This chocolate chip cake is truly amazing. It turned out way better than I thought it would. It went through many changes, but I finally came up with the winning version. My family and our friends can testify. Once you start eating it, you can’t stop. My son and his friend who came for a play date could not stop [...]
There is no single diet that fits everybody. When we choose our diet (and lifestyle), we take into consideration our childhood and adult food experiences, our food preferences, our food sensitivities and allergies, and our health in general. We all have our own journey to health. Each path is different. Also, the journey that we might embark on today might [...]
I love making one pot meals as they are fairly quick to make and give leftovers for a couple of days. This great meal can be made in about 1 hour and the leftovers taste great the next day too. This meal is rich in: Healthy fats from coconut oil Protein, vitamins B3 and B6, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus from [...]
My son is not a talker. OK, let me rephrase that. My son is not a talker when it comes to him telling us about his day at school. Otherwise, we learn every detail about his dreams, his plans for his allowance, and whatever stories his imagination comes up with. He is an extrovert and is very social. He starts [...]
Remember two weeks ago when chocolate was not my favourite flavour? I can’t stay away from chocolate for too long and neither can my family. So I created a chocolate version of this yummy chilled vanilla coconut chia pudding. This is a nutritious breakfast that I will make regularly for my family from now on. It is very rich and [...]
When I met my husband, he had a recipe folder that he used on a regular basis to make recipes from. One of the recipes that he made frequently for us was called Doro’s Spaghetti Sauce. Doro is my husband’s uncle’s wife. Doro and her husband live in Germany. Doro and my mother-in-law exchanged some recipes and this was one [...]
Physical activity can mean anything from walking to running or organized sport. Physical activity is beneficial to everybody, children and adults. A lot of research has been done and more is undergoing on benefits of physical activity in children. I previously wrote about exercise here (3 easy changes to make tody that will benefit your kids tomorrow) and here (Constipation [...]
What do you call a happy event followed right away by a crappy one? Everything balances in life? Don’t get too comfortable as something is going to happen and is not going to be good? Let me explain why I ask. My family and I recently went on a holiday. One afternoon, I went on a long walk while my [...]
Today I am sharing with you one of the best nutrients that our children’s brains need for proper functioning. And what better time to talk about brain nourishment than right before school starts? Next week, many children (including my eldest who is 5 years old) start school. As parents, we strive to ensure that our children get the right meals [...]
Have you ever eaten Holy Crap cereal? Holy crap it is delicious! The flavour I bought recently is “Cranberry Raisin Apple”. It is a blend of chia seeds, hemp seeds, buckwheat groats, cranberries, raisins, apple bits, and cinnamon. Here is a photo of the ingredients: I decided to make my own breakfast cereal following Holy Crap Cereal’s ingredients. The ingredient [...]