Where did Christmas come from? Seriously, I know we all know it’s coming and it’s the same date every year but does it not feel like someone’s stolen half of November and a week in October?
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Recently I attended the launch of the report “Tackling Childhood Obesity” from the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in the Oireachtas.
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It’s that time of year again when the shops are stuffed, wall to wall, with sweets, chocolates and grotesque confectionery items, in preparation for trick or treating.
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Who eats dessert for breakfast? Imagine the scenario, the kids roll out of bed, don their uniforms and make their way downstairs.
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It’s back to school this week and in our house it’s a bit of a double-edged sword.
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Part of what I do in my business is to encourage children to get involved in cooking.
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f you’re anything like me, then going on holidays means a break from cooking. Oh happy, oh bliss, oh joy - no cooking. But oh no - we are at the mercy of kids menus when we eat out.
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Ok, so I’m sounding more and more like my mother with every passing day. Or even my grandmother.
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I was at a recent seminar in the beautiful Airfield Estate in Dundrum where the topic up for discussion was “The Consumer - Your Food, Your Choice”.
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I was sitting in the Grand Canal Theatre recently, watching an amazing production of “Matilda”
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People often say to me; “your children must be great eaters” and I say back to them “no, they’re not”!
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And it's begun - the slow riddance of Easter eggs from the house. The children got 5 each plus ancillaries (mini eggs, bars etc.).
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The season of eating chocolate, I mean Easter, is almost upon us.
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This week is the perfect excuse to up your intake of green veggies as we careen towards our national day of all things Irish/green.
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I couldn't resist these watermelons when I saw them in Dunnes the other day.
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It's not a great week to be teaching about "eating the rainbow" to 11 different preschool and after school classes in Ireland.
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You may or may not know that we are currently in the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter when we are supposed to deny ourselves in order to atone for our sins.
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With Pancake Tuesday around the corner we here at The Cool Food School are shining the light on pancakes.
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This is the concluding piece in our sugar free journey with 8 year old Molly who has been diagnosed with candida, a fungus in her gut and mouth. This has caused her quite severe stomach cramps and cold sores on her mouth over a number of years.
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When I was 8 years old (in the late 70's!), a treat would have been something like homemade buns, the occasional packet of crisps or a small chocolate bar. A friend of mine always had chocolate chip cookies at her house - the height of posh at the time!
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