Apple and sunflower seed muffins

Muffins, the perfect pick-me up in the morning.  They really are one of the best portable snacks.  Easy to make, and compact. But unfortunately, they’re generally a little carb heavy to be a great after exercise snack.  To fill the void, I’ve been working on a series of low sugar, high protein muffin recipes.

Choc-banana Pikelets

Over-ripe bananas! The bane of my life! We love bananas and seem to eat an excessive number each week. I buy them at the markets each weekend, so try to buy some ripe ones and some green ones so we never run out. But this week, I obviously got it wrong. We had over-ripe bananas coming…

Savoury Brown Rice Slice with Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes really are the bomb… Who knew they came in so many different varieties? Orange, purple-skinned with white flesh, white-skinned with purple flesh and just recently I have found a purple-skinned, purple fleshed one.  They are all jam-packed with nutrients and antioxidants. I love to buy the ridiculously over-sized ones at the markets. I roast…

Carrot, ginger and coconut muffins

Does your daycare have rules on what food your little ones can take?   The first daycare our eldest attended was super strict. When we enrolled him, then just 12 months old, we were given a copy of the food policy, including a list of “everyday”, “sometimes”  and “never” foods. We were even told that inappropriate foods…