Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Stuck for healthy snack ideas or snack ideas for after school? Snacking doesn’t have to come associated with guilt and you can make snacks cheaply and easily at home. Here’s a delicious moist banana muffin recipe that is easy to make and isn’t packed with too much added sugar. These […]
Cooking with Kids
Saving my sanity by meal planning – simple family meals.
One of the things I am passionate about is making food simple. If you have time and can afford to be fancy with your meals then there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Go for it. Normal life for my family in the week involves basic range ingredients, plenty of fresh and frozen veggies and
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Veggie Croquettes
After making these I was named the Empress of Veggies by the one and only Gregg Wallace, so I felt I had to share this recipe! It is a little messy to make (make sure you squeeze the fluid out of the veggies) but those dips combined with the croquettes = heaven. I
Gingerbread energy balls
A delicious gingerbread energy ball recipe that is super easy to make and cheaper than buying them in the shops!
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Easy Peasy Paella
With parents who reside in Spain, paella is something my whole family loves, my mum has been taught how to cook it by the locals. This weekend with my mum in the UK at my home I decided to cook her my version. It’s probably not a true paella but hey, it’s tasty family food
Peanut Butter Cookies and Smart Snacking.
Snacking sensibly for me is a must. I need bucket loads of reliable energy to get me through my day. An average day for me involves 3 kids, much pilates and 1-2-1 dietetic clients. I don’t sit still for long, so crashing mid afternoon is not an option, especially as that’s the school run and
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When your 4 year old cooks dinner…
One of the best things about having kids is knowing that one day they will cook you dinner… well tonight it kinda felt like that happened. The J-boy just got stuck in and took me by surprise. I’m pretty sure this boy is going to be a great cook. So if you need some encouragement
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Apple and Pecan Energy Balls (no bake)
My kids seem to need a 3 course meal to eat after school/pre-school, so my snack tin needs to be topped up with nutritious and filling foods. These apple energy balls are something I saw another dietitian friend making on Instagram and we adapted it slightly, using different nuts to suit our tastes. My 4
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A healthier cake – Courgette and sultana (wheat and lactose free).
Each year my love of growing vegetables, well grows. I had a dad who had very green fingers and grew a lot of the vegetables for the small hotel my parents ran. In the summer months our bath water was often emptied by buckets into the vegetable patch! My Sri-lankan grandmother has the greenest fingers
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Chocolate Granola Baked Apples
Granola is one of those foods that I could easily eat quite a lot of, though I tend to not eat it as a cereal but add it to dishes. I love the crunchiness and the variety it gives to transform your simple fruit and yoghurt into something more exciting. However granola is usually high in
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