My son does a lot of sport, and a lot of growing...he's like a weed. Whereas my daughter has had definite spurts over the years, Jesse just grows at a steady pace. He eats a lot in a day so I've always encouraged him to take care of his own snacks where possible. One of his favourite things to make himself for a snack these past few months is this Chocolate Banana Smoothie. Over the years I've ...
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Orange Pineapple Smoothie
This Orange Pineapple Smoothie is a citrusy and bright breakfast (or anytime) smoothie that's delicious and nourishing. I know you'll love this as much as I do...it just feels good. Health benefits The bioflavonoid bromelain in pineapple is a proteolytic enzyme (meaning it breaks down proteins). It is thought to boost immune function and has anti-inflammatory properties which help to open ...
Peach Ginger Coconut Smoothie
Late last year my niece got married in Brisbane and we had the most wonderful weekend with family celebrating. My hubby loves food as much as I do so if we're eating out, he always researches the best places to eat. We figure if we're spending money on eating out, it needs to be well spent. One of a couple of great finds was a Middle Eastern breakfast joint. The food was so amazing we ate there ...
Strawberry Shortcake Protein Smoothie
My 10 year old son is growing at a rate of knots. He has size 10 adult mens feet (we call him 'the hobbit' lol) and he's a big, athletic kid. He's mad for sport and at the moment, he is training sometimes twice a day (athletics and nippers season is in full swing for him). So feeding him nutritionally balanced meals and snacks is especially important for his day to day wellness and his ability to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie (that will really get you up and on the go)
This Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie is a high fibre, protein rich, sustaining start to the day. It takes minutes to make so there is no reason at all to buy the heavily processed, nutritionally void varieties of breakfast drinks I have written about here. If the convenience of a boxed drink is necessary, why not serve it in a sipper cup with a stainless steel straw. Same same but actually good for ...
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 ...