Whether you’re in a lockdown or restrictions have spoiled your special occasion. We’ve put together a simple starter, main and cheeky dessert to bring the restaurant to you. We know it’s not the same… but light the candle and get the playlist ready! Starter Broccoli and Potato Soup Ingredients: 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1…
Category: NUTRITION
6 Things People with Healthy Guts do Everyday
Ok let’s be real, digestive issues are the worst. But good news… sorting out your gut health will also impact positively on other areas of your life. If you improve your gut health, you will also experience increased immunity and enhanced mood (70% of your immune system is in your gut and 70-90% of your…
Peruvian Maca: What is Maca Root?
Thanks to Nico from The Maca Experts for sharing everything we need to know about Maca Root! Maca Root, Lepidium meyenii, is a Peruvian plant of immense medicinal significance that has been used daily as an important pillar of health, and wellbeing, by the Incas for centuries. Maca is often referred to as ‘the food…
Increasing Food Diversity: It Starts with Awareness
Through studying a degree in nutrition and an interest in reading the latest research around gut health, the biggest take home message for me is diversity. I don’t think about food as restrictive; I consider my diet as a wholesome high plant food diet that is realistic, affordable, sustainable and adaptable to feed the whole…
Let’s talk SEX hormones..! Yep PMS (Pretty Much Sucks)
Abigail Joy Youngson Clinical Nutritionist BMSc (Nutrition)Founder at Poppet & Co. Women’s Wellness INSTAGRAM | EMAIL Sex hormones are amazing little substances that can either give you that vital glow, boost energy levels and libido or do a complete 180 overnight and wreak total havoc on your life. A normally calm and rational woman can…
Lunchbox Ideas for Kids
Lunchbox packing can be a tedious, mundane task, but we all know how important it is to fuel our kids. How do you find lunchbox prep? For one of my kids, I find it straightforward, but for my picky eater, it’s tough! I’d love to say that my kid’s lunchboxes are perfectly balanced with veggies,…
Hey there veggies… Nice Disguise!
I learnt early on that controlling what my kids eat is probably the most frustrating thing in the world! I’ve also learnt that pressuring them, bribing them or getting angry at them to have another bite, doesn’t do anyone any favours. I have 2 children, the eldest eats reasonably well, I have no issues with…
TOP FREE Thermomix Recipes to get your mixin’ mojo back!
I’d say that my Thermomix TM31 gets more of a workout than any of my friends’ machines that have one. Maybe they’re just better cooks than me?! I use mine a lot, I think that once you find your fav recipes, you can throw them into your weekly plan and they get easier every time…
5 ways to turn your Favourite Cocktail Spooky for Halloween
Love it or hate it, Halloween is now a thing in Australia. I don’t remember celebrating it as a child, but every year it seems to be getting bigger. We all know that kids love it and receive a ridiculous number of treats, so why wouldn’t they!? But what about us! Many adults rarely get…
Feeling MEH… you are what you eat!
Do you ever get that 😒 Meh feeling when you haven’t been eating as well as you’d like? Maybe you’re on yet another pasta diet because it’s the only thing your child is currently eating. Or maybe you’ve just had a lot on your plate, not literally. When we don’t get enough nutrients or the…
