This refreshing Peppermint Lime Iced Tea was created by my 12 year old son. It's quick and easy to make and the perfect drink for a hot day. If you want to make it ahead, assemble it and add the ice at the last minute. This is a great standard recipe for any iced tea, so start brewing for a delicious, refreshing drink! Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to ...
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Healthy Hot Chocolate
My approach to raising my kids to have a healthy, balanced relationship with food is firmly centred around education, enjoyment and finding the middle ground. When they were little I was very strict, controlling everything that passed their little lips. I just wanted what was best for them (in those early formative years) and to be honest I wouldn't change a thing. However, as they grew older and ...
6 Vegetables to Hide in a Smoothie (including recipes)
No matter what I'm cooking, I'm always thinking in terms of how I can inject more nourishment, especially when feeding my kids. Because children are growing so rapidly, they have a much greater nutritional requirements, yet a smaller capacity to be nourished (smaller stomachs). So my motto when working to improve the health of kids is to make 'every mouthful count' nutritionally. One tip I ...
Coco-Beet Berry Smoothie
Most mornings, my 7yr old son (the most laid back individual in the world and not particularly partial to anything to domesticated), makes the family a smoothie. Usually, he sticks to favourite combinations like berry, spinach, banana or pineapple, spinach, lime and mint; but occasionally, with a little guidance he likes to get creative. My only stipulation with the morning smoothie is that it ...
Immune Supportive Chai Tea Latte
I think it's wonderful how food memories are formed - I have many but one of my most vivid is for Chai Tea Latte (the fancy 'cafe' name) given to India's national beverage - Masala Chai, or just Chai. My husband and I spent over 6 months living in our most favourite country (besides Australia of course) and definitely sampled our fair share of Chai. Almost every town we visited claimed 'the best ...
Healthy Mango Lassi
Everywhere you look in SE Queensland, beautiful mango trees are dripping with fruit. Even if you don't have a neighbourhood tree, they should be pretty cheap in stores right now across Australia. So I thought I would share my favourite way to make the most of this sweet summer fruit. BK (before kids), I spent 8 months in beautiful India and as such, developed quite a taste for the local ...
Tropical Smoothie
With the weather warming up, and my kids up with the birds for swim squads, a quick 5am pre-training session go-to is often a smoothie (or a big cup of bone broth). Yes, this little mix happens to be 'green,' however rather than jump on the 'green smoothies are the bees-knees' bandwagon, I'm going to buck the current trend and put it out there that you don't have to drink green smoothies to be ...
Summer Berry Spritzer
With record temperatures this week in Queensland, staying hydrated is a priority. So I whipped up this delicious, refreshing Summer Berry Spritzer. My family loved the flavours and scooping up the berry pulp with the end of the lemongrass stalk too. Health benefits The coconut water is nature's power-ade and I've written about its wonderful benefits here. The berries are fabulous antioxidants ...
Pine Lime Splice
Following on from my 'Coconut Water' post, I thought I'd share one of my favourite summer smoothie combos - my Pine Lime Spice is simply delicious and a whole lot more medicinal than you'd think. I love the taste of coconut water though I know a few people who just don't. So if you want to benefit from the impressive mineral profile and hydration from coconut water - without the taste, then try it ...
Immune Tea – a Simple Remedy to Prevent and Treat Colds and Flu
There's something soothing about a warm cup of tea when you're feeling run down. But not any old tea will do. With people dropping left right and centre at the moment with colds, flu, and all manner of dreaded bugs, I thought I'd share this immune supportive tea recipe - a remedy I rely on to keep myself and my family well. I also use this remedy to treat a respiratory infection. It really ...
Coconut Berry Ice
Following on from my 'Water' post yesterday, I thought I'd share the anti-oxidant loaded, coconut water smoothie I made myself for a nutritious, healthy, fast breakfast this morning. Between getting my kids fed and to running club by 7am, as well as organising a hundred other things in preparation for the day ahead- let's just say I didn't have the luxury of sitting down to breakfast. This is also ...