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  • Easy Vegetable Muffins

    by Julie Bhosale
    N/F
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
    Makes: 12 muffins

     

    These are a household favourite and make a light fluffy muffin, perfect for hiding vegetables in (especially the green leafy kind) making them a hit for little ones and adults. At approximately 35 cents/muffin they are also a very cost effective healthy snack!

  • Today I wanted to quit motherhood....

    by Dr Julie (PhD)
    Today I wanted to quit motherhood.

    It was always going to be bad today. I was up so many times in the night on Saturday I was just glad that morning came – simply because it meant the night was over. One of THOSE nights - and you know the day is going to be hell, surviving like a walking zombie. Somehow knowing that just makes it worse. In the same breath, I still wanted to be there 110% for my...

  • Healthy Homemade Chocolates

    by Julie Bhosale
    G/F D/F E/F N/F
    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!

  • Sahan's Birth Story

    by Julie Bhosale

    Sahan Raj Bhosale - Saturday 17th Jan 2015, 11.10pm


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    The birth of our second son was quite different to that of our first – which was a fairly text book natural birth.  Most of you will have read my earlier blogs about the challenges I encountered during the later stages of my pregnancy with pelvic athropathy which meant I needed to be induced. It was a very surreal...

  • Pregnancy Journal 39 Weeks

    by Julie Bhosale
    This will highly likely be my last blog before I become a mum again. I will be completely honest I did not think I would get this far. I am now 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant. This is a common theme among most of my pregnancy blogs as you will have no doubt picked up! This blog follows on from the one I wrote nearly two weeks ago (read here). I am a qualified health professional but I am first and...

  • Full Term Pregnancy Glow and Pelvic Arthropathy

    by Julie Bhosale
    Current status: 37 weeks, 4 days. What I would like to be writing is that in this beautiful weather I have been spending care-free time with my family basking in full term pregnancy glow. We even have gorgeous pregnancy photos which would suggest this….
    But this is not the whole truth. I have been really struggling at the tail end of pregnancy and in wanting to keep up with the ‘super mum’ act have...

  • Low Calorie Mocktails

    by Julie Bhosale
    When I was pregnant with Smushie it was one hot summer (he was born the 17th of January) and that is where the idea of creating some healthy drinks that were slightly more fun and interesting then water came from!

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    Pure and simple as always these fun, cool and low calorie mocktails are a fabulous healthy option to drink on hot summer days...or to bring in the new year!!

    There is no blending, juicing,...

  • Healthy Spiced Cherry Ham Glaze

    by Julie Bhosale
    For Blog

    Ham at Christmas time is a long standing tradition for many families. However, many traditional ham glazes are full of sugar, especially refined sugar. Made with real fruit, Christmas spices and free of re-fined sugar this recipe is a much healthier alternative for a ham glaze - and I think this also makes a wonderful hand-made Christmas gifts inside little jars with a pretty ribbon!

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    Ingredients:


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  • Coconut and Date Truffles

    by Julie Bhosale
    Truffles hmmmm say no more!! This latest creation of mine is just in time for Christmas and makes a great alternative to the normal high sugar, low nutrient truffles - to be honest they taste like mini mouthfuls of Snickers Bars and make for a great bliss ball snack too - without all the refined sugar!!

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    Super simple to make (no baking required) you children will love helping you make...

  • Yummy Olive and Cheese Muffins

    by Julie Bhosale
    Another Pure & Simple creation of mine!!! If you love olives then you will looooove these delicious muffins!!

    Aside from their taste and amazing ability to go very well with wine and cheese....olives have incredible health benefits!

    Olives are anti-inflammatory so a great immune system booster, especially in times of oxidative stress and viral illness. There are also known as anti-cancerous. This is...

  • Simple Coconut Flour Cookies

    by Julie Bhosale
    My latest baking experiment is soooo simple to make, and only uses a little bit of honey for sweetness.

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    These cookies are made from coconut flour. Coconut flour is made from coconut solids which have been ground into a very fine powder. This product is increasingly being sold in health food shops and your local supermarkets. It is a great gluten-free alternative to normal flour.

    These little...

  • 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...