Okay, just bear with me for this post, as I'm departing from kiddy lunchbox fare and switching to adult-with-dietary-restrictions-work-lunch instead. That's because there's been a few changes around here. For many months now, I've been trying to get a few health issues sorted out. Following a fairly dramatic and totally undeserved weight gain last year, I was diagnosed with chronic low iron … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Banana Breakfast Bars
It's been a few weeks since I've posted a recipe as I've been swamped with work. Kinda funny considering the kids (including my youngest) are now back at school and I have more time in my days. But that also means more ways to fill in that time and I seem to have had a huge amount of work to do lately. My plans to get the carpets cleaned, garage door repaired and piano tuned have all so far been … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Seed Clusters
I've never been a huge fan of seeds. Even though they're so full nutritional goodness, I could never get too excited about snacking on them. Honestly, I'd rather eat nuts. If your household is anything like mine, then the food tastes of the grocery shopper largely dictate what goes into the shopping basket each week. And so it has been the case that I've never really bought … [Read more...]
Gluten-free and Dairy-free? Read this.
If there's one thing tougher than coming up with ideas for your child's gluten-free lunchbox, it's coming up with ideas for your child's gluten-free AND dairy-free lunchbox. I mean, seriously, how do you give them a great whack of good nutrition as well as avoid all the things that make them sick? Damn, it's a tough gig for some parents and kids. Really tough. And you can't pack nuts if … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Pumpkin and Rice Salad
Ever since I've been writing this blog, my recipe attempts have been sent to school in the lunchboxes. Every day the kids ask what's in their lunchboxes, and often they're told that yet again they are to be the guinea pigs in my latest quest to perfect a recipe. There are frequent mutterings about "Mum's experiments" coming from my eldest two and until recently, they would sometimes even ask, … [Read more...]