New things – french and japanese food
It’s week 3 of our CSMA Club #NewThings challenge (you can also see week 1 and week 2), and this time it’s all about trying a new food. CSMA Club have some tips about saving money on food as well,…
food and drink
Food for thought on healthy eating and pregnancy diet with Aptaclub
When I fell pregnant I’d been on a diet – lots of healthy eating and exercise, and was at my ideal weight. Unfortunately, however much I wanted to eat well, my body was just craving food. No savoury or sweet…just…
Green fingered children – start them gardening young
I’m not a fan of gardening. Never have been and never likely to be. This year I’ve actually managed to grow tomatoes. Loads of them, but I’m still waiting for them to turn red. And as I write this, we’re…
Childrens appetites – how much do 3 year olds really eat?
However easy the child, parents always have concerns of some kind as their baby grows up. Eating’s one thing that’s always on people’s minds. It starts with the whole breast vs bottle worries – what do you want to do,…
Food packaging for parents
So, food packaging. Or just packaging in general, but food packaging is my minor gripe. Usually because there’s a toddler hanging off me or climbing up on chairs to open the fridge and remove something to ease his ‘I’m hungry’…
Feeling Simply Great – the challenge
I’ve spoken numerous times about trying to get motivated to lose my baby weight plus some, and to be honest it’s a bit hit and miss. It seems to go really well for a bit, then I see something nice…
Coco-nuts about Vita Coco Kids
*Ad – gifted for review I used to think that I’d only ever give my child water or milk. Milk was going well until we moved to lactose free, and now N won’t drink ‘milk’ at home. He’ll have it…
The Red Tractor, and what it means to me
Red Tractors…not Massey Ferguson or Case tractors but the little red tractor you see on food. I’ve been reading quite a lot recently about the Red Tractor label, and it’s definitely becoming more visible and understood especially with Alex James…
Halloween treats: Oreo Pumpkins
I’ve never really done anything about Halloween in the past, and don’t plan to with N, but there’s some really great crafts I see on Pinterest and blogs, so fancied giving some of them a go. I spotted some decorated…
Brambling: foraging for fruit
I’ve been hearing for a while about how all the blackberries are out and ripe for the picking, but had been put off because the fields where I know there are usually blackberries still had our cows and bullocks in….
Great British Summer – Wimbledon, Strawberries and Bombay Sapphire
As part of a sponsored shoppertunity with Collective Bias, I was asked to go British and enjoy those typically summer activities…Wimbledon, strawberries, along with Bombay Sapphire. I’m a big tennis fan having played a lot when I was younger, and…
