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Parsnapple Juice Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Drinks, Thirsty / 1 minute of reading

Parsnapple Veggie Juice (parsnips, pears, apples, lime) Parsnips are not a vegetable I remember eating as a child. In fact, I first ate them when I made veggie crisps from them (super delicious!). I came across them the other day again as I was searching for ingredients for my new juice recipes. I have [...]

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Gut-Healing Vitamin C Gummy Sweets Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Favourite Recipes, Party, Party Food, Quick & Easy, Snack / 6 minutes of reading

This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Don’t be put off by the 6 minutes reading time! It is 6 minutes that could change your life! This is a #kidsinthekitchen recipe! Knowing how to make wholesome food and being comfortable in the kitchen is a life skill! Get your kids

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Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, Soy-Free Chocolate Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Easter, Favourite Recipes, Party, Party Food, Something Sweet / 6 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) A rich source of magnesium Kids love it Great

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Spiced Apple Rings Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Favourite Recipes, Out & About, Snack / 1 minute of reading

Spiced Apple Rings What a convenient no-mess, no-fuss snack food that can live in the nappy bag in case of those emergency hunger situations… or the holiday beach bag! They make a great addition to school lunchboxes or a festive season snack table too. Most dried fruit available in the supermarkets are covered in

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Healthy Vegetable Chips Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / 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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Paleo Doughnut Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Dessert, Party Food, Something Sweet / 1 minute of reading

A gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free AND grain-free Doughnut Recipe Mila has been asking for doughnuts for going on 2 years now. She has seen them in the grocery store and, as with other ready-made food items, she picks them up, smells them (through the packaging), looks up at me and says “Mama can you make these

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Chickpea Crackers Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Lunch Box, Out & About, Snack / 1 minute of reading

Chickpea Crackers Recipe One of the few food items I bought ready-made for Mila were rice crackers (organic ones). I knew full well that they weren’t a nutrient-dense food, but I used them as a ‘vehicle’ for other nutrient-dense foods like Chicken Live Pâté, Snoek Pâté, Almond Butter with Chia & Hemps Seeds. But

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Ontbijtkoek Recipe

By Catherine Barnhoorn / 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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Sweet Potato Bread

By Catherine Barnhoorn / Breakfast, Lunch, Lunch Box, Out & About, Sneaky Veggies / 1 minute of reading

Gluten-free Sweet Potato Bread Recipe It took me a LONG time to perfect gluten-free, yeast-free bread! Many loaves were inedible, and much money was spent at the health food store as Mila went through her ‘toastie’ stage. I am very proud of this recipe, and it is the only one of my breads that Mila

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Watermelon Ice Lolly

By Catherine Barnhoorn / 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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Baby & Toddler

Parsnapple Juice Recipe

Gut-Healing Vitamin C Gummy Sweets Recipe

Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, Soy-Free Chocolate Recipe

Spiced Apple Rings Recipe

Healthy Vegetable Chips Recipe

Paleo Doughnut Recipe

Chickpea Crackers Recipe

Ontbijtkoek Recipe

Sweet Potato Bread

Watermelon Ice Lolly

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