I have a complete obsession with dates. My previous experiences with them were limited to the occasional date loaf or a batch of date scones, but thanks to the bliss ball craze (otherwise referred to as wholefood balls), my interest in them has been reinvigorated and now I can’t get enough of them. Here are …
WIN: Healthy wholefood snacking with Tasti! I’m in love with Tasti’s new wholefood range – particularly the Lamington Made Simple Bars and the Brazen Berry Smooshed Wholefood Balls – all made with natural ingredients pressed together to create a delish, healthy snack. There’s no added sugar as the sweetness comes from the dates, so even …
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If you asked me five years ago about my thoughts on healthy eating, it would be a rather different answer compared with today. My food philosophy nowadays has nothing to do with how much kale you can include in your diet (I can’t stand the stuff), whether you should substitute bready pizza bases for ones …
Since Miss E’s arrival last year, our clothing storage space has slowly become increasingly messy. Typically I’ll go through the shelves when it starts looking a little dodgy and refold everything perfectly, but babies significantly decrease your time to do luxurious things like that! One morning a few weeks ago, I started searching for a …
One of the fun things about getting our box of organic fruit and veges deliver each week is figuring out what to do with the random stuff you wouldn’t normally buy. This week we got a leek. Gotta say not exactly one of my favourite vegetables, but I rose to the challenge and made this …
WIN: 1 of 3 Arli Liberman Allegra albums on USB! New Zealand-based soundscape guitarist Arli Liberman has just released his new album Allegra and announced he’s joining the international Wanderlust circuit (which makes him kind of a big deal!), with shows coming up across the US, Europe, Canada and Australia, with additional performances scheduled in …
RRP: $39.99 Most of us would recognise Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz for her work on the big screen, but did you know she’s written a couple of well-received health books as well? As one of the most famous women in the world, Cameron has fielded journalist’s questions about ageing at almost every interview – especially …
One of the final things we did at the end of last semester at my yoga course was to spend some time in the kitchen as part of a practical Ayurveda class whipping up some recipes and remedies. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian healing system and its been around for thousands of years, so I …
Between personal training, teaching, studying, chasing around after my 11-month-old, running our household, and general life, I’m pretty time poor when it comes to meal preparation. But ensuring that my family has healthy food on the table is one of my top priorities so it’s important to me that I make it work. Evenings are …
This week, iconic New Zealand children’s sleepwear brand Merino Kids celebrated joining forces with Auckland-based ecostore in Freemans Bay to launch their new ‘store within a store’ concept. Given I attribute much of my 11-month-old daughter’s great sleeping habits to the Merino Kids Go Go bag and Essentials Pyjamas, and the fact that at any …
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My husband and I have trekked out to the NZ Fitness Expo every year that it’s been held (with the exception of last year as I was heavily pregnant and on the verge of popping!), so we’re long time fans of the event. I’m a personal trainer working in the fitness industry and the husband …
Now that Miss E’s first birthday is just around the corner, it seems like a good time to reflect on how we’ve managed to make it through our first year. There were so many things from our previous life that the husband and I naively thought wouldn’t change after the baby arrived. How wrong we …