Homemade Wholemeal Tortilla Chips

It is no secret that I love crisps, it is true what they say, once you pop you just can't stop. They were always my go to snack but the salt content alone makes them a not so healthy choice. So what's the alternatives? Well making my own seemed like a good choice so I'm sharing with you my quick and easy recipe for homemade wholemeal tortilla chips.

Hint of Chilli Carrot Crisps

I find my snacking is what really lets me down when it comes to losing weight. Like others, I find it hard to resist the junk food, why do chocolate and crisps have to taste so good? So I've been searching the web to find some healthy alternatives that will trick my mind into thinking I'm having something a little bit naughty!! On my search I found carrots crisps but on they're own they sounded a little bland so I added a little something to spice them up…

Tomato and Onion Egg Muffins

If you've read my blog this year, you will know that I am on a quest to get healthy!! Food plays a major part in this so I thought I'd start sharing with you some of the recipes that I am trying in a bid to eat better. One of those recipes is for egg muffins.

Now I have opted for tomato and onion ones but the great thing about this quick and easy recipe is that you can put in any ingredients to you like. You can make them meaty, cheesy or packed full of vegetables.

These tasty little treats can be made in advance and heated up later and they make the perfect speedy on the go breakfast or a scrummy snack to keep your energy levels up.

Lunch Made Easy With Naanster

I was never the best at eating at meal times when I was younger but since having kids my eating habits have got worse. There are days when I reach what should be dinner time and realise that I am yet to eat breakfast or lunch.

Time always gets away from me and either end up with something cold on my plate because I've got distracted doing something else or if I am honest, after cooking food for the kids and my husband, I am left  not wanting to make anything else, just seems too much of an effort.

I was recently asked if I would like to review Naanster.

Two things made me say yes initially :

1. They sounded delicious.
2. They cook quickly.

So just what are Naansters?

Roasted Chilli Chickpeas Recipe

If you are like me then you must be thinking Summer is on its way!!! I posted recently about my top ten tips on how to lose weight, well I'm back on that healthy wagon so I thought I would start sharing with you some of the healthier recipes I am making and eating. First up is my recipe for roasted chilli chickpeas.

Fruit Bowl Sea Fruit Shapes Review

My girls are definitely led by their stomachs, they tend to have 3 meals and 2 snacks each day and the rumbly in their tumbly lets them know when it is time to eat. I sometimes struggle with what to give them at snack times though. I allow them to have treats such as sweets and chocolates but I do prefer them to have healthy snacks majority of the time however the normal fruit etc can get boring. The guys at Fruit Bowl recently surveyed 100 parents and found that 73% like me , allowed their children to snack between meals with 50% choosing biscuits and 43% choosing crisps.

Fruit Bowl want to put the fun back into fruit, so they have created a new snack Sea Fruit Shapes. I was asked if I would like to review their newest product, I was sure my chief tester, Layla, would be happy to oblige so I said yes.

Snack Time

Well in my house the kids have been brought up to have three meals a day and one or two snacks a day.

The trouble is I am running out of ideas of what to give them for a snack that isn't too expensive. I give them sweets sometimes but I like them to have the healthy option more often than not. You would think after having three children that I wouldn't have a problem with coming up with ideas.

My snack list at the moment consists of raisins, dried fruit, cereal bars, crackers, dry cereal like cheerios, carrot and celery sticks, fruit, then I start to lose steam. I get bored by having the same things all the time so I'm sure the kids do too. Always nice to have new things to try.

What about everyone else, do you opt for the healthy option more often than not or is snack time more treat time in your house?? What do your kids ask for??

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