Bacon and Cheese Muffins

June 23, 2011

Muffins are a fantastic lunch for kids of all ages. These tasty muffins are a healthy lunch and a good alternative to sandwiches. Lots of kids get sick of sandwiches day after day and then again some kids don’t like sandwiches at all. Muffins are a great lunch on the run. One of my kids [...]

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Preparing Your Child For School

January 23, 2011

Preparing Your Child For School by Shannon Fewings-Hall
At this time there are many families preparing to send their children to school – whether it be their first day or returning for another year.
Here are some ways you can prepare for school and help to reduce any anxieties you or your child may be having.

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Raising Healthy Eating Kids: 9 Ways How You Can Encourage the Healthy Eating Habit In Your Children.

December 6, 2010

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For a lot of parents, raising kids who are conscious of choosing healthy food is a lifelong mission. Given the massive health advantages attributed to healthy eating, kids who are trained towards it stand to gain a lot. As parents, it is probably one of the best gifts we can give to [...]

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Salmon Salad

September 24, 2010

Salmon salad is so quick and easy to prepare. You can buy the small cans of salmon making it as easy as open the can and add some salad. Salmon just happens to be one of the most nutritious foods we can eat. It is full of of important nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids, which [...]

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Freezable Cookie Dough

September 23, 2010

You don’t have to slave away in the kitchen every day to be able to give your kids homemade cookies. You just simply make some cookie dough and then freeze it ahead of time. This way you can make as many batches of the freezable cookie dough as you wish. Then you roll it up [...]

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Carrot and Cauliflower Soup

September 22, 2010

This carrot and cauliflower soup is delicious on those cool days, it is a quick and easy reheat if you take it cold. You could put some in a small lunch thermos steaming hot in the morning then enjoy it at lunch. My children’s school now offers to reheat lunch for their students. They can [...]

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Cheese Muffins

September 14, 2010

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These cheese muffins are a fantastic meal on the run. Pop a couple into a brown bag and and off you go. A delicious healthy lunch or even a quick breakfast. Slice and butter then enjoy. Just be mindful if you plan on taking them warm, then you may need to pack [...]

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Diabetic Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

September 13, 2010

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Everyone deserves a yummy cookie and this diabetic chocolate chip cookie recipe will become a favorite. This is a sugar free cookie recipe that is very tasty. The fact that this diabetic chocolate chip cookie recipe has no sugar and semi sweet chocoate chips you still get the sweetness of chocolate chip [...]

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Cookie Dough

September 8, 2010

Make your own cookie dough at home, then bake it. No preservatives, no additives, you know all the ingredients. This simple cookie dough is so versatile you can make lots of favourites at once. They are all freezable. So make a couple of batches, one for afternoon tea and one batch you can put into [...]

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Apple Cake

September 7, 2010

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Everyone enjoys a nice moist cake. Well this apple cake recipe is set to please even your fussiest cake eaters. It has the sweetness of normal cakes yet this healthy cake has no frosting, just a dusting of cinnamon. The apples make the cake moist.
Apples are a great source [...]

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