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Parenting

My Time Saving Meal Prep Guide

Meal prepping has become essential for me over the last few years. When you’re a working parent or sleep deprived it can be easy to reach for unhealthy processed food or ready meals. I’m always preparing meals the day before work so that I am not tempted by over-priced soggy salads. One kitchen appliance I […]

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Food
recipes

Meat-Free Monday Vegetarian Chilli

One of my favourite meals (and Amber’s too) is chilli con carne. However as I am trying to reduce how much red meat I am eating, I have started substituting beef mince for Quorn mince. It’s lower in calories and still a good source of protein. This recipe is super easy and the perfect #meatfreemonday […]

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Fitness
Food
Lifestyle

Tom’s Daily Plan Review

As a food blogger one of my main obsessions is cookbooks. One of my favourite books at the moment is Tom Daley’s ‘Daily Plan.’ Which is a mixture of family-friendly recipes, workouts and tips on mindset. Out of the books currently on the market, this is probably one of the best out there. It’s home cooking […]

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Food
Kids Nutrition

Holiday Hunger And How to Cook On A Budget

As a Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Ambassador one of my responsibilities to support families in creating healthy affordable meals and encouraging a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Last week I watched the latest episode of Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast. One of the topics discussed was ‘Holiday Hunger’ which is where kids who are eligible for […]

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Kids Nutrition

Weaning: Making Cooking From Scratch The New Normal

When I became a mum I became more passionate about healthy cooking. As you know Amber had meningitis as a newborn and when she pulled through I wanted to focus on her health and on so called ‘brain food.’ There was no way I was going to feed my baby processed food or jars. Also […]

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