It won’t be long until we are saying goodbye to another year, and what a year it has been. We are sure most people can agree that 2021 and 2020 were not the years that we were expecting. However, we can start to look toward a brighter future, and we hope that this is exactly […]
324/365 The pasta sandwich… culinary tautology
I may have mentioned my current drive to get all of us eating better, healthier food. Certainly eyes roll in this house when the subject comes up. (And no one saw the two leftover cookies I just scoffed, did they? Therefore they don’t count.)Anyhow, in a money where my mouth is moment, I signed Boy Two […]
Guest post: The fun way to eat healthily
235/365 prawn toast on the road to better eating
This was for supper as part of my ongoing campaign to turn my sons into well-rounded omnivores rather than developmentally stunted fish finger addicts. Boy One struggles to eat a varied diet because his Aspergers comes with sensory issues. He finds slippery foods and unpredictable lumps intolerable. Consequently Boy Two spent far too long […]
Help – my child is fat.
For months I’ve been ignoring it, pretending it would go away.Then my son got a letter home from school pointing out in black and white that his BMI is too high. In short he’s heavier than someone his height should be.The local health board offers comforting sources of advice and support, but surely I don’t […]