The work of The Cool Food School is centred around children - mine and yours. Our
children are very important to us - nobody disputes that. We cherish them from birth,
and as they grow, their little world expands and they are introduced to more of everything - people, toys, experiences and food.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again when we all go into a frenzy of list writing and google searching for the perfect gifts for our loved ones.
Read MoreI say no to my children a lot. I buy petrol, I say no. I’m grocery shopping and I have to say no. I bring them to the barber and I say no. We’re waiting to collect someone from swimming and I have to say no to sweets, jellies, ice cream, crisps. It’s wearing, frustrating and stressful.
Read MoreSo Halloween is over but the stash of sweets, jellies, lollipops and other trick-or-treat “goodies” is still hanging around. My #givecashnottrash initiative was popular with all the kids who called to my door but what about my own kids?
Read MoreOctober means it’s all about Halloween in my house. Along with the costume debate (who’s going to wear what, where can I possibly get a costume for a dead teacher/bus conductor/hedgehog?) goes the chat about the trick-or-treat haul. How many sweets did you get last year?
Read MoreMy daughter begged and begged me for a packet of Dairylea Dunkers in the supermarket recently. It is not the kind of thing I would ever buy for my lot as the list of ingredients reads like a chemists shelf (polyphosphate, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, citric acid, paprika extract..)
Read MoreOh summer, where have you gone? How is it back to school time already? Back to routine, early mornings, uniforms, home work and the dreaded school lunches
Read MoreSummer is drawing to a close but there is still time to take advantage of the long days and get out and about with your kids.
Read MoreI’m just back from a couple of weeks in France and already missing the weather, the wine and the holiday way of life. But the food?
Read MoreIf you only teach your kids to cook one thing, let it be a homemade, tomato sauce.
Read MoreI know, I know, I know. Cooking with kids is a messy business…
Read MoreBet you’ve never heard of “food jagging” before? Well, if you have a fussy or picky eater, you are more than likely to have experienced it.
Read MoreMy children and yours I’m sure, have gone to and will continue to go to, countless birthday parties over the years. They come home all sugared up
Read MoreHave you a fussy eater at home? Or do you just want to encourage your children to eat more fruit and veg?
Read MoreNew Year, new you - or at least new you once the selection boxes/Roses/Quality Street/Christmas cake/other Christmas chocolate is all gone.
Read MoreHealthy - at Christmas? Sure that’s not the point of Christmas at all! It’s a time to let loose, eat chocolate for breakfast, mince pies for dinner and watch tv for days on end. Isn’t it? Isn’t it?
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?
Read MoreRecently I attended the launch of the report “Tackling Childhood Obesity” from the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in the Oireachtas.
Read MoreIt’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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