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.
beetroot zucchini vegetable chips

Healthy Vegetable Chips Recipe

By / Lunch Box, Out & About, Snack / 5 minutes of reading

This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. This recipe is taken from my book Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics. This is a gluten-free, dairy-free AND refined sugar-free recipe. All Mila’s Meals recipes are. “I don’t eat vegetables!” When Mila was 3 years old she declared “I don’t eat vegetables!”. […]

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Mila’s Meals wins Gourmand ‘Best In The World’ Cookbook Award

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Gourmand ‘Best in the World’ Cookbook Award won by South African self-published and first time author.   Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics by Knysna local Catherine Barnhoorn has been awarded the prestigious Gourmand ‘Best in the World’ Cookbook Award in the First Book category at the glamorous ceremony held in China on 28 May.

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Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics wins Next Generation Indie Book Award

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I am delighted and honoured to announce that my book, ‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’, has been placed as a Finalist in the HEALTH/WELLNESS (NON-FICTION) Category of the international 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA).   The Next Generation Indie Book Awards (based in America) is the largest not-for-profit book awards program

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Gluten-free Ontbijkoek Recipe

Ontbijtkoek Recipe

By / Eating In, Lunch Box, Snack, Sneaky Veggies / 1 minute of reading
Gluten-Free ‘Ontbijtkoek’ (Spiced Breakfast Cake) Recipe The original ontbijtkoek is made with wheat or rye flour, sugar and milk – this recipe is my gluten-, dairy- and sugar-free adaptation! Ontbijtkoek (Dutch for Breakfast Cake) is another food I remember fondly from my childhood. My dad is Dutch and we would often have this ‘cake’ at

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watermelon ice lolies

Watermelon Ice Lolly

By / Favourite Recipes, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Party Food, Snack / 3 minutes of reading

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 – perfect after along day

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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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