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  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Simple Roasted Pumpkin Salad

    by Julie Bhosale
    Keeping it Pure and Simple as always - this is one of my all time favourite salads which I am sharing with you this week for those pumpkin fanatics looking for Halloween inspiration.

    The part that takes a wee bit of preparation is the roasting of the pumpkin - I would personally recommend roasting up a whole pumpkin/butter nut pumpkin so you make a big salad to last a couple of days or an evening...

  • Super Green Smoothie

    by Julie Bhosale
    This is a really simple smoothie which has a great source of protein, fat and of course good green stuff (spinach!).

    Ingredients:

    1/2 Cup of milk (can use coconut milk/almond milk)

    1/2 Cup of plain unsweetened yogurt or Greek yogurt

    1/2 Banana

    1 Tablespoon of L.S.A (ground linseed/sunflower

    seeds/almonds) – this can be optional

    2 Large handfuls of fresh spinach (or frozen about ½ packet)

    2 Ice-cubes...

  • Secret Pregnancy Journal - Week 7

    by Julie Bhosale
    Pregnancy Journal Week 7 (4.6.14)

    This week has pushed my family and I in unexpected ways. I have really struggled with morning sickness – which unlike the name suggests has really been morning, afternoon and evening sickness. This morning I had to go and teach for four hours. I was already feeling apprehensive about this as the most I have managed the last two mornings has been a shower and to lie...

  • 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...