A big shout out to ABC Radio Broken Hill for being a Stand for Children’s Health. Each week, I will be chatting to Greta on air about food, family and children’s health. We’ve got loads of great topics we’ll be covering. Most weeks, I will be on air live with Greta on Tuesdays at 10.40am. However, […]
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The Next TedX Step
I’m one step closer to my TEDx goal this week, but not before having my butt kicked by my coach Lisa Carpenter.Lisa asked me this:If you walked up the ladder to one of those high diving boards, would you jump off or stand back, knowing the more you stand back, the bigger the fear of jumping […]
Loads of Ideas for Class Parties & Gifts
Hello December , how did we get here so quickly?Summer Christmas CampingI have to confess this is my favourite time of year. I am a Christmas nut, and I am proud of it. What I am not too fond of is this: As you know, I am firm believer in empowering our kids to navigate all kinds of food, […]
Sugar. It’s hidden. It’s Addictive
This is a picture I snapped from Episode 2 of Magda’s Big Health Check. You can watch it on iView here.Magda pulled this stunt of having a tip truck deliver 3 tonnes of sand and dump it in the centre of a park. This 3 tonnes represents the amount of sugar, the average Australian eats every year.This […]
So excited this week
For almost 10 years I’ve been banging the drum, raising awareness and encouraging people to ask about what’s in my food?Over the years, I have been called many of names – a nut job and fun police are 2 of the more polite ones. The Root Cause has kept chipping away at the grass roots level, […]
To halloween or not halloween
Here goes my approach. It’s different to what it used to be:7 years ago, when we travelled Australia, I learnt a whole new perspective on Halloween. That we could have fun with it, making our own Halloween foods and allowing the kids to have some lollies. This was the year that I really learned the […]