SOPHIE SAYS...
‘Clean’ drinks for little ones
21st May 2015

The media has covered recently the impact of regularly giving children fizzy drinks, juices and cordials on both dental health and overall health. We now know that in fact fructose plays a key part in this. Firstly out of your ‘five a day’ recommendation I would advise that 4 of these are vegetables rather than […]

Broccoli Lollipops and other bizarre things
21st May 2015

Amber suprises me most days with something new and wonderful. Broccoli lollipops however, was something I certainly was not expecting! We have a big bag of frozen vegetables in the bottom of the kitchen freezer for back-up purposes when stock is running low. Amber discovered the broccoli and decided this was the best ‘olli-pop’ ever! […]

Teething Ice Lollies… Sophie Style
21st May 2015

Is your little one teething? It looks like Edward has the top four teeth coming through. I can recommend these ‘clean’ ice lollies for their sore gums. Blend half a tin of coconut milk with an avocado and freeze in moulds. I recommend you use Aroy-D coconut milk which is available in a box from […]

What is ‘Clean Eating’?
21st May 2015

Clean Eating basically means you go back to eating nutritionally dense foods, and meals that are made from scratch so that you are in control of the contents of your plate. It cuts out any additives, preservatives (where possible), added sweeteners, sugars or nasty vegetable oils. The aim is to eat food as much as […]

Sugar-free, Grain-free ‘bread’
16th May 2015

OK so once in a while you might be craving some toast. Whilst other clean eating plans allow grains in your diet and gluten, mine doesn’t so here is a grain free dairy free refined-sugar free bread alternative.