Today I returned home from my long weekend away and unlike on my flight up when I took last minute snacks for the plane, I was a little more organized today and took some healthy plane snacks. For the plane snacks, I made use of what I had left from my grocery shop while I […]
French Toast Kebabs
June 6, 2013 by
French Toast Kebabs are a fun way to serve french toast to the kids, and sneak a vegetable serve in too! To make french toast skewers, first you need to make french toast and allow it to cool. Then, cut the french toast into shapes. I made the french toast shapes triangles and the […]
Potato Pancakes Recipe
May 30, 2013 by
Potato Pancakes Recipe – Easy Potato Pancakes with shredded potato – with gluten free option too. Potato Pancakes Recipe These potato pancakes are sort of like a cross between a hashbrown/latke and a pancake, but more pancakey, hence the name – Potato Pancakes! Whenever I make this Potato Pancake Recipe they literally disappear off the […]
Park Outing With Healthy Kids Snacks
May 25, 2013 by
We visit a local park at least every other day. The fresh air and sunshine is wonderful for the kids (and adults too!). I always take a healthy snack with for the kids, to help keep their energy levels up with all the exercise they do at the park. Here they are having a good […]
Three Quick and Healthy Kids Lunches
May 24, 2013 by
This week has been a particularly busy week. Here are 3 lunches which I thought I’d share because they were all incredibly quick to put together, (often at the last minute!) yet pack a nutritional punch with every bite. I’ll start with a kinder lunch box for my oldest son. This lunch box consists of […]
When The Food Is Fun The Kids Will Want Some
May 22, 2013 by
You know when you get a word, phrase or song stuck in your head, and it constantly “haunts” you. Well, this phrase has been circulating over and over in my mind and I just have to get it out…. “When the food is fun the kids will want some. When the food is boring […]
40 Healthy Kids Snack Ideas
April 22, 2013 by
No matter how much the kids eat at mealtimes, it seems (with mine at least) that they always ask for food between meals – that’s where healthy kids snacks come in. Well it’s not a wonder with the amount of activity they do – they need a nutritious snack to help keep their energy levels […]
Rhubarb Jam
December 6, 2012 by
It’s only recently that I started to cook with Rhubarb – I didn’t know what I was missing out on! It’s a great ingredient to slow cook to jam/puree form and then spread on sandwiches, mix through french toast, some vanilla yoghurt or ice cream – for a delectable treat. Rhubarb is actually a vegetable, […]
How I Banned My Kids From Constant Snacking
November 25, 2012 by
Since reading French Kids Eat Everything I have drastically changed the kids snacking schedule. Well, until reading the book we didn’t have any schedule, I just gave them food when they asked for it, thinking that the food was healthy, so why not! Well, giving food “whenever” meant it was a struggle to get […]
Homemade Popcorn
October 3, 2012 by
We Love, Love, Love Popcorn in our house. In fact through both my pregnancies I ate bowlful after bowlful of popcorn (through my first pregnancy I think I lived on it!) – so the boys were even enjoying the healthy snack before they were born! I admit that in the past most Popcorn we ate […]
