Kids Food

My Top Weekday Recipes

by Fiona Rossiter on April 17, 2013

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  • Chicken, Red Pepper and Ginger Stir Fry ~ Like me, I am sure you have days when the last thing you feel like doing is cooking – well this is a great recipe for days like that. It is very tasty and packed with veggies, so super healthy as well! The most time-consuming part of this recipe is the preparation but once that is done, cooking takes no time at all. You can also cook the pasta or noodles ahead of time, which makes this a perfect mid-week dinner! For the full recipe click here…

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  • Spaghetti and Meatballs ~ Beef mince is a definite week day staple ingredient in our household and although I often make Spag Bol, this is a great way to use mince and be a bit more inventive! You can even get the littlies to help you roll the meatballs! The recipe is quite simple and the meatballs are cooked in the oven, not fried in a pan, which makes the recipe more healthy. For the full recipe click here…

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  • Spicy Chicken Wrap ~ This is a recipe I cook all the time, the kids love it and best of all it is quick and easy to prepare! A wrap is a great way to create a flavour-some meal, which is both tasty and healthy. Wraps are great for everyday meals and they also work well  for packed lunches. The only thing to remember when serving these wraps is to have loads of serviette’s on hand for those of you, like me, who like to eat a wrap with your hands – it can get very messy! For the full recipe click here…

Prawn-Chilli-Pasta

  • Prawn and Chilli Pasta ~ I love prawns and this pasta recipe is so simple to make and utterly delicious! It is perfect for a weekday dinner and if you make your tomato sauce in advance, it will take you no time at all to prepare. You can serve it with a green salad and crusty ciabatta bread. If you like you can always reduce the amount of chilli you use if you are not a lover of hot food or add more if you are. For the full recipe click here…

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Vanilla and Berry Smoothie

by Fiona Rossiter on January 29, 2013

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I recently published an article on Superfoods, featuring some of the amazingly wholesome foods that should feature in your daily or weekly food intake. With this in mind I thought I would share a few nutritious recipes that are perfect to add to your everyday recipe file.

Todays recipe is for a delicious Vanilla and Berry Smoothie. Smoothies are great for grown ups and kids too, especially if you have fussy eaters. You can cram a huge amount of nutrition into something which is fun to make and yummy to drink, you can even sneak a bit of vitamin C powder in, to help boost your families immune system!

This smoothie recipe, which I am sharing with you, is a firm favourite in our home and was recently featured on Pasella, as part of a healthy lunch box recipe.

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Ingredients:

2 Cups of Sliced Strawberries

1 Cup of Blue Berries

1 Cup of Raspberries

1 Banana

1 Cup of Pineapple (optional)

1 Cup Low Fat Vanilla Yoghurt (you can add more depending on how thick you want it to be)

Fruit Juice (Apple or grape)

1 Cup of Ice

*Vitamin C powder

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Crush the ice in the blender, add the berries, pineapple and banana and blend. Once the mixture is smooth add the yoghurt and a splash of fruit juice if necessary. *You can add Vitamin C powder to the smoothie for an extra immune system boost. Once you have blended everything together either pour into a glass and enjoy immediately or if you are packing it in as part of your lunch, pour into a mini flask to keep it cool. Shake gently before drinking.

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Smoothies are great for grown ups and kids too, especially if you have fussy eaters. You can cram a huge amount of nutrition into something which is fun to make and yummy to drink, you can even sneak a bit of vitamin C powder in to boast your families immune system!
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Recipe type: Drinks
Cuisine: African
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients
  • 2 Cups of Sliced Strawberries
  • 1 Cup of Blue Berries
  • 1 Cup of Raspberries
  • 1 Banana
  • 1 Cup of Pineapple (optional)
  • 1 Cup Low Fat Vanilla Yoghurt (you can add more depending on how thick you want it to be)
  • Fruit Juice (Apple or grape)
  • 1 Cup of Ice
  • *Vitamin C powder

Instructions
  1. Crush the ice in the blender, add the berries, pineapple and banana and blend. Once the mixture is smooth add the yoghurt and a splash of fruit juice if necessary. *You can add Vitamin C powder to the smoothie for an extra immune system boost. Once you have blended everything together either pour into a glass and enjoy immediately or if you are packing it in as part of your lunch, pour into a mini flask to keep it cool. Shake gently before drinking.

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Lunch Punch Sandwich Cutter Giveaway

by Fiona Rossiter on January 17, 2013

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The dreaded school lunch box can be a moms or dads worst nightmare! It can be so difficult trying to find things that fussy little kiddie winks will actually eat. Well I have some exciting news about a wonderful product called Lunch Punch, by Spotty Frog SA! This fantastic new product is special, easy, fun and healthy: Now you can cut off that unappealing crust and transform your kiddies sandwich into a healthy, fun, interactive and educational experience.

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It is an awesome source of inspiration to create lunch items that will actually encourage your kids to try new things and really enjoy lunch time but wait there is more – it is fun for moms too! I had a great time cutting shapes out of cheese and cucumber! There are so many options when it comes to getting creative with you Lunch Punch and you can get the kids involved with making their own lunch or even using the cutters to make cookies or cut fruit, there are endless possibilities!

Lunch Box Ideas from Lunch Punch

The Lunch Punch® is

  • BPA FREE
  • Phthalate FREE
  • PVC Free and lead FREE
  • Made from FDA certified food-grade plastic
  • 100% recyclable (includes packaging)
  • Kid friendly and dishwasher safe

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I am super excited to announce that we are giving away 4 Lunch Punch Sets(see the sets above), to 4 lucky readers. They are valued at R200 per set ! Perfect timing for back to school and preparing all those school lunches! All you need to do is complete the entry form below and share the love on Facebook or Twitter, please share and tell your friends and family about the giveaway! Something along the lines of “Make Back to School Fun with @SpottyFrogSA and @Supermomblog ”. Please remember to comment below with your lunch box tips and tell us which Lunch Punch set you would love to have!

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Competition Details:

  •  The Lunch Punch Giveaway will run from 17th January 2013, until the 25th January 2013. The winner/s will then be selected via the Rafflecopter form and announced on my blog and on Facebook. The winners will also be notified via email.
  • Please leave a comment on this blog, below the post, stating that you have completed the above, along with your details in the comment section below this post (please use a valid email address). Your details will be used to validate your entry if you are selected as a winner.
  • Conditions of entry: Anyone may enter this giveaway but please be advised that the various companies sponsoring prizes on Super Mom Blog, are based in South Africa and therefore prizes will only be shipped within South Africa. The prizes may not be exchanged for cash. 
  • By entering this giveaway you agree to all the rules and regulations stipulated on the Super Mom Lifestyle Website and on the Rafflecopter entry form.

 

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Child friendly restaurants in Cape Town

by Dalene on July 16, 2012

Child friendly restaurants in Cape Town

By Dalene Ingham-Brown

Not Spur AGAIN! There are plenty of places in Cape Town that are willing to give your bambino crayons, a balloon and energy sucking jungle gym. It’s about time you give yourself a break from those easy-to-clean brown pleather seats and see how it’s done at other child friendly restaurants in Cape Town.

Primi Pods

Above: Primi Piatti – Primi Pod

Primi Piatti – Primi Pods rocks the socks off of family restaurants. Interactive, colourful, educational – the perfect docking station for your kids. The Primi Pods section can be recognised by its bold splash of colours and the mosaic counter in front of a pizza station. Primi has caregivers on hand to teach your kids how to make pizzas and how to bake biscuits while you settle down to a glass of red and browse the extensive, mouth-watering menu. What’s nice about the Primi Pods section is that it is in plain view of the rest of the child friendly restaurant so you can keep a loving eye on your kids if you want to.

Primi Piatti outlets that have Primi Pods sections can be found in Constantia, Cavendish, Sea Point, Camps Bay, V&A Waterfront, Canal Walk, Somerset West, and Willowbridge Table View. To sweeten the deal even further they often has great specials – check out the latest Primi Piatti specials here.

Scallywags Play Café

You’re hungry and little Johnny is bored and can’t sit still. Time for Scallywags Play Café! This café is one of the best child friendly restaurants in Cape Town because it is an absolute fantasy play land for children and their menu options are all made from organic and free-range products. Family dining with a conscience.

Scallywags has so much to offer children: trains that smoke, a beautiful life-size gingerbread house, climbing walls, baby-pen, boys corner, dress-ups, jumping castle, ball pool and slide. They even have flying butterflies and dragon flies with glitter fairies for the girls, and for the boys, spiders and spider webs.

While little Johnny gets rid of some of his energy (please, oh, please) you can sit down and browse the menu at this family friendly restaurant in Cape Town – Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth. Finally a break.

Moyo

Above: Moyo in Spier – one of the more upmarket family friendly restaurants in Cape Town

What a great family outing. It’s hard to say whether you or your child will end up enjoying the experience more. Moyo in Spier is an elegant child friendly restaurant in Cape Town with a spicy African flair. Interactive activities like face painting, hand washing and traditional dance entertainment makes for a truly enjoyable evening for the whole family. Moyo has large, open spaces, gorgeous pathways and gets its cosy atmosphere from the enormous trees, interesting artistic structures and the winding pathways flanked by greenery. Book a table in the tree-tops and enjoy a fun family outing that fills the gap.

Deer Park Café

Described as comfy and casual, this family friendly restaurant in Cape Town, Vredehoek, serves breakfasts, lunches and light meals. Its appeal is that it is situated right next to a fenced off child friendly park, so you don’t have to worry about your child running off, although keeping half an eye on them is always recommended and inevitable from a caring parent.

The menu is super child friendly with fun options like a ‘baby cappuccino’ which is frothed milk with sprinkles on top. Heaven only knows that the last thing your child needs is caffeine!

La Cabane

Above: La Cabane is one of the few child friendly restaurants in Cape Town with a massive jungle gym

La Cabane in Hout Bay is a restaurant, tea room and playground. The restaurant gives off a home-style family atmosphere, the team room is much the same and the playground is a monster fort of excitement for anyone not-tall-enough-to-ride-this-ride. Children love it!

La Cabane wanted to make sure that their family friendly restaurant in Cape Town was a place where parents and children can both enjoy themselves to the nth degree. With 4 state of the art 40″ LCD televisions, moms and dads can enjoy watching rugby/tennis, sipping on a brewsky/tea while the kids let their imaginations run wild in the La Cabane playground.

Joostenberg

Country style cooking and large open spaces for kids to play. This family friendly restaurant in Cape Town is situated off the N1 in Muldersvlei. In winter, the huge fireplace roars with life and warms little bodies while they eat. In summer, the shaded stoep provides a lovely spot for an afternoon meal.

Kids can enjoy horse and wagon rides, or a ride on a pony. There is also a large jungle gym and stretches of lawn where children can happily play while parents enjoy a hearty meal.

Blue Water Café

Above:  Higgeldy Piggeldy Farm right next door to Blue Water Café

This family friendly restaurant is nestled in Kommetjie’s super child friendly Imhoff Farm. Make sure you arrive half an hour before you plan to eat as you’re met by CO2 emitting camels waiting to be ridden on the way into Imhoff Farm. Kids will also love the Higgeldy Piggeldy Farm right next door to Blue Water Café, where friendly rabbits, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese, chickens, guinea pigs and a pony are waiting to meet them. There is also a snake park within Imhoff – worth a visit if your children are eager to see slithering reptiles in a safe environment.

When it’s time to eat, your family can sit down to the freshest ingredients; the chef whips up New Cape style food and scrumptious pizzas baked in a wood fired oven. When it’s time to play, your kids can run around the safe, enclosed garden and jungle gym. A great excursion for the whole family.

With these child friendly restaurants in Cape Town you can enjoy good quality food, a lovely setting and a dose of relaxation knowing that while your child is not at the table, the manager isn’t giving them an espresso and a free kitten.

Original source & images: Overlanding Africa

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Fruit Pack

by Fiona Rossiter on June 14, 2012

Today I am reviewing a great product for kids called Fruit Pack. As moms it can be a struggle to always have a healthy snack on hand where ever you go and Fruit Pack provides a solution to this dilemma. Fruit Pack is a new healthy fruit snack for children on-the-go, conveniently packaged in a fun, easy-to-use squeezable and resealable pouch. Made from 100% natural fruit with no added sugar, Fruit Pack contains no colourants, no flavourants and no preservatives.

Whether you’re travelling or at home, Fruit Pack’s healthy and delicious flavours can be enjoyed anywhere and make it easier for us parents to feed our kids better food when we’re out and about. Pouches are strong enough to be tossed into a handbag and compact enough to fit inside a pocket or lunchbox. Just twist off the cap and squeeze!


The packs are suitable for kids from the age of 10 months and there are three flavours to choose from. Each flavour has it very own personalised animal character, so not only are the packs nutritious but they are also fun. The flavours are Awesome Apple {Gina the Giraffe}, Strawberry & Banana {Mani the Monkey} and Apple & Pear {Eli the Elephant}.

So if you are looking for a convenient healthy alternative snack to pack in your bag for the little ones, for those unexpected moments or something extra to add to your kids lunch box, Fruit Pack is definitely something you should try. A great suggestion was to place the packs in the freezer, especially in summer so the contents will remain chilled and be a great refreshing alternative to Ice Lollies {less messy too} or fruit juice. Or my husbands idea was to use them when he goes on long cycles to replace electrolytes! Who said you needed to be a kid to enjoy Fruit Pack!

 

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