• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Lauren Vaknine

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

  • Home
  • About
  • Coaching
  • Articles
    • Health
    • Parenting
    • Home & Beauty
    • Features
    • A Day In The Life
    • Reviews & Recommended Brands
  • Podcast
  • Recipes
    • Soups
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch & Dinner
    • Smoothies, Juices & Other Drinks
    • Sweet Treats & Snacks
    • Breads
    • Salads
    • Dips, Dressings, Sauces & Spreads
  • Product Recommendations
  • Philosophy
  • Press / Talks
  • Testimonials
  • Contact

wellness coach

When You’re A Nutritionist & Health Food Blogger… And Your Son Gets Diagnosed With Malnutrition

January 29, 2020 by theorganicspoon 5 Comments

There’s a reason I lost my shit the last time (because this has happened many times) a well-meaning fellow mum said to me, “Just arrange the vegetables in smiley faces, that worked for our son who was *really* fussy”. Genuinely, I’ve wanted to smack the smirk off every single person who has said that to…

Read More

Filed Under: A Day In The Life, Parenting Tagged With: arfid, arfid articles, arfid ideas, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, childhood nutrition, childhood nutritionist, fussy eaters, healthy happy home, holistic wellbeing coach, lauren vaknine, wellbeing coach, wellness coach

Lavender Hot Chocolate (Cacao)

June 4, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Lavender hot chocolate cacao

It may be June, but today felt like the middle of winter! Trust London to keep us on our toes with the weather… Plus, my kids kindly like to keep me up at night and I’m feeling like I need a lot of self-care. So tonight, after putting the kids to bed, I had a…

Read More

Filed Under: Front Page Recipes, Smoothies, Juices & Other Drinks Tagged With: cacao, dairy free, food blogger, gluten free, health, health blogger, healthy food, healthy hot chocolate, healthy indulgence, hot cacao, hot chocolate, lauren vaknine, lavender hot cacao, lavender hot chocolate, magnesium, no refined sugar, organic, organic food, organic spoon, plant based, relax, relaxing, sugar free, vegan, wellbeing, wellness, wellness coach

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…

Read More

Filed Under: Baby Food Tagged With: Baby Food, baby food recipes, baby weaning, baby weaning recipes, dairy free, egg free, food blogger, gluten free, health, health blogger, healthy eating, healthy living, holistic wellness coach, lauren vaknine, organic baby food, organic food, organic spoon, sugar free, weaning baby, wellness coach, writer

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…

Read More

Filed Under: Baby Food Tagged With: Baby Food, baby food recipes, baby weaning, baby weaning recipes, dairy free, egg free, food blogger, gluten free, health, health blogger, healthy eating, healthy living, holistic wellness coach, lauren vaknine, organic baby food, organic food, organic spoon, sugar free, weaning baby, wellness coach, writer

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…

Read More

Filed Under: Baby Food Tagged With: Baby Food, baby food recipes, baby weaning, baby weaning recipes, dairy free, egg free, food blogger, gluten free, health, health blogger, healthy eating, healthy living, holistic wellness coach, lauren vaknine, organic baby food, organic food, organic spoon, sugar free, weaning baby, wellness coach, writer

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…

Read More

Filed Under: Baby Food Tagged With: Baby Food, baby food recipes, baby weaning, baby weaning recipes, dairy free, egg free, food blogger, gluten free, health, health blogger, healthy eating, healthy living, holistic wellness coach, lauren vaknine, organic baby food, organic food, organic spoon, sugar free, vegan, vegetarian, weaning baby, wellness coach, writer

Ultimate Healthy Hot Chocolate

November 8, 2017 by theorganicspoon 1 Comment

For me there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, more satisfying than a hot chocolate in the winter. Even more so when I’m on my period. I believe that part of the reason we crave comfort foods and cosiness when we’re on our periods is because it is a way for us to care for…

Read More

Filed Under: Smoothies, Juices & Other Drinks Tagged With: cacao, calcium, dairy free, dairy free hot chocolate, food blogger, gluten free, health, health blogger, healthy food, healthy hot chocolate, healthy indulgence, hot cacao, hot chocolate, lauren vaknine, lavender hot cacao, lavender hot chocolate, maca, maca benefits, magnesium, menstruation, natural anti depressant, no refined sugar, nut milks, organic, organic food, organic spoon, period cravings, periods, plant based, plant based calcium, plant based iron, plant based protein, raw cacao, relax, relaxing, sugar free, sugar free hot chocolate, vegan, wellbeing, wellness, wellness coach

Primary Sidebar

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.

Winner of Organic Food Blog

Recent posts

  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • August 2014
  • June 2014
  • July 2013
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • May 2010
  • March 2008

COPYRIGHT © 2019 Lauren Vaknine