Ah, Easter – the most chocolate-filled holiday of them all. I don’t know about you, but I feel a little burst of childhood excitement at the thought of getting stuck into our stash of eggs (thank you, Easter Bunny!) come Sunday morning. However, while we all know chocolate is not the healthiest thing you can […]
4 years ago
Halloween night might just be up there with the unhealthiest days of the year, and most of us nutrition-minded parents are stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to find a way to protect our kids from the sugar rush that is about to go down. First of all, try to relax (a […]
4 years ago
Easter Sunday might just be up there with the unhealthiest days of the year, and most of us nutrition-minded parents are stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to find a way to protect our kids from today’s great chocolate-induced sugar rush. First of all, try to relax (a one-day sugar binge does […]
5 years ago
With all the festive excitement comes the inevitable Christmas sugar crash. This kind of crash occurs after junk food binges which cause dopamine and blood sugar levels to drop quickly. If you want to avoid your smallies encountering the fall out of the Christmas sugar crash, try these three tips. Keep the carbs If your […]
5 years ago
Despite my best efforts in trying to get my children to feel as passionate as I do about quinoa and kale (I swear, I have tried), they still occasionally fling themselves on the floor in the sweets aisle in Tesco, sobbing because they (claim) they haven’t had a treat in ages, and they need chocolate […]
6 years ago
I don’t know about you, but I am zero use at reading labels on food packaging at the supermarket. That, of course, is great for the marketing folk who want you to buy their product just because it comes in a shiny blue box (or whatever other sorcery they use to lure us in), but […]
10 years ago