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: The Beginning & The Basics wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award

Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics Wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award.

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South African self-published cookbook, Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics, wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award.   4 January 2017, Knysna, South Africa – The 2017 Gourmand Awards jury is delighted to announce that Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics by Catherine Barnhoorn is the national winner in its category: SELF PUBLISHED BOOK. These prestigious Awards are […]

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Infant Food Fallacies – “Whole grains are good for you.”

By / Health, Nutrition, Unlearn / 1 minute of reading

This is an excerpt from the “Unlearn” chapter in my book Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics. Disclaimer: As with everything concerning food there are two sides to any debate raging around every one of the topics in this chapter – both sides will be defended with scientific proof, and ‘absolute’ recommendations. I am

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Infant Food Fallacies – “Rice Cereal is baby’s best first food.”

By / Health, Nutrition, Unlearn / 1 minute of reading

  This is an excerpt from the “Unlearn” chapter in my book Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics. Disclaimer: As with everything concerning food there are two sides to any debate raging around every one of the topics in this chapter – both sides will be defended with scientific proof, and ‘absolute’ recommendations. I

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Mila’s 3rd Gluten-, Sugar- & Dairy-Free Birthday Party

By / Real Life / 9 minutes of reading

Mila’s Rainbow Flower Fairy Party By the time Mila turned 3 we had been thrown into the world of Tinkerbelle (besides Peppa Pig, this was all she had seen on TV) and so it was that Mila chose to have a ‘fairy party’. I was keen to avoid a Disney themed and branded party and since Mila absolutely

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Marshmallow Recipe

By / Dessert, Favourite Recipes, Kid's Favourites Re-imagined, Party, Party Food, Quick & Easy, Something Sweet / 4 minutes of reading

Here is the oh-so-easy way to make delicious and nutritious marshmallows that taste SO much better than the store bought ones! They are gluten-free, refined sugar-free and dairy-free of course (because ALL my recipes are)! *This recipe is not in my cookbook ‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’. Mama’s Notes: These marshmallows are so

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Sour Gummy Sweets Recipe

By / Favourite Recipes, Lunch Box, Party Food, Snack / 8 minutes of reading

THIS IS A #CLEVERMAMA RECIPE! Reasons to add this to your nourishment toolbox: Only 5 ingredients Quick & Easy to make Cook once, eat many times Easy to make flavour variations (see options below recipe) Nutrient-dense, brain food (see details below recipe) Lunch box friendly Anytime, filling snack Kids love them! You’ll easily learn the recipe by

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