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10 easy, protein packed breakfasts for kids that they can make themselves
10 easy, protein packed breakfasts for kids that they can make themselves

Breakfast eh? The most stressful meal of the day - everyone under pressure to get out the door for school, preschool or work. But you need something quick, easy and nutritious for breakfast for your toddler. Or you need a healthy breakfast for your 8 year old. Or you’ve run out of breakfast ideas for your 4 year old.

You want some easy breakfast ideas that are high in protein to keep their bellies full. Well here’s a list of easy, protein packed breakfast ideas for you that will take all the thinking out of breakfast for you!

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Easter gifts that are not Easter eggs!
Easter gifts that are not Easter eggs!

Easter is fast approaching and with it, the never ending dilemna of parents. Easter eggs! Which one to buy, how many to buy and what to do with all that chocolate once Easter is over.

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100 Family Dinner Ideas
100 Family Dinner Ideas

‘What’s for dinner tonight’? - the daily dread of answering the ‘what’s for dinner’ question is enough to send any parent into a meltdown! Every day, it’s the same … ‘what can I make for dinner that’s quick and easy' and everyone will eat ‘. I hear ya … it’s a head wreck.

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3 reasons why kids should be making their own school lunches
3 reasons why kids should be making their own school lunches

It’s nearly back to school time and with that, comes school lunch making! This may be the bane of every parents life but if you’re looking for the best school lunch box making tip - I have one - get your children to make their own lunches!

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3 Healthy and fun recipes for the kids at Halloween
3 Healthy and fun recipes for the kids at Halloween

Are you looking for simple but healthy recipes to make with the kids at Halloween?

There is so much junk food around at Halloween, it’s nice to find a way to get some fruit and veggies into the kids!

It’s all go here at Halloween HQ, getting our Halloween food list together. Here are our 3 favourite spooky recipes that you can make with the kids or they can make themselves this Halloween!

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5 jobs for toddlers in the kitchen
5 jobs for toddlers in the kitchen

You’d be amazed by how many jobs a toddler can do in the kitchen. All you need is a safe knife for toddlers (there are great ones on the market like the kiddies food kutter), a kitchen stool for them to stand on (the kitchen helper is the best!), Some time and lots of patience!

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The 4 best child-safe knives for toddlers
The 4 best child-safe knives for toddlers

You want your toddler to help in the kitchen? And they want to help in the kitchen but you’re not sure - so much danger and mess? They want to cut but you’re terrified of the sharp knives hanging around your kitchen? So you’re using a blunt butter or plastic knife but they cut NOTHING. Everyone is getting frustrated!

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50 school lunchbox ideas!
50 school lunchbox ideas!

Do you hate making the school lunches for your kids? Are you always looking for ways to make healthy school lunches? Are you wondering “what should go in a school lunch”?

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The best kitchen equipment for your child in the kitchen!
The best kitchen equipment for your child in the kitchen!

Is your child interested in cooking? Or are you interested in getting them involved in cooking?

Then you’ll be looking for some cool and safe equipment for them! Here’s our fav kids cooking utensils to get you started!

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Learn to love vegetables with The Veggienauts Club!
Learn to love vegetables with The Veggienauts Club!

Do you want your children to eat more veg? We all do right?! And that’s one of the reasons why I set up The Cool Food School!

I recently found a friend in Kate from the Veggienauts Club who has shared her advice on how to encourage our children to eat more veg. Read on …

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Fussy eating toddlers .. the whys...? Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Fussy eating toddlers .. the whys...? Part 1 of a 2 part series.

Have you a toddler that won’t eat their veg? Or a toddler that ate everything one day and today - won’t eat anything? Are you always searching for food ideas for your fussy eater, hoping you’ll find the holy grail or healthy, acceptable toddler dinners?!? Are you fit to be tied..?!

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Help is here ...for the endless snackers and always starving kids...
Help is here ...for the endless snackers and always starving kids...

Midterm is almost upon us and with that comes the joy of having our little darlings at home for the week (unless you’ve been clever and got them booked into camps or creche!).Kids at home equals endless rounds of meals and snacks.

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Would you serve dessert at dinnertime to your kids?
Would you serve dessert at dinnertime to your kids?

Do you give your kids dessert at the same time as dinner?

Are you mad, I hear you say? Sure all they’d do is eat the dessert and leave the rest … Yes? Well, maybe not ..

I spoke to Ciara Attwell, from My Fussy Eater and creator of the fab Pick Plate (which is a best seller here) who does exactly this with her kids - serving dessert alongside the main course - on a pick plate of course!

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I have ways to make your child eat (and enjoy) their greens!
I have ways to make your child eat (and enjoy) their greens!

Have you a child who’s a fussy eater? Do they refuse to eat lettuce? Do they turn their nose up or even shriek if a piece of lettuce lands on their plate?

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