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From starters to desserts, during 4 weeks, Claudine shared with us all her best recipes. We know a son – the cofounder of monbento – that is really lucky! Who is she? What is her cooking background? She tells us everything!

 
Well, it is the truth and you know it: in the supermarket, whatever the supermarket shelves (above all, the cookies’ one ;-)), in front of the abundance of product references available, our hand is often self-oriented toward the individual portions. And yes, our “practical side” is talking: perfect capacity, easy to carry… We are sure to make the right choice! However, our bank account and our lovely planet are not really okay with that…

 
Even though our wonderful planet is worth honouring every day, on 22 April it has a World Day of its own. This is another opportunity to look at our eating habits and find simple ways to protect our planet :-).

 
A chocolate with your coffee, a piece of cake at the morning break, a yummy dessert on Sunday lunch… Does it mean anything to you?
In addition to being part of our daily life, sugar is heartwarming, energizing and relates to happy moments for most of us. However, despite all its great aspects sugar consumption is increasing and often criticized because of its impact on our health. More specifically, diabetes is the core of the debates on this World Health Day.

 
In a few days, you’re going to spend the most terrifying Halloween party with your family and friends? Your costume is ready, your decorations well advanced and you’re thinking about the menu? Then, this is for you!

 
For the “Semaine du goût” actually running in France, we give you a small boost to make appealing and tasty dishes you/your family/your friends don’t usually care for!

 
Today’s Wednesday! Good news: we have a game suggestion to keep your children busy. They will like it for sure and also, it is a good way to train their visual memory!

 
The snack? Well, you know, it is this little sweet break you have after a long school or work day. Yes, “work day”, because contrarily to common beliefs 65% of the French adult population enjoys an occasional or a systematic snack when it comes home from work, says a study on feeding behaviour conducted by the CREDOC. And they are right, because the image of the “big bad snack” which makes a mess in your food balance has really disappeared.

 
After just a few days of school your children have already lost their pencil, rubber… maybe just because they had the same as their seatmates? We have a quick, simple and cheap solution for you: CU-STO-MI-ZA-TION. Thank the masking tape also called washi tape!

 
For the children, back to school is a WAOUH event: they catch-up with their school friends again, mums and dads have them dressed on their Sunday best, they’ve got them brand new school bags, with the matching pencil case, the… STOP! We got it!
 
From the parents’ point of view, back to school time is something they’ve been thinking about even before the previous school year ended! Now that it’s over for 2015, we can admit it: it’s really been pressuring us!