Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Pancakes are loads of fun.  We have cottage cheese pancakes every Saturday, pretty sure that’s the primary reason they’ve learned the days of the week!  This recipe is a great alternative – rich in protein and fibre, a good source of calcium and...
Spiced Stewed Apples

Spiced Stewed Apples

Stewed apples are a classic and simple dessert, and a great addition to lunchboxes.  As they freeze well, you can always have portions on hand to add to yoghurt, top with oats for a quick and healthy crumble, or pop into a reusable squeeze pack.  Flavoured with...
Quick Cucumber and Edamame Salad

Quick Cucumber and Edamame Salad

This is a super quick salad to put together, and as always, it’s easy to adapt with what you have on hand.  This version is high in calcium with the addition of shelled edamame, sesame seeds and canned salmon (leave the bones in, people!!).  You can increase the...
Rhubarb Quinoa Slice

Rhubarb Quinoa Slice

Commercial snacks are often filled with refined sugar in one of its many guises, trans fats in the form of margarine and hydrogenated oils, simple carbohydrates that provide instant energy, but poor nutrition.  These lunch box treats send the other snacks packing. ...
Day on a Plate: Calcium

Day on a Plate: Calcium

So… calcium… Calcium is an essential nutrient (meaning, we have to get it from outside of our own bodies i.e from food), and about 99% is found in our teeth and bones.  In this blog, I’ll let you know how to get enough calcium in your diet, whether...