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
Tasty chips – pic by Dan Germain, via Flickr Eating healthily can appear boring and dull, but it really doesn’t have to be. It is easy to eat healthily without having to live off salad and rice cakes. There are many different celebrity diets and fads going around at the moment, but all you need […]
Review: Walkers Mighty Lights – like a crisp but better for you
There’s a new crisp in town, apparently. It’s just like an ordinary crisp – only better for you. Taking account of the fact that it’s parents who buy lots of crisps to put into their kids’ lunch boxes, they’ve come up with something they think will tempt us. It’s the Mighty Light. ridged potato crisp […]
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 […]