Don’t Eat your Money

The biggest expense for a young family is the cost of housing. Rent and mortgage payments are fixed costs which can only be reduced by moving to a cheaper house, so when it comes to saving money we need to look at the next biggest expense, and that is the weekly shopping bill. Read more

Seasonal fruit and vegetables – February

Blueberries are expensive but full of flavour and easy for children (and adults!)  to eat.  Note too that frozen blueberries in the shops now are more likely to be NZ grown.

NZ grown stone fruit is in full flight – apricots, peaches and nectarines. Read more

Open windows for a healthy home

Open windows in your house for at least 10 minutes each day to circulate the air and to keep your home fresh, healthy and odour free. If not daily then open windows for one hour each weekend.  This is especially important in the winter – it will help to stop infections spreading through the household.

Seasonal fruits and vegetables

There is always a wonderfully colourful array of fruit and veg as you enter the supermarket. So how do you choose what to buy for your dinner from this range?

Personal or family tastes are the obvious starting point. Read more

Getting your vitamin C

Fruits that are especially high in Vitamin C include kiwifruit, oranges and mandarins, tamarillos.  Alternatively you can take a vitamin C supplement.

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