Month: May 2017

Breakfast Sorted: In your sleep!

Breakfast Sorted: In your sleep!

Posted by | May 2, 2017 | |

Serves 3138Easy Overnight Protein Oats5 minPrep Time 7 hrCooking Time 7 hr, 5 Total Time Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients1 cup steel cut oats1 tablespoon sugar, agave nectar or honey1 tablespoon peanut butter1 tablespoon organic cocoa1 serving protein powder1/4 teaspoon salt3 1/2 cups of water (or coconut water)InstructionsAdd all the ingredients to a crockpot (slowcooker) and mix wellSet the crockpot to Low and let the ingredients simmerWhen oats start to thicken, set crockpot to Warm and add one additional cup of water7.8.1.21 Copyright Keep Calm and Mom On Nutrition Calories 138 cal Fat...

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3 Ways to Save Money on Your Weekly Shop

3 Ways to Save Money on Your Weekly Shop

Posted by | May 2, 2017 | , |

I love grocery shopping. I love making the list, deciding on which store to go to, and most of all, how much money I can save or what bargain I can hunt down. Now, I am a marketer by trade which actually means studying ruined grocery shopping for me from a very young age. Consumer Behaviour in varsity taught us all the tricks of the trade from placement of products on the shelves to point of sale promotions and so forth. Thus the hubby usually gets annoyed when I burst the bubble of the “great promotion” by insisting that the...

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4 Ways of Coping When the Kids Get Sick

4 Ways of Coping When the Kids Get Sick

Posted by | May 2, 2017 | |

Between all the recent public holidays recently celebrated in South Africa, hubby and I have had our hands full. After some recent work carried out by our local municipality, our water supply was adversely affected and caused a bout of gastroenteritis in not one, but both our little ones. As we have a seven year old son and a 16 month old daughter we were surprised that this sudden illness had two very different outcomes in each of them. So here are a few tips on surviving these days with or without help. First things first Identify what is...

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