Irish families spend twice as much money on treats as they do healthy foods
Yikes. I am sure we have all felt the pinch lately when it comes to our grocery bills. We all have to eat, however, it seems most Irish families are actually spending far more on treats and sweets than they are fruit and vegetables, according to new research. Supermarket shopping data found that families with […]
4 years ago
Parents told to stop giving their children jam sandwiches in their lunchboxes
Not healthy enough. Parents in the UK have been told to stop giving their children jam sandwiches in their school lunches and instead send them in with some healthier lunch options. This comes following some shocking new research from the University of Leeds, where researchers tracked several schools, and found that just one in 60 […]
4 years ago
This very simple trick might just get your child to eat broccoli (and other green foods)
We are big fans of the Charlie and Lola books in our house. In one of the books, “I will never ever eat a tomato” big brother Charlie tricks little sister Lola into eating a whole bunch of healthy foods she claims she doesn’t like – simply by being a little bit inventive with what […]
5 years ago
3 delicious and kid-friendly smoothies (with added sneaky veggies!)
Need to smuggle veggies into your kids?
5 years ago
M&S has relaunched their Taste Bud range for kids – with tons of yummy meals and lunchbox ideas
Making life easier for parents! Can we all agree that some days getting a healthy dinner that the kids will actually eat on the table can be a little – well – challenging. From fussy eaters to food aversions or just plain, old ‘I don’t like this today even though I ate it yesterday’ dramas […]
5 years ago
Children should be eating of side-plates, not full-sized plates, says new health guidelines
Irish children are getting fatter. In fact, childhood obesity has become an alarming national health concern in recent years, with one in five Irish children now considered to be obese – and levels of obesity reaching epidemic proportions in recent years. Recent research has found that as many as 19 percent of Irish children are […]
6 years ago