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Sweet and Simple 30-Minute Chickpea Coconut Soup

This chickpea coconut soup is sweet, easy and delicious! Kids love the sweet flavours, but it is packed with vegetables and no sugar in sight. Plus, it takes 10 minutes to cook in the Instant Pot. I truly believe that homemade soup is the easiest way to get vegetables into young children. They can’t pick…

18+ Freezable Lunchbox Items to Make Healthy Lunches Easy

Looking for freezable lunchbox items that you can batch-bake, freeze and then just pull out and thaw as needed? Then look no further! I’ve rounded up more than 18 freezable lunchbox items that are easy, quick and healthy to make your life 1,000 times easier. Does anyone else feel like they’ve given up on healthy…

How to Make Healthy No-Knead Bread with Basically No Effort

This no-knead bread is really quick and easy. It is perfect for first time bread-makers or those who are short on time. It’s very hands off, takes 90 minutes start-to-finish, and is a wholegrain bread that is low in gluten if you choose to use spelt flour. I grew up with the smell of freshly…

Easy Veggie-Loaded Nachos Made in Just One Tray

These veggie-loaded one tray nachos make an easy dinner packed full of veg that kids (and fussy adults) will actually eat, and it’s all ready in less than half an hour! Do you have days where you get back home and have no time or energy to make dinner? I’m with you! With a tight…

My Last-Minute Veg-Packed Pasta Salad

This veggie-loaded pasta salad is healthy and filling, and best of all, it is easy and quick enough to be a last-minute meal. Perfect for the crazy busy mornings when lunchboxes are empty and time is short. You’re wolfing down a piece of toast while you simultaneously brush a child’s hair and run through last…

Kid-Friendly Spinach Muffins for a Sandwich-Free Lunchbox

While my daughter may happily munch through a sandwich with a few salad leaves added in, my son loves to take every food I lovingly make for him and pull it apart into its elements. Seriously, even pizza gets eaten in parts: toppings, cheese, then crust. And if I dare to put some spinach leaves…