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Cocoa Nice Cream

Cocoa Nice Cream

Easter often means chocolate, chocolate and well…more chocolate! Whilst it’s perfectly fine to enjoy a chocolate egg, sometimes Easter can leave us feeling lethargic and so full of sweets that we never want to see a chocolate bunny ever again! Why not try something a little healthier this year? This cocoa ‘nice cream’ will satisfy your sweet tooth and provide that 'chocolatey’ hit without heaps of extra added fats and sugars. The best bananas to use for this recipe are those that...

10 April 2019 by Guest post

March 2019 Foodwatch Newsletter - the Easter choc and bun-fest!

March 2019 Foodwatch Newsletter - the Easter choc and bun-fest!

Easter will be late this year – 19 to 22 April – and I’m already sick of seeing chocolate eggs, bunnies and bilbies everywhere....

26 March 2019 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. Is carob better for you than chocolate?

Q. Is carob better for you than chocolate?

A. In truth, there's not much between them. It all depends on how you consume them. First I'd like to contrast carob with cocoa...

7 March 2014 by Catherine Saxelby

Product review: Devondale Fast Start

Product review: Devondale Fast Start

I'm sure you must have seen the ads for this new liquid breakfast product. They focus on the fact that it is made "from milk not...

17 October 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Product Review: Coco Pops Liquid Breakfast

Product Review: Coco Pops Liquid Breakfast

Most health professionals have a set against pre-sweetened kids’ cereals, as they’re generally low in fibre and only train young...

14 March 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Healthy school fundraising ideas to fatten the bank account - not the waistline

Healthy school fundraising ideas to fatten the bank account - not the waistline

I first wrote about how I hated selling chocolate to raise money for our kids’ school back in 2008 and it really hit a nerve with...

4 March 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

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