Hi peeps, Back on the horse, so-to-speak this week. Bit of a horror weekend last weekend actually... Had a GREAT Saturday night out celebrating a good friend's 40th on the Sunny Coast whilst poor old Troy was left at home with gastro. I did feel sorry for him... ...
SEARCH RESULTS
SEARCH
RESULTS
Zucchini pizza (with other variations)
Hi foodies! I was chatting to one of my patient's mums in clinic this week and she was telling me that she had been checking out the blog (yay!). I think the general gist of the conversation was that the Kid's Health blog posts were helpful, and the Food blog posts...
Authentic and traditional Malaysian curry puffs
Just the way my mum used to make them... plus some added sneaky vegetables to make them more nutritionally valuable! Curry puffs were always a favourite snack in my family growing up. My mum always seemed to have such endless energy when it came to making...
(Organic) Date and Cacao Protein Bliss Balls
G'day there my foodie followers! This recipe is totes amaze-balls and one of my favourite sweet snacks. Soooooo easy to make and really yu-uuummmmmmmm! No refined sugar either (which is a big thing for a lot of people it appears!). My disclaimer is that I did not...
Veggie loaded meatballs
WOO HOO - IT'S FRESH FOOD FRIDAY AGAIN!!! So the battle to get kids to eat their veggies continues. Seriously, if I had 20 cents for every time a parent came to me in clinic and told me that their kids won't eat veggies, I would have retired by now. NO...
Dr Megs’ “Soul in a bowl” seafood chowder
American food. O.M.G. Sooo good. Troy, Gwennie and I recently did a trip to the States and literally ate our way across the continent. It was awesome. The trip was so that I could present a talk in Texas (San Antonio - don't worry we completely avoided the...
FRIED RICE
Hi there again foodie followers! One of my long time besties sent me a text a few weeks ago specifically requesting I blog about my fried rice. How to make authentic Chinese fried rice. She reckons that hers always turns out gluggy and a bit bland. I have been...
CREAMY CHICKEN (and vegetable) PASTA
Hi mums and dads! The rules of prepping food for my kids (that they will willingly eat) are fairly predictable: They will eat anything in a creamy, cheesy sauce They will eat pretty much any vegetable, as long as they can't see it or pick it out They will eat almost...
Spicy baked cauliflower steaks and crispy sage
Cauliflower is every parent's best friend - you just haven't realised it yet. My kids eat so much cauliflower - and they don't even know it. When it is prepped THIS way however, I love it... so this is for the other half of the cauliflower that you haven't pureed and...
Fresh green pesto (salsa verde)
I love home made pesto. Ever since I made it the first time at home, I never purchased the store-ready stuff in a jar again. It is good for so many reasons, It tastes amazing - the flavours are so much more bright and intense when made fresh It is healthy and there...
About Dr Megs
Megan is a Brisbane and Ipswich-based paediatrician in public and private practice, and mum to two small children. You can usually find her working hard in private practice at Paeds in a Pod North Lakes and Greenslopes, and in public practice at Ipswich Hospital.
PLEASE NOTE: This blog is written for the purpose of providing GENERAL advice about common children's health topics (and of course recipes). It is NOT a substitute for a proper medical assessment and examination by a qualified physician.
If your child is unwell, seek medical and attention and advice in person.