Educating our children in the difference between a wholefood and a processed food is one of the most important things we can teach them about food. Wholefoods are any food taken directly from it’s source where it’s grown. In comparison, processed food usually comes in a package and the natural ingredients have been changed, and other […]
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3 Outstanding Orange Foods
The secret to getting lunch box food eaten is to make it colourful, and fresh is best. This week’s tip is to include Orange fruits and vegetables. Here’s 3 outstanding orange foods but feel free to include others your family likes. 1. The Wonderful Carrot Slice them in rounds, cut them in wide wands, or slice them […]
Lunch Box Inspiration Term 3 Wk 2
Another Term is upon us. That means we’ve probably got around 100 lunch boxes per child left to make before the end of the year. That’s 100 more opportunities to enhance our children’s mood, behaviour and learning through the food we pack them. Here’s a couple of important tips that could help your child: Help […]
The Surprising Sweet Potato
As part of my Hassle Free Healthy Lunch Box Program™, I issue weekly Healthy Lunch Box Tips to schools for inclusion in their school newsletter. Week 5’s Healthy Lunch Box Tip is Three Outstanding Orange Foods to include in the lunch boxes you pack. One of these Outstanding Orange foods is the Surprising Sweet Potato. […]
We Bought A Bus!
This is the bus which will become our family home and The Root Cause Head Quarters as we take our mission to Transform Children’s Health, One Lunch Box At A Time around Australia. We bought it on Monday 16th June, 2014, to be precise. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s (mostly) rust-free, and it is the PERFECT […]
Why It’s Important To Read The BACK of Labels
What I love about being a Health & Wellness Coach is that parents are now approaching me and having health conversations. This means more people are starting to think about what we are eating – this is a great thing! Recently at school, a Dad (Jim) was talking to me about how he has made […]