or in this case the egg/hot-cross bun/Easter chocolate goodness thing….So here are some tips and tricks so you can have an easy, healthy Easter – chocolate included.



 

Plan your treats– In a world where there is no shortage of...

I have been wanting to create a sugar-free hot cross bun recipe for a while now. After reading 100s of recipes and also including what I love most about these Easter treats I have finally done this!



I love a fluffy bun at Easter time but I just really don’t like sultanas and so many have these in them! Also dried fruit does still contain sugar from fructose – I found this amazing product called...

A crockpot (aka as a slow-cooker) is honestly a mum's best friend and one of my ultimate #dinner hacks. I make a crockpot 1-2 times a week (at least!).

This is a super easy curry made with basic yet nutritious ingredients and can be quickly thrown together in the morning (2 children hanging off you included).



 

Ingredients

1 onion

Extra-virgin olive oil (about 2 tbs)

2 tbs of crushed garlic

2-3 tsp of...

There can be a lot of confusion around when to start little ones on water and how to graduate them up to a proper cup. I am going to keep it as simple as possible for you this in blog while sharing the latest guidelines and research.



When to start?

Breast milk and infant formula are the sole sources of nutrients and fluid for an infant up to around six months of age. Once an infant has started with...

We really struggled to toilet train our first son....a number of things went wrong and we didn't know what our next step was. I fumble my way through motherhood most of the time but one thing I have learnt (the hard way) is to ask for help, especially from an expert! Enter Laura Morley of Toddler Talk NZ. Laura was our saving grace! I had a one-hour skype consultation with her and came away with a...

I have created this smoothie just for little monkeys who are going through toilet training and maybe reluctant to drink water and/or are experiencing being 'backed' up and constipated. It's a problem that is not really wonderful dinner time conversation but it is really common. This is more so in children who do have a lot of processed foods or going through a fussy stage of eating and refusing...