President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Now President Donald Trump has gone to war with a virus. It's time to look back says Lauren Samuelsson and learn to get by with less. Over the past few weeks, Australians have become used to seeing empty shelves...
Want to know how to make playdough and modelling clay you can eat? Edible modelling clay recipes are perfect for modelling projects or other edible crafts for kids. And when you have finished - you they decorate it and eat it! Learning to make edible modelling...
Biscuit/Cookie/Cupcake Decorating ideas Let the children develop their creativity by using icing to decorate biscuits, cookies or cupcakes. Decorating is easy with powdered/icing sugar - or roll out some edible play dough and cut out decorative shapes. You can 'glue' these to your biscuits using jam, jelly...
Looking for ways to entertain the kids during the months when the weather might be a little too warm/cold/raining or you are just keeping them at home for any length of time? We have a wealth of ideas already on our website and we have added...
Children need healthy food in the right amount so they get all the nutrients needed to grow, learn and thrive. So how can I get them to eat more healthily? Clare Collins, Kerith Duncanson, and Tracy Burrows look at the options. The Australian dietary guidelines outline the...
Donna Hay suggests you should say goodbye to tired sandwiches and meet your new lunch box favourite! Ingredients 12 slices wholemeal bread, crusts cut off 40g butter, softened 6 eggs 1 cup (250ml) milk sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste ⅔ cup (50g) finely...
Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for...
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation new Kitchen Garden Program for Early Childhood Research tells us that the earlier positive food relationships are normalised the more likely children are to enjoy fresh, seasonal, delicious food into adulthood. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation has adapted its...
Rosemary Neilson recalls the initially difficult process of adapting to her daughter’s insistence on a vegetarian diet. Only a lucky few mums and dads are spared the daily trauma of having to coax their small children to eat up and eat well at mealtimes. Toddlers can...
Tamra Palmer found her son’s fussy eating hard to swallow. Until she found a secret weapon. They said it would happen. Maybe not overnight, but it would happen. And finally, after five years, I heard those magic words: “Actually, Mum, I love lasagne! Could I have...
