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Preparing nutritious food for the whole family every day is no easy task, especially when the newest member is just starting their journey into the wonderful (and messy!) world of solids. Introducing solids is a big adjustment for everyone involved; often it means tweaking the menu and culling salt from recipes, that baby food equipment overtakes a significant part of the kitchen, and that suddenly there’s a lot more cleanup to contend with
Here’s a super simple pizza recipe that you can knock up as dinner for the whole family in less than 15 minutes. That’s the same time it takes to prep a frozen pizza, but this doesn’t contain any of the nasty preservatives and random ingredients most frozen, boxed foods contain. For this reason, wholegrain or wholemeal pita bread is a staple on my grocery shopping list, and there always tomato paste in our pantry. I
This simple mocha smoothie recipe is a great way to get a much needed caffeine hit alongside a bunch of other nutrients that are actually good for you. For anyone who needs their morning coffee, it’s a cool and refreshing alternative that’s perfect for a summer morning or throwing into the gym bag. Avocado adds Vitamin K, C, B5, B6 and E, not to mention potassium, protein and folate. The yoghurt
Here’s a really simple recipe for a delicious, healthy (yes!) chocolatey treat that you or the kids can snack on. These chocolate bliss balls contain ZERO sugar and it’s full of good things: dates, raw cacao, peanuts, pumpkin seeds and coconut. I’ve been planning to make chocolate bliss balls for months and finally did it on Thursday because a Lindt chocolate factory opened up five minutes away from my house
This sweet, refreshing mango smoothie takes less than 5 minutes to make. And it’s the bomb. Try it – you won’t regret it. Green mango and almond smoothie recipe Save Print Prep time 3 mins Cook time 1 min Total time 4 mins Recipe type: Smoothie Ingredients ½ cup chilled or frozen mango 1 cup chilled coconut water 1 tablespoon MiLA’s Gift Almond Coconut spread ¼ cup spinach
As I write this post, Mr 2 is sitting on the couch next to his Dad, and both are chowing down on these cookies. It’s almost dinner time, but I’m not going to get mad about them spoiling their appetite because this experimental cookie batch has clearly passed the Toddler and Husband Taste Tests. These double choc-chip coconut & chia cookies are a great, chewy snack that isn’t packed with processed sugar
The little man hasn’t had a huge appetite lately… so I made a totally spontaneous decision this afternoon to bake what would have been normal salad in a puffed pastry parcel… and to my delight the little Ukulele Baby ate four little tuna parcels without any coaxing required. Admittedly it would probably taste way better with cheese (what doesn’t taste better with cheese?) but the little guy is allergic to dairy
