Your guide to a happy, healthy Easter 2012!
Easter is just around the corner !! Special occasions seem to go hand in hand with overindulgence, don’t they? Chocolate, hot cross buns, chocolate, huge family dinners and more chocolate! Don’t despair ! I have the best ideas from around the web to make your Easter a whole lot healthier. Enjoy. Hot cross buns, hot cross buns……. ( you are singing along aren’t you?) Make your own hot cross buns this Easter and you avoid loads of sugar and additives. It’s really not that hard!...
Read MoreFive Favourite Things – March
I am going a little “Sound of Music meets Oprah” today and sharing with you some of my favourite things. These are some things I have been in love with lately. My essential oil diffuser and Young Living oils – these are food grade therapeutic oils and are very effective. I use it every night with lavender to help me get off to sleep. Addicted. Peace, man! I have been wearing this gorgeous bracelet I got for my 40th birthday last year all the time….. I just love it. It’s very ME!...
Read MoreMake your own healthy chocolate drink mix!
Let’s face it, no matter how much slick marketing they like to spin, the chocolate drink mixes on the market are anything but healthy! Refined white sugar form the base of these drinks….. and don’t even start me on the artificial additives! While that’s okay in moderation, some kids find it hard to be moderate with chocolate milk. Making your own version at home is not only cheaper, but it’s chockful of nutrients that growing young bodies need. This has a healthier sugar, is...
Read MoreHow to use chamomile tea to treat conjunctivitis (or pinkeye)!
Chamomile tea is incredibly effective at treating conjunctivitis! Chamomile is known for it’s anti-irritant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties. We have used this for years now and it really works, every time. No need to spend a fortune at the chemist or put chemicals in your kid’s eyes! I really love simple remedies too – things you can easily find at the supermarket, health food store or chemist. So this is what you need: Good quality chamomile tea (Hilde Hemmes or an organic...
Read MoreCherry Yoghurt Pops and Frozen Yoghurt Drops!
Kids love ice cream! It’s true. Did you know ice cream can contain a lot of nasty things though? Ice cream isn’t just made with milk, sugar, cream and eggs like it used to be. These days it’s full of numbers and some even have msg in them !! Eghads!! Making your own really isn’t that hard and it’s not only cheaper but you know what is in it ! Invest in some of these funky popsicle makers – you can pick them up really cheaply at the supermarket. It’s so easy, you can even...
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