Healthy Fundraisers
Fundraisers are my pet peeve. Chocolate, cakes, slices, pies, lamingtons, more chocolate. Hands up. Who ends up eating copious amounts of crap food because you feel obliged? Yep. Annoying. I usually just donate money and say – don’t give me the goods! When Australia is in the grip of an obesity crisis and schools are slowly implementing healthy food policies, it seems archaic that these fundraisers are still around. You can imagine my horror when my daughter recently came home from school with...
Read MoreWin 1 of 3 Notox Boxes!
“I found so many people wanted to make a change but just couldn’t because it was too overwhelming, it would take too much time, cost too much money, there were too many big words, and they didn’t have a health food store handy!” ~ Sharon, founder of Notox Box. I am really excited to be teaming up with Notox Box this week and offering you this giveaway! Notox Box is perfect for those wanting to explore natural products and don’t really know where to start. You can dip your toes in the...
Read MoreHow to host an eco-friendly kid’s party!
How to host an eco-friendly kid’s party! Today I am bringing you my top tips for a very green kid’s party. Keep in mind that even the little things we do can all make a difference. * Plan ahead. Many environmentally friendly products sadly are not widely available, so you may need to hunt around or order online. * Stop and consider what you will need and if the products are able to be composted, recycled or upcycled in anyway. * Invitations can be made at home with recycled paper or cards or you can...
Read MoreHealthy and Eco-friendly Kid’s Party Bags
The party bag. The lolly bag. The loot bag. The bane of parents! Let’s eat heaps of junk for two hours and…… if you still haven’t had enough, here’s a bag full of sugar and plastic to take home with you. How did that all happen? Anyway, it doesn’t have to be like that. You can certainly still participate in the party bag tradition in a much healthier and eco-friendly way. The parents will thank you too. Okay so here are some of my top tips: The bag. Think outside the...
Read MoreHave a very GREEN Christmas with these eco-friendly tips!
“Australians are expected to spend about $10 billion on food over the Christmas period, but a staggering 35 per cent will be wasted and end up as landfill.” ABC News. “A recent Australian survey by McCrindle Research has shown that 78.5% of Australians have received a present that they didn’t want. 13.7% of people will throw away these unwanted presents – meaning they go unused from manufacturer to landfill.” Clean Up Australia. I know ‘statistics’ are a grey area, but I...
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