Sugar is something that concerns me for both myself and my children. I think it is becoming more and more obvious that it is a problem and is increasing the risks of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and tooth decay. It is important to understand the difference between natural and added sugars – the latter being … Read more
Getting kids active this Summer The school six weeks holidays are nearly upon us and this can mean for a lot of children that they will not get the 60 minutes of activity they need a day (79% of boys and 84% of girls ages 5-15 years). With one in five primary school children being … Read more
Public Health England launches a Change4Life campaign every January. This year the focus is on ways that parents can encourage their children to eat less sugar. Teaming up with Netmums and Reading University they asked 50 families to help them understand the difficulties and impact of making small simple SugarSwaps in the diet. Myself and … Read more
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Today marks the start of Salt Awareness Week (20th – 26th March). Salt raises blood pressure which leads to strokes and heart attacks. This year’s theme is The Hidden Killer as many foods still have salt added to them, even the ones that do not necessarily taste salty! Lowering the amount of salt in our … Read more
For us the School Summer Holidays begin this week and it is always to have a bit of a plan in mind. We have a few trips out planned, lazy days are a must and, of course some things to stop the children going complete brain-dead over the break. Keeping the brain ticking over Whether … Read more
Keeping Children Moving This Summer with Finding Dory Children need 60 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity each day. If you find it hard to keep your kids moving over the summer holidays then you are not alone, with 61% of parents saying that they struggle for ideas*: With three quarters of children aged … Read more
One of the things that is wonderful about Blogging is that you get to hear about some wonderful new things that you otherwise might have missed. Now I am trying to focus more on making time for all the things I really should (family, exercise, diet, sleep) it makes it harder to share them all … Read more
Regular readers will know that I am concerned about sugar intake – not only of myself but of my family. One of the biggest battles I face is with sweets, which obviously contain sugar. But Swiss Sweet brand Ricola has an amazing sugar free range of herbal sweets. They held a Sugar Swap event in … Read more
Start the Day with a Healthy Breakfast with helpful ideas from bloggers. Most people are aware that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but yet don’t give it the time and attention that it needs. I have always made sure that my children had breakfast, but only more recently have I ensured … Read more