Okay travellers, we're almost there! Now that you are prepared and armed with nutritious and delicious snacks, all that remains is to keep your little munchkins entertained for the duration of the flight. Easy right? Because all young children love being confined to small dark spaces and ...
Survival Guide for Travelling with Young Kids:Part 2 (Feed Them!)
Anyone who has had the pleasure of travelling with me will confirm that I can morph into a grouchy animal when hungry (think the big bad wolf). Consequently, I tend to keep snacks on my person at all times. As a mother this habit has become a blessing. If an adult with a grumbly stomach is scary, a ...
June Round-up
I am currently enjoying time away from the computer, hence my tardiness in posting June’s round-up of interesting news and articles from around the web. However, despite my absence from social media I have still managed to collate a great list; some will only take a few minutes to read, while others ...
A Survival Guide to Travelling with Young Kids: Part 1 (Be Prepared)
This week I am busy getting ready for our upcoming trip to Canada. As a consequence of having a home in Nicaragua, a home in Canada and my homeland in Wales, I am no stranger to long travel days and neither are Coco and Alonzo. However, as with many things, there is a disconnect between the romantic ...
May Round-up
There never seems to be a dull moment when it comes to nutrition news and May was no exception. This month may have garnered more controversy than usual, from government nutrition guidelines to genetically modified crops to obesity recommendations. I also came across several touching accounts of ...
Go Play … Be Wild and Free!
In a few weeks we will be boarding a plane and heading to Canada for the summer months. In preparation, I have been scouring the internet looking for organized activities, day camps, and events for the kids to join. So far I have signed them up for gymnastics, swimming lessons and a Blue Jays ...
April Round-up
I'm sure that I'm not the only one that feels overwhelmed by the amount of information in traditional and social media news feeds each day. My attention is often grabbed by a headline and I fleetingly think, “that sounds interesting” but when I sit down, hours later, I can no longer find the link or ...
Eight Valuable Things My Mother Taught Me About Eating Well (That I Did Not Learn in My Nutrition Degree)
With over a decade of post high school nutrition education under my belt, I have more than a passing understanding of the complex relationship between the food we consume and our health; I may even be considered an expert in the field. However, I have come to understand that when it comes to eating ...
A Day in the (Beach) Life
The question I am asked most frequently by both friends and hotel guests is “What do you DO all day?” This question may in part be motivated by our location in a rural part of a developing country, with its lack of access to the amenities and conveniences that we are accustomed to; and also partly ...