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Its one thing to know that soft drink, lollies or chocolate contain sugar and should not be consumed regularly but it is also important to know the hidden sugars contained in sometimes perceived 'healthy' food.

Raw caramel, cinnamon and walnut slice topped with fresh figs. A yummy raw food dessert that is easy to prepare.

10 Simple tips for a successful detox 

February seems to be the new January of New Year’s resolutions – well since I’ve become a parent of school age children anyway. January wasn’t the time to focus on myself, it was all about the kids. Now that they are back to school and I have some time on my hands it was time to get back on track.

My energy levels had been really low, I was craving sugar and clothes were a little tighter after the Christmas holidays so I (am my husband) decided to try the 3 day food matters detox. I ’m not going to lie – even though my normal diet is fairly healthy – I still struggled on this detox. Its not that the program is too extreme, it was just that I struggled because I didn’t follow the advice I would give to someone else starting the detox. I was unprepared and I just dove straight in!  read more

Camping doesn't mean that you cant continue healthy eating habits for you and your children. Here are some simple and healthy meal ideas the whole family will love.

Flying with children can be a daunting thought but there are ways to make the journey much easier on both you and your child. Here a 5 tips that will make that trip a little easier.

I didn’t make a friend

The other day we went to a lunch for a friends birthday. Most families didn’t know each other but only had the friend in common. We arrived late with our kids in tow and on the way had explained to my daughter that it doesn’t matter that we didn’t know anyone, there will be other kids her age and she will make a friend in no time.

When we arrived, every single child was on their own iPad or a DS. Head down, conveniently quiet but disturbingly antisocial. Not one looked up from their game to say hello. The part that shocked me the most was that these families were strangers to each other so it wasn’t like it was an agreed thing to all entertain the kids the same way – they had all chosen to do this independently from one another. read more

I recently had some portrait shots taken of my beautiful 5 year old. She looked absolutely stunning but she saw the picture and said – ‘Mummy, I don’t like the creases under my arm. They look awful!”

Eeekk…why was my beautiful 5 year old analysing her self like that?! Why, because it’s what I do every time I see a picture of myself. I hate my wrinkles, oh I look terrible in that picture, gosh I look awful. What was I unintentionally teaching her? I was so shocked that she said that and so disappointed in myself for not picking up this habit earlier. I had to stop immediately. read more