NOURISH :: GUT HEALING GUMMIES RECIPE

Gummies. Jelly. Jello. Chewy cubes. Whatever you wanna call them, as an adult, these are way more exciting to eat than you may first think. They wobble and jiggle and you kinda have to be on your chewing game or else the slippery suckers can go all over the place in your mouth. They are super fun, super yum, and so damn healing for your gut! I don't know anyone who wouldn't be happy munching on a couple of these each day for their gut health which I why I love them!

HEALTHY HOME ESSENTIALS FOR WINTER

I know I know. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but whether we like it or not (especially us Queenslanders), Winter will be here June 1st. It's inevitable. So with that in mind, and now with a family of my own, I want to empower you and your family to waltz into winter with wellness under your belt - and avoid the common cold, ferocious flu strains, niggly sore throats, head colds, and all round under-the-weather-ness.

Preventative Health is my passion, and one most people may not quite grasp until it’s too late. An ounce of prevention is worth it’s weight in gold in my books (touch wood, I’ve never once had the flu). 

And I’m inviting YOU to come play with me online this April.

MY BEST RAW CHOCOLATE RECIPE

Chocoholic? 🙋🏽 Who else here eats it every. goddamn. day. I haven't always made my own and probably because for so long I could never get it the way I liked it. But this is pretty damn good. And also amazing with coconut flakes, dried blueberries, goji berries, flaked almonds, you name it! And it takes no time at all!

NOURISH :: LIVER PUREE RECIPE FOR BABIES

Something most adults turn their noses up at (I’m cool - more for me) ☺️ but would you give it to your children? What about your bubba now eating solids? Yep! LIVER is a POWERHOUSE food forgotten these days, but slowly making a come back in those following a more traditional grandma-eating style 😝 It’s rich in IRON which bubba's need from about 6 months as they no longer get it from mama. It's also high in choline (for brain super powers), cholesterol (which we need for hormone synthesis), arachidonic acid (more brain development), minerals and vitamins - including the tricky-to-obtain B6 and B12! Poultry liver (that is, chicken)also has a great balance of A, D3 and K2!

MY 2018 INTENTIONS + AN INVITATION FOR YOU

Happy 2018. It's not to late to be throwing those words around yet is it? It's only just February after all. It does always seem that January comes and goes in a flash though doesn't it? It's like a teaser, or a test, so when we get to early Feb we can go holy moley that went fast, and we can regroup, re-evaluate, pivot and change course if need be, and decide to move slower and be more present. Which is also why this year I have decided instead of writing out 2018 Goals + Intentions as one great big grandious 12-month thing - #overwhelm - instead I am writing my intentions month by month (see my Feb intentions here). 

Which is why I want to tell you about what I'm doing at the moment, like right now, and forget about the whole "where I'm going in 2018" thing... coz I've discovered now as a mama to a small child, all we have is NOW. And it's a gift and a blessing to have realised this since having Taj. Well, I mean, I knew it before, but a bubba definitely solidifies it, and you can actually F E E L it, not just intellectualise it!

HOW TO CREATE DELICIOUS + NOURISHING MEALS IN A PINCH!

I did a blog a few weeks ago on my top 5 tips to epic eating all week long as a (sleep-deprived, time-deprived) mama, and a friend of mine mentioned to me after she read it, (that she loved it, ☺️ and) "now all she needs to do is find some more recipes". Which got me thinking... (1) I need to create some more as I haven't done so in sooooo long - #newbaby - and (2) if we know the basis to a great nourishing meal, and have a handful of yummy suggestions to look too, then we can start making delicious + nutritious meals right away - without a list of recipes to look at (coz, honestly, do we really?).

I'm going to share what I do when creating a meal - a quick, easy, no-brainer meal. I'll show you how my brain works in building it and the why's behind my choices. I'll have you know though, meal prep is key! ~ another post I need to write up!

MY TOP 4 FAVOURITE FOODS FOR POSTPARTUM RECOVERY (+ BEYOND)

Before I had Taj I felt I knew enough about the sorts of foods I wanted to be fuelling my body with after I gave birth - all the yummy slow cooked, replenishing, nourishing, energy rich and healing foods. However, as any woman who has given birth may tell you, between "labour land" hormonal highs, ecstatic endorphin rich moments, sleepless nights, and days blurring into one another, the first week goes by so quickly you can be left wondering where it went.

So as a nutritionist, an advocate of whole food eating, and your girlfriend in the fridge who wants to get you excited about epic eating, I wanted to give you a heads up on my favourite foods that if eaten post-birth will nourish you and rebuild you from the inside out. And if you know them now, you can prepare yourself to have them.

MAMAS :: MY TOP 5 TIPS TO EPIC EATING ALL WEEK LONG

As a new mum I know how tough it can be to get any food in your mouth when you're hungry let alone good food. Between poor sleeping, navigating a new routine (heck, life change!!), breastfeeding, changing nappies and simply keeping the little one happy (which on days can be a full time job + overtime in and of itself)... its likely that a handful of nuts has equated a to 'meal', coffee has been breakfast, or you've realised its been half a day and you've barely had a bite of anything.

There are simple ways to avoid this and start to eat epic nourishing foods all week long though. It just takes knowing how. And that's what I'm here to help you with.