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Everything you need to know about Ketogenic diets
Before we get started on ketogenic diets, we need to understand a bit about our body's metabolism. Because the ketogenic diet is a diet...
Elise
Nov 4, 20186 min read
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Gluten Free Diets: Healthy or Unhealthy?
Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash Gluten Free Diets have become a 'fad', by that I mean they have become more and more popular as a...
Elise
Jun 3, 20184 min read
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A beginners guide to making booch (kombucha)
Booch? So you've heard of it, but actually have no idea what it is, aside from a weird hippy drink? Kombucha is a fermented tea, made...
Elise
Apr 2, 20184 min read
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Intolerance and allergy: what are they?
I've had quite a few people ask me about the difference between allergies and intolerance's. So I thought I would re-post this blog on...
Elise
Mar 22, 20183 min read
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Baby Led Weaning or Spoon feeding? Which is best?
So your baby is getting bigger and you are thinking about starting solids. There's a lot of info out there and some of it can be...
Elise
Mar 16, 20184 min read
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Coeliac Disease - what is it and how do you do a gluten free diet?
Photo by Gardie Design & Social Media Marketing on Unsplash Coeliac Disease When I was pregnant, I would projectile vomit if I ate even...
Elise
Mar 9, 20185 min read
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How to get kiddies eating new foods
Want to get your kiddies trying a new food? Kids are notorious for fussy behaviours, one day they like a food, the next they don't. And...
Elise
Feb 23, 20186 min read
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Myths on Fat Busted!
Myths on Fat Busted! ❌ We should all be eating a low fat diet 🍳 Nope! Fat is an essential part of our diet and total fat in our diet,...
Elise
Feb 16, 20182 min read
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Diet's don't work: Why you are better off being fat and happy
Diets don’t work 97% of people who go on a diet regain the weight and more, after a few years. Why? Because diets are restrictive and...
Elise
Feb 5, 20187 min read
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How do we give our kids body confidence?
Pictured: me at Golden Bay back in 1985. Our kids live in a world where they are pressured from every inch of society to be thin and look...
Elise
Feb 2, 20185 min read
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How to have a healthy gut
Pictured is a probiotic egg. This egg is soaked in Red Sauerkraut juice and has good bacteria on it, which helps promote good "gut...
Elise
Feb 2, 20184 min read
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Vegan Diets: a beginners guide
Vegan diets have become a popular way of eating in recent years. People choose to be vegan for many reasons, environment, animal cruelty,...
Elise
Jan 28, 20185 min read
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Dear Jacinda, now you are eating for two...
Pictured: Miss 9, when she was 22 weeks in the womb Being a pregnant mama is a tough job. Being a pregnant mama and running the country...
Elise
Jan 22, 20186 min read
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10 ways to help kiddies eat their lunch at school
Got a kiddy that doesn't eat their lunch at school? Here's 10 tips to get your kiddy eating their lunch at school 1. Fill them up at...
Elise
Jan 17, 20182 min read
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14 Real Food AND Delicious! Party Food Ideas
This was my daughters' Birthday Party Food, when she turned 8. From the top: Popcorn, Cherry tomatoes and cheese on toothpicks Bliss...
Elise
Jan 8, 20185 min read
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Why making your kiddy their very own recipe book is a GREAT idea!
When Miss 10 was a wee thing we made her a recipe book. Complete with recipes she'd helped make and pictures of her doing it. Why? To...
Elise
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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100 calorie snacks and why that's a BAD idea
The UK government have come out with recommendations to limit kiddies snacks to two 100 calorie snacks per day. I really hope our...
Elise
Jan 3, 20184 min read
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How to make a healthy lunchbox in less than 5 minutes
School holidays are nearly over ... not sure if I feel relief or dread 😂 and with the return of school comes the return of the...
Elise
Dec 31, 20174 min read
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How to make butter in 5 easy steps!
Butter is so expensive and it's not likely to get any cheaper due to high demand and lower availability - so much for living in the land...
Elise
Dec 19, 20171 min read
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Why diets don't work: reason #1
Why diets don't work. Reason #1 One of my favourite foods is papaya. Obviously, it doesn't grow in NZ and the imported ones taste...
Elise
Dec 3, 20171 min read
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