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My children have taken to yelling “CHOCOLATE” at random intervals without prior notice, usually when other people are around. It appears they take after their mother in their mild full blown chocolate addiction. This newfound exuberance about cocoa is one I don’t discourage. I feel it keeps me grounded. Sometimes I think I can get…
Hands up who dreads Halloween? If you are a parent trying to keep your children’s (and your own!) sugar intake to the World Health Organisation recommended daily allowance, then Halloween can be a nightmare, in every sense of the word. It’s the most sugar-laden celebration of the year, and candy is worshipped then in a…
These delicious, bakery-style pumpkin cookies are one of my many odes to autumn (fall). Cakey, soft, pumpkin-y (ok, not a word, but it should be!). And yummy. Oh, so yummy! More like individual cakes than cookies really, these melt-in-your-mouth biscuits are perfect with a steaming cup of pumpkin spice latte or a simple cup of…
Orange soups are the best. Hands down. I enjoy a good green soup (especially if it involves broccoli and stilton or pea and ham). I think a fresh red sugar free tomato soup is delightful. But orange soups. YUM. My squash and apple soup is still a firm favourite in our house, and I’m looking…
Next to Christmas and Easter, Halloween is possibly a low sugar parent’s most dreaded time of year for the sugar content it inevitably carries with it! It can be daunting, and feel overwhelming to try and figure out how to cope with a holiday centred around candy when you are trying to keep your family…
Hands up if you lurve peanut butter? My son would quite possible leap out of his chair in response to that question! He is a peanut butter fiend, but then all of us are. It’s a yummy, easy, sugar free alternative to curds and jams, can be bought ready-to-eat with no added sugar, and is creamy…