The Fair Trade Big Breakfast Swap
We all know the theory. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But in practice? Not a chance. Not in our house anyway. How can the most important meal of the day...
Author: Helen
Fairtrade Fortnight – Challenge Fair Trade Fatigue
You will no doubt have heard of, and probably experienced compassion fatigue. You know the symptoms – arranging a day’s holiday for the date of Children in Need or Comic Relief; busily texting as...
Why I’m Going To Shop Online This Christmas
Is anything ever worth the wait? We live in a society of individuals who do not like to wait. You only have to look at advertising to know that. We want it and we...
Helen’s Good For You Guide to Xmas Shopping
As the autumn gloom begins to seep into my mood and my aquafit instructor informs me there’s only 63 days until Christmas and my teenage son comments on how hard it is to get...
Guilt Free & Easy Meals – Viva la Cooking Sauce
When it comes to being fed, my children are fairly easily pleased. Well, obviously not all of them all of the time, but they are used to a ‘one meal fits all’ approach and...
Ethical Fitness: 5 Tips for a Healthy Body, Mind & Planet
Ever thought you really can’t be bothered but after the event found yourself saying “That felt good. I should do that more often”? I don’t know what you’re thinking of; I’m talking about exercise....
Healthy Tan? Organic and Ethical Sun Care explored.
Is there such a thing as a healthy tan? When my husband returned to work recently after a few days away climbing Ben Nevis, he was greeted with a wave of compliments – “You...
Can fizzy drinks ever be ethical & other kids drinks dilemmas
What to offer my children to drink has always been a source of anxiety for me. And I’m not even talking alcohol here; that’s a subject for another day. I remember when my first...
Ethical Beauty… Secret or Dilemma?
In all my comments over previous weeks about the potentially harmful household products that we pour down our drains, I have studiously avoided discussing the similar effects of hygiene and beauty products. Why is...
National Muesli Week Anyone?
I have been a regular consumer for many years. I have faced the supermarket weekly for well over twenty years. I have bought all the food and household products for seven people for over...