It’s been a while since I have had time to search for new recipes and try them out, but with the beginning of school looming on the horizon I need to get my act together. Â I have an abundance of frozen bananas in my freezer, so this week is all […]
Diabetic Friendly
There are no exact measurements for this recipe, you just toss together the three ingredients in the quantities that suit you, with carrot being the main ingredient. Â My little diabetic loves it with crackers, and I often serve it as a side dish when we have a BBQ. Coconut and […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
Homemade Munchables Munchables, or Lunchables, depending on where you live, are those lunch box snacks you find in the refrigerator section of your supermarket, cleverly packaged in brightly coloured boxes (to make them look bigger I suspect), and often with a  trendy looking character on the box.  I’m […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
I just couldn’t wait until Muffin Monday to tell you about this muffin recipe. Â It’s originally from the Splenda website, but you can use any Cup for Cup Sugar Substitute you have on hand. Â I used Equal, and I also used some frozen Mixed Berries I had in my freezer […]
Very Berry Blueberry Muffins
My family loves this delicious, fruity slice, and I have been making it for quite a few years now. Â It’s really quick, easy and super-healthy, making it a great treat for my little diabetic. Â I don’t mind it for those mornings when I don’t have enough time for breakfast and […]
Fruitastic Slice
Occasionally, when I am trying to change things up a bit in our lunch boxes, I will replace crackers with Pretzels. Â The kids love them. Â Sometimes I give them a side serve of Lite Cream Cheese to dip their pretzels in, and sometimes I make what I call a Pretzel […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
To survive the Christmas School Holidays, my husband and I Â devised a plan we call “Divide and Conquer”. Â Unbeknown to the kids we secretly directed them towards separate activities around the house and outside, therefore avoiding fights over iPads, colouring pencils, barbies, trampolines etc. Â You understand what I am getting […]
Crunchy Cookies
Well, they’re all back at school, full of energy and continuously hungry. Â I thought you might like a peek into our lunch boxes this week, I’m packing four at the moment. Â It can be hard to know how much to send to school with them. Â While you don’t want a […]
What’s In The Box?
Banana Cake is a great occasional sweet treat for my little Diabetic, un-iced of course, and I often use this recipe to make muffins.  She is less likely to ask  “Where’s the icing?” if it looks like a muffin, not a cake.  But if you don’t have any diet […]
Banana Muffins
This Top Tip would have to be “The” best time saving idea I have ever had. Â Having six kids on school holidays means spending more time in the kitchen, and two snacks each a day means at least 12 snacks to prepare. Â So, I came up with Snack […]
Top Tips (Snack Bags)
I decided to post this idea on a Sunday because that is probably when I personally would choose to prepare it. Â We all know we should include two serves of fruit in the lunch boxes of our children, but sometimes it can be really hard to coax a child to […]
2 Serves of Fruit!
Muesli or Berry-Topped Yoghurt I know life is busy, especially at this time of year, and sometimes it can be easier and less stressful to grab something ready-made off the supermarket shelf. Â I know I can be guilty of it, but there are some things I just won’t budge on […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
Ants on a Log! Now, despite what my husband says, I know I am not the only one who can see why they call this snack Ants on a Log! I can see it, my kids can see it, and I know […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
I was flicking through some of my older issues of Diabetic Living Magazine when I came across this recipe for a Nutty Carrot Slice with Yoghurt Frosting. Â I have always been meaning to try it because my husband absolutely loves carrot cake and the portion sizes of this one aren’t […]
Nutty Carrot Slice with Yoghurt Frosting
Ever wondered how to get that salad wrap in your lunch box from point A to point B without losing the contents you have so lovingly placed inside it? Â Me too, so I went looking for options to solve my dilemma, and I came up with paper serviettes, or napkins […]
Rainbow Wraps
Every school holidays I seem to live in the kitchen. Â I love cooking, but by the time the kids go back to school I feel like I have spent the whole holiday in the kitchen trying to think of something to feed them. Â It’s amazing though, take your everyday ingredients, […]
Kiddy Smorgasboard
I remember as a kid I thought Ryvita looked and smelled like cardboard and I wouldn’t try one. Â Luckily my kids are more adventurous and open-minded than I was, and they love them. Â These days I love them too, especially the Multi-Grain ones, spread with extra light cream cheese and […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
Yuuuuuummmmmm!!!!!! Â That was my kids response when they saw this box emerge from the shopping bag. Â And that was my first clue that these would be like a “Sometimes Food” (thanks Elmo) in our house. Â I know Special K Chocolatey Bars (Caramel) are Dietician Approved, which is great if you […]
Cheating Tuesday
The kids are always excited when they open their lunch boxes to discover Corn Chips and Salsa, but for my little diabetic, they are on the occasional snack list. Â When I do include it in her lunch box I make sure I pick the corn chips with the lowest salt […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
These two lunch box fillers make a regular appearance in my daughter’s lunch boxes, so it is a good thing they are both Diabetic Friendly Snacks. Â I have included two this week just in case some of you go to a school with a NO NUTS POLICY. Â Our school allows […]