Catherine Barnhoorn

Catherine Barnhoorn is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, author of the multiple award-winning nutrition and cookbook 'Mila's Meals The Beginning & The Basics', founder of Mila's Meals and - most importantly - Mama to Mila. As an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Catherine teaches moms how to use food as medicine. Both the food on your plate as well as 5 key Primary Foods of Movement, Life Purpose, Spirituality, Relationships & Environment.
mila's meals watermelon ice lolly recipe

Watermelon Ice Lolly

By / Favourite Recipes, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Party Food, Snack / 1 minute of reading
Watermelon Ice Lolly Recipe In summer, Mila’s afternoon juice is freshly juiced watermelon. But I never have enough fridge space to store a large watermelon and it tends to go off before we can juice it all. Solution? Make watermelon ice lollies!   Watermelon Ice Lollies are refreshing and re-hydrating with loads of Vitamin C [...]

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Vegan Raw Cacao Chocolate Mousse Ice Lolly

Chocolate Mousse Lolly

By / Easter, Favourite Recipes, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Party Food, Snack, Sneaky Veggies / 1 minute of reading
Chocolate Mousse Ice Lolly Recipe Key: gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, grain-free, nut-free, egg-free, paleo, vegan, great for adults too Mila refuses to eat my Chocolate Mousse anymore - and I would really like her too since it is made with avocado, chia and hemps seeds and so it is full of healthy fats and protein. Solution?

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Paleo Pancakes Recipe

By / Batch Cook, Breakfast, Eating In, Favourite Recipes, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Snack / 4 minutes of reading

This is a gluten-free, dairy-free AND refined sugar-free recipe. All Mila’s Meals recipes are. THIS IS A #CLEVERMAMA RECIPE! Reasons to add this recipe to your nourishment toolbox: Nutrient-dense, brain food (see details below recipe) Anytime meal or snack (can even go in the lunch box!) Kids love them – and will think you are the

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coconut apple chia porridge

Spiced Apple Chia Pudding Porridge Recipe

By / Batch Cook, Breakfast, Quick & Easy, Snack, With a Fork or Spoon / 6 minutes of reading

This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Don’t be put off by the 5 minutes reading time! It is 5 minutes that could change your life! Especially on busy school mornings. THIS IS A #CLEVERMAMA RECIPE! Reasons to add this to your nourishment toolbox: Only 5 ingredients Quick & Easy

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Gluten-free Sweet Potato & Cranberry Muffins

Sweet Potato & Cranberry Muffins

By / Batch Cook, Breakfast, Festive Food, Lunch Box, Out & About, Snack, Sneaky Veggies / 1 minute of reading
Sweet Potato & Cranberry Muffins Recipe (gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free) Save Save Save Save Save With the cinnamon, nutmeg and cranberries... these muffins just smell and taste like Christmas!   They freeze well for up to a month, so make a double batch and keep them in the freezer. Take some out every night before

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Raw Cacao Dairy-Free Chocolate Brownie Recipe

By / Dessert, Easter, Favourite Recipes, Festive Food, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Party, Party Food, Sleepovers, Snack, Sneaky Veggies, Something Sweet / 8 minutes of reading

This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. This is a gluten-free, dairy-free AND refined sugar-free recipe. All Mila’s Meals recipes are. THIS IS A #CLEVERMAMA RECIPE! Reasons to add this recipe to your nourishment toolbox: Nutrient-dense, brain food (see details below recipe) Anytime meal or snack (can even go in the

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Pineapple Mint Sorbet

By / Dessert, Favourite Recipes, Festive Food, Party, Party Food, Something Sweet / 1 minute of reading
Pineapple Mint Sherbet Sorbet Recipe (gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, grain-free) Save Save Save Save Save This recipe is adapted from one given to me by my mom – and it brings back such strong memories of my childhood birthdays (it was what I requested every year for quite some time!)   I made this version of

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Paleo Breadsticks Recipe

By / Batch Cook, Favourite Recipes, Lunch Box, Out & About, Snack / 1 minute of reading
Paleo Breadsticks Recipe (gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, grain-free, nut-free) Save Save Save Save Save I have literally just been doing a happy dance in my kitchen because of these breadsticks and its all thanks to my new favourite ingredient – Cassava Flour!   I have been making gluten-free breadsticks for Mila for a while, but

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Gherkin (aka Pickle) Recipe

By / Favourite Recipes, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Lunch Box, Snack / 1 minute of reading
THIS RECIPE FIRST APPEARED IN MY 2016 ADVENT CALENDAR Homemade Gherkins (aka Pickles) (gluten-free, lactose-free, sugar-free, grain-free, egg-free) Save Save Save Save Save Oh YUM – these are so good! So good in fact that the owner of our local health food store eats all of them before she gets a chance to sell them

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