Bug Busting Magic Potion

It’s January, it’s dark more than it’s light and we really should be hibernating! Tiredness catches up with us and there’s only so many healthy clean vegetable meals and new exercise routines we can handle (when really we want to … Read More

Eating Battles

What with all the general January chat about healthy eating, dieting and usual post Christmas guilt surrounding food and drink we thought we’d send a message of solidarity out to all those mamas and papas who are doing their very … Read More

The 1 Week Rule – MWM #14

This week for our mid-week pause/mindfulness we’re looking at the issue of what we like to call ‘particular eating’ but what is often called fussy or picky eating, and the anxiety that this can provoke in us parents. 😬 So … Read More

Gutsy potatoes

You say potato, I say salad.. potato..salad..potato..salad… 🥔 It’s that time of year when we get the BBQ going and the salads on the tables for lunches & dinners…could there be a more British salad than potato? (Maybe Coronation Chicken … Read More

Mealtime Mental Health

🕯️For those who havent been aware, May has been #maternalmentalhealth month and it’s been powerful reading some of the posts out there from all walks of motherhood supporting all forms of mental health awareness – including PND and depression, anxiety and identity/body … Read More

Treat Time!

💝 Treat yourself…If you’re good you’ll get a treat…would you like a special treat…go on, you deserve a little treat… . We use the word treat a whole lot both for ourselves and our kids, as a reward for good … Read More

Rhubarb & Ginger cooler

🍹 In the recent warm and sticky spell, this homemade cordial has been hitting the spot! Using up the glut of rhubarb from the allotment while it’s still in season (one more month to go until the Oxalic Acid starts to … Read More

Kitchen Hacks – scissors

💡 It’s Thursday tips time! A top tip for getting your kiddos involved in some kitchen action is by using scissors to snip up whatever works.. especially herbs. We pop the herbs into a cup or measuring jug, then they … Read More

Eat LESS meat – MWM #13

Mid-week mindfulness this week may be a little controversial for some, or seem like we’re trying to push you down a prescribed path… but wait! 👇 We are neither vegetarians nor vegans at Foodini, yet we eat a lot of … Read More

Rosy Rhubarb

🌸 We’re flying the Rhubarb flag this month, and enjoying a whole lot of this tart yet tasty veggie.. ❓Did you know that earliest records of this vegetable date back to 2700BC where it was grown in China for medicinal … Read More