 p i c n i c s 🤩 Picnics in the garden this week with the whole family is a silver lining to all this. My eight year old helped me make the flat breads. An idea from one of the other mums - feeling very lucky to have such a inspiring set of parents at our school to encourage us on during this era. Recipe is very basic and great to do with kids.
Ingredients: 200g plain or wholemeal flour, ¼ tsp salt 100ml warm water, 2 tbsp olive oil (plus extra for cooking). Mix the flour,salt and water together. Then slowly add the oil. Once in a good ball, spend 5 minutes kneading the dough. Divide into 4-5 balls then using a rolling pin roll each ball flat (around 1-2mm thick) Rub a little oil in the frying pan and heat, then cook each flatbread separately around 2 minutes on each side. Wrap in a clean tea towel until the others are cooked too and serve warm. Great for dipping 🥰 #baking #bakingwithkids #lovefood #silverlinings #kidsnutrition #foodinspiration #bristolfoodie #eatrealfood #gingerandpicklesnutrition
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 FATS 👋 All this hand washing is really taking its toll on my small ones hands. Hopefully a lot less now we’re housebound (#silverlinings ?!) Dry, red, cracked skin which is pretty sore and obviously we don’t want any bacterial infections to take advantage of broken skin, so to try and combat the dryness I’ve made a high fat smoothie to help. Everyone knows about smoothies, but I’m a huge fan for giving them to kids to get a big dose of nutrients into diets which can sometimes be lacking. In this instance, I basically put in as many high fat ingredients as I could lay my hands on - flaxseed and chia seeds (sources of plant based omega 3 ALA) coconut milk (high in antibacterial lauric acid) tahini (high fat and full of antioxidants such as lignans) blueberries and kiwi (high vitamin C good for the immune system AND skin health) some maple syrup to sweeten slightly, oats (full of beta glucans which are used by many big skin brands to combat eczema) and my final secret ingredient...WATER. A major cause of dry skin can of course be dehydration. Now whilst I’m fairly sure in this case it’s over washing, a bit more hydration will not do any harm... Obviously not everyone has all of these ingredients, but good to include nuts and seeds in your child’s daily diet if you can - avocado’s, oily fish, eggs and olive oils are also all excellent fat sources too. If you’re interested in other tips to keep you or your family healthy during this time, I’m available for online health consultations, see my website for more details. Stay safe peeps and keep washing those 👋 #handwashing #eatrealfood #fats #goodfats #omega3 #eatrealfood #vitaminc #kidsnutrition #eczema #eczemarelief #healthyliving #eczemahealing #eatwellbewell #healthykids #healthyfamily #healthyfood #foodasmedicine #nutritionaltherapist #nutritionaltherapy #bristolfoodie #gingerandpicklesnutrition
 Elderberry syrup 🥣 Sorry it’s a bit topical at the moment and I’m sure like me you’re sick of hearing about virus’! But whilst a certain pandemic is doing the rounds (or preparing to) and panic and fear-mongering are rife by the media, it’s sometimes good to take a look at ways we can be proactive against illness. Obviously proper hand washing is one of the biggest and best defences we have against the transmission of virus’. But sometimes it’s also great to work in advance, supporting our bodies immune systems through the autumn and winter months when colds, flu and other virus’ are rife. Elderberry is an age old remedy (which does in fact have clinical studies to back it up) for cold and flu and can reduce the severity and length of infection, inhibit viral replication in cells and strengthen a persons immune response to the virus. {Just to caveat that this can’t be proven for this strain of Coronavirus, obviously medical treatment is needed in this event!} But taking elderberry syrup as an preventative extra immune boost can certainly do no harm. It’s extremely high in vitamin C - as we all know one of the best vitamins vital for immune health - and has lots of lovely antioxidants in the form of flavonols, anthocyanins, phenolic acids. You can buy elderberry syrup from lots of smashing retailers - Neals Yard, Pukka and Sambucol are three that I have bought from regularly (and my children LOVE the taste). But I’ve also made my own adapted from an @wellnessmama recipe which I really rate.
Ingredients: 3½ cups water 2/3 cup dried black elderberries (Bristol and London people available from Neals Yard!) 2 tbsp grated ginger 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup raw honey (or 1/3 cup sugar) Method: Bring everything to the boil (except the honey) then simmer for 45mins. Sieve out the elderberries and once cooled add the honey. 1 teaspoon for children 1 tablespoon for adults. ENJOY and keep well people 🙏🏻 #elderberrysyrup #elderberrybenefits #elderberry #healthandwellness #antiviral #immunesupport #foodasmedicine #naturopathicmedicine #eatwellbewell #nutritionaltherapy #gingerandpicklesnutrition |
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