Kids Kitchen 2

For my first column this year I have chosen something healthy. Fresh River Cobbler fillets are also cheap which is a godsend when you have a family to feed. River Cobbler is mild without that strong fishy taste so it makes it a perfect fish for young ones to try. In this recipe, the fish [...]

Kids Kitchen

Mumstop is pleased to introduce our new regular columnist Suzanne Elman. Suzanne runs a children’s cooking class called Kids’ Kitchen and she will be providing delicious recipes from her classes for our young readers to try out at home.
Suzanne says: “The recipes are all tailor made for young hands, although supervision will be needed for [...]

Love Food Hate Waste

With everyone feeling the squeeze when it comes to the weekly shop there has never been a better time to stop and think about the food we buy and what we throw away. The latest research shows that the average family with children could be throwing away as much as £610 worth of food each [...]

10 Great Diet Foods

When it comes to the best diet foods, it is important to remember that a healthy, balanced diet is the best way to lose weight. Through portion and calorie control, you can lose weight without feeling hungry:
1. Non-fatty fish-This is a good source of protein and Omega 3 fatty acids that is high in nutrients [...]

Five Healthy Breakfasts

You know the importance of serving your family a healthy breakfast, but there’s often not a lot of time in the mornings. Here are a few simple and healthy breakfast recipes that you can have on the table in just 20 minutes and that will give your family the nutrition they need.
Cereal and soy milk
Soy [...]

How wines are rated

Wines, like hotels, tend to get rated. And they get rated with stars. How do you know what a 5 or 6-star wine stands for? Now unlike hotels, wines do not necessarily have to be rated by an expert. They can be rated by anyone.
All it takes is for a person to have enough of [...]

My Kitchen Recipe

Leek, cheddar and celeriac patties with thyme and garlic cous cous topped with a poached egg
Ingredients:
Patties (makes four)
Eight medium sized leeks – washed and shredded
One small sized celeriac – peeled and grated
One large tablespoon of wholegrain mustard
75mls of strong veg stock (homemade or one good quality stock cube)
200 grams of wholemeal bread crumbs
Three cloves [...]

A Healthy Beverage

A new home testing kit to test the caffeine content of beverages such as tea, coffee and soda may be commercially available. Since the carbohydrates are fruit based, its complex carbohydrates sucrose. There is almost no fat or protein content in mango. Peel and chop the mango and place in a food processor, along with [...]

Too much sugar in our cereal?

Breakfast is considered by many to be the most important meal of the day, but for adults and children alike it can be incredibly difficult to find a healthy way to start the day due to companies who insist on piling more sugar into our favourite breakfast cereals.
Of the 100 tested cereals 31 contained more [...]