Festival season is kicking off and I’m packing my bags to come and see you …
If you live in Cork - we’ll be like family by the end if the summer! I’m practically moving to the real capital 🤪.
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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 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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Are you looking for simple green food ideas to give the kids this Paddy’s Day? How about a healthy green smoothie to start the day off? Get all the nutrients in before the parade begins!
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‘My child won’t eat veg’
If I had a carrot for every time a parent said that to me - I’d be able to feed thousands! Toddlers don’t eat veg, children don’t eat veg - it’s so common. What do you do if your child won’t eat vegetables?
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‘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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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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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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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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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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We love our children and would do anything to give them everything they want and more. But when it comes to healthy eating, we put our foot down. Knowing the right food to feed your kids is one thing but making them understand the benefits and nutrients this gives them is another.
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You want to get your child cooking but confused about what kitchen utensils to get them? What is the best first knife for my child? What knife should I get for my 8 year old? What about a safety knife?
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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 age old issue of what to put in your kids school lunchbox is upon us again with the end of the school holidays. Here are some of the comments I hear from parents:
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Picnics are a great way to get kids to eat the food they may not normally eat!
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Do you want to do some cooking in school but don’t know how to go about it?
Have you a healthy eating week coming up in school and you want to tie in some healthy cooking activity?
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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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The Kiddies Safety Scissors is one of our best selling products. A child safe scissors is a perfect addition to not only your arts and crafts supplies but also to your kitchen!
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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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