'Like Me' on Facebook and get a free large packet of activated nuts!

November is not all about growing facial hair. For this month only, I'm giving away to Sydney residents 1 large 500g packet of activated nuts of your choice (valued at $26/$27 retail price) if you get a friend to Like my Facebook business page and to subscribe to this blog (if they haven't already done so). Just let me know the name of your friend and their contact details (inbox me at soulla.chamberlain@me.com or text me on 0407 871884) and let me now which activated nuts you would like (subject to that nut variety being available).

Why the fuss over Facebook? I basically only use this blogsite to post lengthier blogs, typically weekly or less frequently, whereas each day I post one or more very short update on FaceBook and Twitter on anything from:

• kitchen, cooking and parenting tips;
• nutritional and holistic lifestyle recommendations or inspiration;
• a question to ponder, or an issue to arouse or invoke discussion;
• organic wholefoods or eco-friendly products that are on sale for discounted prices in Sydney;
• photos and 1 sentence descriptions of a meal I made including kids school lunches and morning tea ideas;
• recipes;
• places that I frequent that come highly recommend.

If, like me, you are new(ish) to the world of social media, you might get a kick out of reading one of my earlier blogs about my thoughts (and trepidations) about it here.

You know you're a primal mama when....

Every so often I wonder what the ordinary bloke in Mainstream Street would say if they were a fly on the wall in my house overhearing conversations we have about food and lifestyle choices. So this post is dedicated to the somewhat unconventional community to which I (proudly) belong. As much as I am a details person and firmly stand by my nutritional and lifestyle choices, it is equally important (and fun) to stand back, look at the broader picture, and have a good belly laugh at ourselves every now and again. Here goes.....

You know you're a Primal Mama when your kids say.....

"Daddy you forgot to add salt in my water!"

"Mum where are you, why aren't you answering us?!? Are you oil pulling again?"

"No thanks,  we don't eat sugar"

"Is that fake food?"

"Please don't put that on us, mummy says we don't need to wear sunscreen"

"Mum can I add the epsom salts and coconut oil to our bath water tonight?"

"William! Don't drink water from the bubbler! It's not filtered!!"

"Mum, is there lambs brains in this again?"

"Do I have to eat all of my sauerkraut?"

"Can I please have a piece of bread- it's sourdough!!"

"But it was only a little teeny bit of screen time!"

"What's a vaccine?"

"Is this toothpaste fluoride-free?"

And even more kudos to you if your kids effortlessly rattle off the following terminology in casual conversation:

• "Cleos"
• "cod liver oil"
• "good bacteria"
• "bad bacteria"
• "bone broth"
• "raw cacao powder "
• "raw milk"
• "goji berries"
• "Steiner playgroup"
• "wholefoods"
• "co-sleeping"

If you can relate......then you're a healthy, vital, primal family!!! Congratulations!

Don't forget Father's Day this Sunday.....

With Father's day only days away (this Sunday 1 September!) you might want to park the novelty gift he'll never use and get something he can really get his teeth stuck into: Activated nuts.....(macadamias, pecans, almonds, walnuts, cashews, hazels, brazils, pepitas) 

Raw dark chocolate balls, or date coconut balls or nut-free date coconut balls.....

Power bars........

To purchase: simply call or text 0407 871 884 to arrange a mutually convenient time to collect from my home in Bronte. I'm home most days and evenings. 

Happy Sunday to all dads!