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Cooking with Kids: Cannelloni

July 18, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Kyrstie Barcak of A Fresh Legacy. My family loves to eat pasta all year round. It is the favourite meal of my boys Punky (4) and Cuddles (17 months). I make a very good Spaghetti Bolognese (if I do say so myself!) However, I get bored cooking the same [...]

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Lunch Box Ideas for Kids Who Don’t Like Sandwiches

July 13, 2012
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I am not a big sandwich eater and as a result Immy and I tend to eat other lunch food choices at home. Starting kindy this year has put sandwiches back on the lunch menu (at least for Immy) but some days she asks for an alternative. Often the alternative is cold meat and salad [...]

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5 Food Suggestions For Keeping Kids at the Table

June 27, 2012

I have a child who often likes to start dancing around the dinner table about five minutes into the meal. Or she gets up time and again during dinner to get or do something unnecessary, which is really just an excuse to get up from the table. Sometimes we ignore the behaviour as the dancing [...]

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Easy Chicken and Vegetable Pie Recipe

June 20, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Kyrstie Barcak of A Fresh Legacy. This pie, or a version of it, features at our place at least twice a month. For my family this recipe provides one dinner and a work lunch for Mr Fresh. Makes: One family size 26 cm pie Preparation Time: 25 minutes Cook [...]

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Homemade Fruit Muesli Bars

May 23, 2012
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Today I would like to welcome a new regular contributor to the Childhood 101 team. Kyrstie Barcak’s blog, A Fresh Legacy, includes oodles of fresh, healthy recipes, as well as stories of family life with two small children and their adventures growing their own vegetables and herbs to use in their cooking.  Each month Kyrstie [...]

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Apple and Yoghurt Muesli Pikelets

April 13, 2012
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The apple. muesli and yoghurt make these pikelets super yummy and extra filling! Perfect for breakfast or a morning tea snack. Recipe for Apple and Yoghurt Muesli Pikelets You will need: 175g tub yoghurt – we used Yoplait Strawberry 1 cup raw muesli 1 cup self raising flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 apples, cored [...]

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10 Easy & Healthy Alternatives to Packaged Breakfast Cereal for Kids

March 21, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Tricia Hogbin of Little Eco Footprints. My household is avoiding packaged breakfast cereals in an effort to save money, reduce packaging and minimise food miles. We are also enjoying added health benefits because many packaged breakfast cereals are highly processed and contain excessive amounts of sugar and salt. My [...]

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Family Time: Meal Time Conversation Starters

March 15, 2012
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I have long been an advocate of regularly eating meals together as a family as a means of encouraging the positive eating habits of young children, and as the most effective way for them to learn socially acceptable behaviour and manners. What I had not thought about was the mental health benefits and I was [...]

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