Orange Coconut Creme Recipe

When you are losing weight or following a healthy eating plan, it can feel like everything is OFF LIMITS. But not on the healthy mummy weight loss plan and on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge. And here is an example of one of the treats that we include on our meal...

Date & Oat Bliss Balls

These mouthwateringly delicious date and oat bliss balls are a PERFECT healthy snack. Make them in bulk and freeze them so you have a stack of wholesome treats throughout the week. These bliss balls taste great and will give you a boost when you’re feeling...

7 Date Ideas Nights For Parents

Remember the time before kids, when you would go out on a whim on a Friday night for dinner and a movie? That was considered a quiet night out. Nowadays, something like that would take days of preparation and organisation before it would get off the ground. It’s no...

Real Mum Stories: Laura's Battle with Anxiety

My name is Laura and I’m a mum of two, a 2.5 year old and a 7 month old.  I have lost 34 kilos on the lose baby weight challenges. Recently I started medication to treat anxiety and depression and this is my story.   I have suffered from some form of anxiety and...

5 tips to get pre-teen kids to do their homework

In homes across the country the subject of homework threatens the already fragile fabric of many households. While kids bemoan having to do it, we parents are the ones that hate it more than them, well at least we detest trying to find ways to make them to do it...

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

This is one of those recipes that is pure comfort food. Meat, falling off the bone, in a sauce full of aromatic herbs, slow cooked veggies and the goodness of stock (and of course, wine). Lamb shanks really benefit from long, slow cooking in the oven like this. And if...