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Food, Health & Wellbeing

Top 3 summer fruit favourites – and the best way to cook with them

Strawberry These ruby delights are bursting with sweetness come summertime! But they also have sweet benefits for your body. Did you know strawberries are a rich source of vitamin C? Just ½ cup gives 100% of the daily recommended amount. They’re also known for their fibre (good for the bowels) and variety of phytochemicals, naturally-occurring compounds which protect cells against damage and disease. Extra tip: Add chopped strawberries to your salads with dark leafy greens (think: spinach, silverbeet, kale) – the vitamin C in the strawberries will help boost your body’s absorption of iron in the greens! Get the kids…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday’s Local Mum, Amanda Troobnikoff

My name is Amanda, and my partner is Jeremy, we met around 16 years ago and have both grown up and lived in the east our whole lives. We have 2 funny and active children, Abby and Arlo. Jeremy works in the building industry and nearly 2 years ago I left my corporate career to start a photography business (www.amandaninaphotography.com, @amandaninaphotography), I haven’t looked back. When I am not looking after my littlies or sleeping, I am working – I absolutely love what I do and feel so lucky that my passion is now my career. I am a family,…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday’s Local Mum, Julia Orsini

My name is Julia, I am part of a family unit that includes me, my hubby, Marcus, 2 boys aged 13 and 9 years, a needy staffie called Izzy and all the people I am lucky to be surrounded with who support and love us (you know who you are ☺). I have worked as a play-based Speech Pathologist for 20 years and have owned a private practice for almost 10 years. I actually bought and grew Kids Spot when my youngest was 8 weeks old and when I look back on that time I often wonder how the hell…

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