Erin Buyers

Here are all my purchases for Black Friday, supporting independent businesses, the family’s gut health and my skin - no ‘stuff’ here!

As you may have gathered, it was Zac's 2nd Birthday last weekend. He was so excited to receive a 'Scooter Bike' and his shiny new gumboots from Granny and Poppa in New Zealand.

Two years ago when Zac entered the world I never anticipated how fanatical I would become about his diet when he started weaning, and specifically focusing on his gut health. When I was in my third trimester I started drinking kefir daily (fermented goats milk) and Zac has been having it every day since he was 6 months old.

I am convinced that this has had a huge beneficial impact on his behaviour, immune system and general temperament. In addition to the kefir I aim to provide him as much diversity as I can in the meals I cook for him to feed all those wonderful gut bugs that keep him well and happy.

You may have also gathered from all the food posts I've been doing that I spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen doing invention tests! This is all part of a new venture that I've been working on to develop a range of toddler food to encourage good gut health, with no refined sugar.

The first three years is a crucial time in a child's life to build a strong and diverse microbiome to set them up for life.

Why am I telling you all this? Because this page was set up for my coaching business (which is alive and well btw), not for a food business.

Which is why I've now set up a separate page and group for the food venture, under a working title of Happy Zac. If you're interested in learning more about gut health, finding recipes the whole family can enjoy, and potentially being my guinea pigs when I send out free food samples for testing please come and join my new group (I'll put the link in the comments).

If you can think of any friends with toddlers who you think might also be interested I would love it if you could share with them please.

Thanks!

Erin x

It’s always a challenge coming up with a recipe for a sugar free birthday cake for Zac’s birthday. This year Mickey’s ears were refined sugar free but still a treat with coconut sugar and yacon. Almost tasted a bit malt like and there wasn’t any left so must have got something right! Most importantly, Zac loved his “Meemouse” cake ❣

A day for invention tests in the kitchen, carrot and pecan cake with cream cheese, lemon and chia icing - no sugar! The chia seeds have bulked out the icing and almost makes it seem like passionfruit icing when you eat it
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Perfect way to spend this rainy morning, cooking up the latest treasures from my sister’s garden

Zac and I have been a bit under the weather today so I thought he’d be lucky to get dippy eggs for dinner. Somehow I got a burst of energy so instead we have leek, onion, tomato and sweetcorn quiches

Eeking out the enjoyment from the garden as the summer fades

Nothing says Sunday like a freshly baked loaf of bread, with lots of butter and damson jam 😋

I felt I had to redeem myself after yesterday’s baking disaster - phew!

Sometimes my invention tests work a treat... other times they are an absolute disaster. Oops 😬