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Lunchbox Ideas for Kids

Lunchbox Ideas for Kids   Making lunches every day can sometimes be cathartic for me, and other times it is a right pain in the arse.  Especially on a Friday when stock in the cupboards is at an all time low. I will literally look up and down, right into the cracks of the pantry, […]

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Tot’s Pantry ~ Nutritious Meals for Little Tummies

You know those nights when you pull a mind blank on what to cook the kids for dinner, because you just know they wont eat what your having? Or you’re eating once they are in bed for the night? Or your heading out but still need to feed the kiddies before hand? Or… you just want to […]

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All About Added Sugar

All About Added Sugar   When I think of sugar, I think of the basic white sugar I put in my coffee each morning. So when thinking of the foods that are out there in the market, when it says “SUGAR” on the ingredients, I just assume it’s exactly the same – white sugar. When it […]

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Lately…

It’s been a rather busy few weeks with one too many kitchen renovation dramas and too many winter bugs still lingering.  It’s time for some good old fashioned reminiscing and thankfulness…

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Super Grains Simplified

If you haven’t yet stumbled upon the goodness that is the super grain phenomena, fear not.  It’s not as hipster/foodie as it sounds and, it could be as simple as…

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Winter Rugby – Our Great Kiwi Saturday Morning Ritual

The 2016 rugby season has just about wrapped up for us.  Ethan’s J1 team played their last game together on Saturday, a huge milestone as 18 out of the 22…

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Kid’s Choice – Easy Egg Burrito Recipe

Friday is always the best day of the week when you’re a kid and this winter Dave has started a new breakfast tradition that has the boys getting to the…

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French Toast Recipe with Almond Milk – An Easy, Healthful Change

Having an indulgent, ‘treat’ breakfast is one of life’s little luxuries whatever age or stage you’re at.  By getting a bit creative with the ingredients, you can help reduce the…

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5 Tips for Fending off the Winter Bugs – Danielle Roberts

My lovely friend Danielle Roberts is a Holistic Nutritionist (BSc Human Nutrition) at Fuel Nutrition Ltd. She was kind enough to put together these tips for fending off the winter bugs that seem to hit… More Continue reading

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Catching up

Once again, a very long time has elapsed since my last blog post. 6 weeks, to be exact. Same story! I just don’t seem to have time for blogging these days. But at the same time, I do want to preserve memories. That’s the main reason I started blogging way back in 2005. And because […] Continue reading

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Fridge, I love thee

Oh, Fridge. I’ve always taken you for granted. I’ve used you many times a day, without ever really thinking of your worth. I’ve covered you in tacky magnets, without taking a moment to gaze upon you with appreciation. I’ve even felt the rage at you, wh… Continue reading

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Just Bloody Eat Your Dinner

JUST BLOODY EAT YOUR DINNER   I’ll be the first to say “if they’re hungry they’ll eat it” … but by golly is that a frustrating rule to live by. Because my kids, especially my boy, will dig their heals in and refuse to eat what is on their plate NO MATTER how hungry they […]

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Perfectly Portioned Treats – 5 Ways

Navigating the treacherous rapids of the great sugar debate and the myriad voices of nutrition experts filling our social network feeds with raw food, gluten free recipes and chia puddings…

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Cheese Puffs

I love the weekends! Steve is home and we are able to embrace a slower pace. I  would say sleep ins are a regular occurrence but with two under three we are lucky if we get to sleep in past when the alarm would normally go off (so 6.45 am). However, snuggles in bed with my […]

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My Favourite Lemon Recipes

It’s that time of year here in New Zealand (middle of winter) when your lemon tree is laden with so many lemons that you don’t know what to do with them.  You offer to give them to friends and family, but they too have lemons coming out t… Continue reading

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