Inside this Issue
Good Nutrition
Good nutrition in early life is an important factor for growth and development and for health later on. That's why it is so important to give your children a good start.
It is our mission to support parents in nurturing and nourishing their children, creating healthier, happier children for future generations.
Yum Mum Special Offer
This week in our online shop we have a fabulous offer! Some of our delicious meals are nearing the useby date of 15 March 2008.
For a limited time receive 40% off our meals, excluding delivery.
When you have completed your purchase you will be prompted to enter a special coupon number. Please enter 40PERCENT in the coupon code box when you checkout. This offer is valid till the 11th March 2008.
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Welcome to the first Yum Mum newsletter of the year!
40% off! Special Offer!!
Happy New Year Everyone! Well, I can't quite believe February is almost over. It has been a busy time getting the children back to school and kinder. I hope it has been an easy time for everyone and not too many tears were shed. No sooner are the children settled in and they will be on holidays again! Oh, to be a child again!
We have a fabulous offer available to Yum Mum fans. Some of our delicious meals are nearing their useby date (15 March 2008), so we are giving you a chance to purchase some meals at 40% off (excluding delivery), thats a saving of $2 per meal. This offer is only available through our online store until 11th March 2008.
When you have completed your purchase you will be prompted to enter a special coupon number. Please enter 40PERCENT in the coupon code box when you checkout.
Yum Mum website
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The Jindi Harvest of Gippsland
For the first time Yum Mum will be exhibiting at '"The Jindi Harvest of Gippsland", this coming Sunday 2nd March, 10am-5pm. So if you are looking for something to do this weekend pop along for a funpacked family day out!
The event is designed to promote the unique food, wine and tourism available in the Gippsland region. So pack a picnic or better still grab a picnic rug and feast on the wonderful culinary delights available on the day. While you quaff a glass of local wine and listen to the soulful voices of Vika and Linda - 99lbs of soul, the children will be entertained by Freddo, trackless train and the paintpot people. Make sure you drop by the Yum Mum stall 36 for a delicious cup of 'Mum's Organic Lemon Cordial'. We look forward to seeing you on the day!
For more details go to Lardner Park Website
Lardner Park 155 Burnt Store Road Lardner, Melways Ref 612 U8.
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Yummy Meals for Adults
I am often asked if we do meals for adults. Well the simple answer is not just yet. However, Yum Mum has joined forces with Felt Fusions.
Felt Fusions do delicious ready to eat and ready to cook meals for adults. You can also order Yum Mum meals through Felt fusions. So it's a one stop shop for the nights when you just don't feel like cooking for the whole family.
They are now licensed to sell bubbles, reds and whites!
Their wines are hand selected and sourced for FELT Fusions by Rob Davey(of Davey Wine Merchants). Rob has a long history in both the food and wine industries! They have chosen to source wines that are not your 'run of the mill' variety. They are hard to get, great to find and quality drinking.
For more information you can visit Felt Fusions Website
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Children and crops suffer most from pesticide combinations
This article recently came to me through the BFA (Biological Farmers Association)email updates. Recent independent findings of higher than acceptable pesticide residues in strawberries from conventional farms (Choice magazine, February 2008) highlight the potential for chemical abuse in all produce. ‘Chemical cocktail’ mixes are shown to be of particular concern for parents and growing healthy crop plants, warns Australia’s largest organic representative group, Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA).
Choice magazine's independent research found from conventional strawberry samples, three contained pesticide residues at levels above the acceptable MRL's (maximum residue levels), three had pesticides that regulations don't allow, two contained more fungicide than is acceptable under stringent EU regulations, and seventeen strawberries had combination residues of more than one pesticide.
Out of four organic samples tested, one contained fungicide residues at less than 1% of the MRL. Researchers state this may have come from chemical spray drift.
Their conclusion? "If you want to minimise your family's exposure to pesticides, organic is the way to go. Tests have repeatedly found lower levels of pesticide residues in organic produce."
Children are most susceptible to high toxicity levels from chemical blends, according to BFA Nutritionist Shane Heaton. “Children are more vulnerable to food toxins than adults – they have a larger intake of food per kilo of body weight than adults, and immature organs and detoxification and immune systems,” he says.
According to the 20th Australian total diet survey in 2003, dietary exposure to pesticide residues is highest for the toddler age group. Mr. Heaton said pesticides had proven effects on developing cognitive systems.
Adding to this he says “A study in South America showed impaired cognitive ability in children (aged four and five) from a village that routinely used farm pesticides – they had a lower capacity for things like hand-eye co-ordination and short term memory, and less ability for play-based learning tasks like drawing a recognisable person, or catching a ball.”
Mr Heaton said concerned parents could opt for organic to reduce their child’s exposure to chemicals - children eating a predominantly organic diet have been proven to have less (one-sixth) the level of pesticide metabolite in their urine than those who don’t.
“At the end of the day it’s about peace of mind in parenting – organic choices reduce transferred chemical risk from ‘uncertain’ to negligible,” he says.
Want to know more about the independent Choice magazine study? Go to Choice Website
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