Granola Bars Ideal as a snack on their own, crumbled into yogurt for a delicious dessert or even eaten as a cereal, these bars are quick and easy to make and are packed with nutrients. Ingredients: • 125g butter • 70g honey or sugar • 1 tablespoon maple syrup • 400g oats • 75g raisins • 40g chopped nuts Instructions: 1. Grease an 8” cake tin. 2. Put the butter, sugar or honey and the maple syrup into a pan and heat gently, stirring well until the mixture is combined. 3. Take the pan off the heat then stir the oats into the mix. Add the nuts and raisins and…

I know that as soon as you start reading this, some of you are immediately going to think that I’m being ridiculous, but stick with it and hear me out, who knows, I might change your mind My Personal Experience I’ll tell you what made me think twice about letting my little ones watch TV. I was round at a friend’s house a few months ago to have coffee and a catch-up. She has a daughter aged 3 and a son aged 18 months. We were sitting in her living room, drinking our coffee and having a chat and I noticed that the TV was playing away the whole time,…