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Wellness is not merely the absence of illness, it is a state of complete physical, mental, emotional & spiritual well-being

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No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Brownies

June 29, 2020 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

I saw a recipe for Decadent Coconut Brownies on My Relationship with Food – an amazing blog (and recipe book!) that I love, by Lisa Roukin. I knew as soon as we could entertain after quarantine I’d make her recipe and I did just that yesterday! I adapted the recipe a bit, based on what…

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Chocolate Orange Cake Bites

May 27, 2020 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

For anyone who is a fan of my famous orange cake with chocolate ganache topping, this is for you! I decided to make that, but just add cacao and not do the ganache topping. I put it in a square tin instead of round like with the orange cake, and cut it into bites. The…

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Savoury Flapjacks

May 27, 2020 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love a flapjack? Only problem is, they can be a bit buttery and sickly sometimes. More than that, in my house, there are very few ways I can get goodness into my kids who just refuse to eat anything that might contribute to one of their five (eight) a day, which means I…

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Healing The Worms of Trauma

October 3, 2019 by theorganicspoon 1 Comment

Because however much “self-development” one attempts in their lifetime, our visceral and inconvenient humanness ends up being the devil on our shoulder during our most testing times.

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Carrot & Courgette Muffins – Baby Led Weaning Recipe

August 2, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

The never-ending quest to find enough recipes to satisfy our newly-weaned babies’ appetites and need to discover new flavours… I try to be as organised as possible with meals for my family, but it’s still the same every day for breakfast and lunch: what will she have today… Muffins that are not sweet but have…

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BLW Tuna Sweet Potato & Veg Croquettes

July 30, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Running out of ideas for baby led weaning meals? I made these a few days ago for Vida as she’s really starting to hate the spoon! I made easily transportable food for our holiday but she was having none of it and has now let me know that she plans on being an exclusive baby…

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Potato, Courgette & Carrot Baby Blend

May 23, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 courgettes 2 white potatoes 2 carrots Method Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots and chop the courgettes. Add to steamer and cook until soft. Blend until desired consistency…

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Potato, Carrot & Peas Baby Blend

May 23, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 white potatoes 2 carrots 1 cup frozen peas Method Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots. Add to steamer and cook until soft, adding the peas a few minutes…

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Leek, Sweet Potato & Peas Baby Blend

May 23, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 leeks 2 sweet potatoes 1 cup frozen peas Method Peel and chop the sweet potatoes and chop the leeks. Add to steamer and cook until soft, adding the peas…

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Leek, Sweet Potato & Cauliflower Baby Blend

May 23, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 leeks Half a cauliflower 2 sweet potatoes Method Peel and chop the sweet potatoes, cut the cauliflower into florets and chop the leeks, then place into steamer and steam…

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Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m Lauren and I’m a health writer, holistic wellness coach and speaker, and at 23 months old, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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