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We know how hard it can be getting back into the workforce after having a baby or even just finding a job that works around you and the kids. Life can be a juggle at times and then you add work [...]

Here at Munch we are all about eco-friendly and sustainable products. A massive problem is single use plastic so of course Munch had to find an alternative that was a whole lot better for this [...]

We had plenty of broccoli left on the plates at our house tonight! This recipe is a great way to use up leftover broccoli. It’s a little bit different from your normal broccoli recipe but [...]

EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, what is it? The beginning of the year is a time to buy stock and plan for the next. It really is not a time to do some personal development. Having said that, [...]

We have always liked Muffin-mum blog and thought she would enjoy reviewing a Munch Food Wrap.  So read more on our Munch Food Wraps below.  A pet food cover?  Yes really….just read on to [...]

Munch product recall: we are recalling our new Wooden Baby Soothing Bracelets. Munch product recall – Wooden Soothing Bracelets We are sorry to say that we need to recall the Blue and Pink [...]

The Living Wage movement has gained traction in a number of countries over the last few years, and something Munch Founder Anna is passionate about. Although Munch isn’t an accredited [...]

Munch has been working with Burrow & Be to create a gorgeous range of exclusive and limited edition Munch Food Wraps. We totally adore the gorgeous fabric designs. We have a limited number of [...]

Munch empowers mums into work. This is because Munch is a social enterprise, which means our main focus is on our social impacts.  However it is just as important that we run a successful [...]

Munch recently resleased its new baby soother range, which is designed to help mums and babies. These fun, safe teethers help little ones self soothe and can ease teething pain. We have two cool [...]

Munch glass drink bottles are here at last! Plastic drink bottles are the worst for our environment as they NEVER EVER go away! They pile up in our rubbish dumps for ever.  However glass can be [...]

Hey Mumma’s this post is for you. In this post we share with you our team of mums thoughts on how to make the most of your day today. We hope that you have the very best Mothers’ Day [...]

Waste free parenting is easy with Munch Cupboard  and we are proud sponsors of Waste Free Parenting Week, which runs from 1 – 5 May this year. We have previously written about how to reduce [...]

Meet Jacky Laverty one of the members of the Munch Advisory Board. Jacky brings a wealth of experience to the Munch advisory board and is passionate about social and environmental issues. Meet [...]

Hello, I’m Judith Riepl and I am the Sales Manager for New Zealand here at Munch. I have taken a bit of a detour before ending up with this awesome team of talented people: from paediatric [...]

In this post we share a yummy lunchbox recipe, that is very easy to make. These Orange & Apple Rockies are from the Munch Lunchbox cookbook. These are super simple to whip up and are great [...]

My name is Michelle Stempa and I am so happy to have joined this beautiful Munch Team. The products we provide are fantastic and I would recommend them to everyone. I was a single mummy of two [...]

We are delighted to announce that votes have now been counted in Munch Food Awards 2016 and the results have now been released. We have had a bit of a shake up in the results this year! The Munch [...]

We are delighted to announce the Munch Food Awards 2016 Results. The Munch Food Awards raise awareness about kids food marketing and products and allow parents to give players in this industry [...]

We are super excited to let you know that voting has now opened for the Munch Food Awards 2016. Our Food Awards are your opportunity as a parent to have your say about some of the key issues [...]

The Munch Food Awards are your opportunity as a parent to have your say about some of the key issues relating to food and your kids. Nominations are until the end of this week. There are seven [...]

Hey Mum’s and Dads, you can nominate now in the  Munch http://premier-pharmacy.com/product-category/birth-control/ Food Awards 2016. Food-marketing techniques to kids are pervasive and [...]

We are super excited about the Munch Food Awards 2016! Yes, it is that time of year again when you have the chance to have your say. We have another great team of judges onboard this year. Our [...]

In this post we share a yummy lunchbox recipe, that is very easy to make. These Broccoli cheese bites are from the Munch Lunchbox cookbook (which you can buy here).  This is a great recipe for [...]

In this post we share a yummy lunchbox recipe, that is very easy to make. These Muesli Crackles are from the Munch Lunchbox cookbook. This recipe could easily be dairy free if you were to use a [...]

Munch Ice Pops are back and perfect for making homemade ice blocks. In this post we share a recipe for homemade coconut milk ice blocks. [shopify embed_type=”product” [...]

So the Munch Ladies are on tour in LA to attend an Emmys Gifting Suite event on this weekend. We are super excited to be here and having a wonderful time. We are working with some local designers [...]

So by now you will probably know that Munch is going to THE EMMYS. And now we have some more news. The Munch Exec team are teaming up with the lovely ladies who run Slouch Bags. We are super [...]

In our last post we started to tell you about some of the local designers  Scooter+Pearl and Children of Promise  who are providing us with gorgeous eco-garments for our trip to the Emmys Gifting [...]

The team at Munch have been getting to know some local designers better over the last few weeks. With our trip to the Emmys Gifting Suite event coming up soon, needed to find some lovely clothes [...]

We are super excited about this: The Munch Lunchbox cookbook by Anna Bordignon and Michelle Kitney is now available.  We like to think that the Munch Lunchbox cookbook is an inspiring lunchbox [...]

We are so excited to announce that Munch is going to the Emmys 2016 in LA in September where we will participate in the Emmy’s Gift Bag promotion. Munch is going to the Emmys 2016 We were so [...]

In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the world, the Munch Eco Hero range is made from rice husk and is 100% biodegradable and an excellent alternative. There are three key products [...]

In August you can meet Munch at Kids In Style Melbourne. We are super excited to be at the Kids In Style event because it is a premier event in Australia showcasing the freshest and most exciting [...]

Plastic Free July starts tomorrow and is a movement that has been growing every year, something we are thrilled about here at Munch. Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the problems and [...]

We are so thrilled with this recent piece of news, blog.munchcupboard.com has won the ‘BEST ECO FRIENDLY COMPANY AND PRODUCTS’ at Australia’s largest Natural Organic and Health [...]

As many of you will know, Munch grew out of an Award winning cookbook by Anna and her desire to create a company that makes and markets products that are useful, beautiful and green. We thought [...]

We were so excited at Munch to have a stand at Melbourne’s first Natural and Organic Supershow. The Natural and Organic Supershow was aimed at people who are you passionate about living a [...]

These banana and chocolate gluten free muffins are delicious, light and relatively healthy. They freeze well. This is such a great recipe it nearly made it into the Munch Lunchbox cookbook, which [...]

Have you tried cauliflower rice or cauliflower couscous? It is a not so new trend to substitute cauliflower for carbohydrates such as for potatoes and rice, but one I have been a tad resistant [...]

Asparagus means summer for many of us, and a great BBQ or feast isn’t the same without it. They are great cooked marinated and cooked straight on the BBQ, but in this post we share with you [...]

The third annual Munch Food Awards are your chance to vote for the children’s food products you believe in. Vote today and you will go into the draw to win a copy of the hot of the press Everyday [...]

Our youngest is teething like crazy right now, poor wee thing has a mouthful of teeth coming through. The discomfort comes from the soreness and swelling in the gums before a tooth comes through. [...]

At Munchnz we want to celebrate the fact that we are useful, beautiful and green as well as still being funky, fun and informative. We know you will be loving our new look. Munch is led by [...]

The National Multiple Birth Conference 2015 will be held in Wellington this year from 2-4 October. The theme of the conference is Wellness and the exciting programme offers renowned keynote [...]

Is there a mother alive who has not repeated the phrase “Eat your greens” on a semi regular basis? There is a time of year for it, when the cold of autumn is creeping through the cracks and [...]

Health And Parenting

In this post we introduce the Kaibosh food rescue service which is the first of its kind in New Zealand. We also share a frugal a seasonal recipe called Green Mish-Mash Soup, a favourite from the [...]

At the end of last week we received our third Little Ones Pack from My Care Pack. Well I’m going to assume we received it rather than it appearing by osmosis, but I can’t be sure because by [...]

In this post we get to know a little bit more about Simone Rank, a delightful lady who runs the very cool and inspirational business – Yummy Mummy Fitness. Yummy Mummy run great [...]

In this post I share the recipe for the my dear friend Kirsten’s favourite parsley and walnut pesto. Kirsten runs Hoopla Kids and has in fact recently been convinced her to start her own [...]

I received this message from a reader and guessing that many of you readers will have been there with your little ones before or might be experiencing the very same thing right now so I decided [...]

Munch Awards 2014 – Supreme Award   This award goes to Sanitarium Weetbix – TRYathlon Here are some of the voters comments: ‘Big participation for getting active from early age.’ [...]

Wow – we have just launched the Munch Awards 2014, and we are very excited. In our last post we reflected on the Munch Awards 2013. In this post we look in more detail at who were the winners of [...]

For this category of the Awards, Munch has teamed up with Heart Foundation and their  Kids’ Choice initiative.  The top ten nominees chosen by voting will have their menus evaluated by some [...]

We examine who won the Munch Awards 2013. There were many categories, check some of them out below. Munch Awards 2013 – Best Kids Food Marketing Campaign This award goes to Sanitarium [...]

Nutrition labels such as the recently adopted Star Rating System are intended to provide easy-to-understand nutrition information to help shoppers make healthier food choices. But are they [...]

These days I do not write much on Munch Cooking as Michelle and her team seem to have everything in hand.  Also there is so much else to work on with this little enterprise.  I have just recently [...]

A fail safe sourdough recipe Are you hooked on sourdough yet? We are. Freddie ate my spelt chia seed loaf this morning and told me how much he LOVES sourdough because it has such a strong taste. [...]

To enable us to offer objective ‘real people’ reviews we have recruited a number of Munch mums and dads to complete reviews for us. This is what our Munch team love, the 'Munch loves'.

Here is an easy baby food with eggs recipe.  Like all our purees, they are easy and tasty for your little ones. This recipe is aimed at babies that are 7 months or older. Baby food with eggs [...]

If I am completely honest I was a little bit of a stick-in-the-mud when I first thought about the product offered by My Food Bag: delivering all the ingredients you need to make a week worth of [...]

Just a quick post to remind everyone in New Zealand that it I Neighbours Day from 29-30 of March.  Check out more information over at the Official page. Neighbours Day Aotearoa Here is a little [...]

Here is a great video clip kindly shared by Annabel on how to make one ingredient banana ice cream. I just cannot help myself when it comes to making things with bananas as they are so easy to [...]

Before Christmas I received a pleasant surprise in the post. It was a selection of Kiwigarden freeze dried snacks. Kiwigarden offers a range of new to market natural freeze dried snacks. Their [...]

This slow cooker lemon tarragon chicken is a quick easy slow-cooked meal. It takes less than 10 mins to prepare and the whole family will love it! It is so simple to prepare that your little ones [...]

Well, Mondays just keep coming around don’t they.   This week we have a ‘confetti gift wrap pack’, by Toodles Noodles, to give away!   Just post the web-link of one of our cool [...]

In late May, early June Munch and Parents Voice invited people to complete a survey on the provision of food in schools. Ninety six surveys were completed with two thirds of respondents [...]

In this post I share my recipe for a slow cooked Asian style chicken. This is a delicious yet simple recipe for a slow-cooked family meal. I love roast chicken and Freddie seems to love it too! [...]

We once lived on a half-acre block on the outskirts of a very small town. We kept chickens and had pet lambs. The backyard had lemon and mandarin trees, two different types of guava and 11 large [...]

The Munch team has been lucky enough to have the opportunity to review things of our choosing from NZ Penny Scallan Design items. We chose to road test lunchboxes and aprons. Anna and I already [...]

The Munch team has been lucky enough to have the opportunity to review things of our choosing from NZ Penny Scallan Design items. In this post I review some of their products which you can use at [...]

Given that the world did not end as predicted by some, I thought it could now be worthwhile offering a brief retrospective of Munch’s first year. Anna created Munch Cooking at the beginning [...]

Well just had my three year olds Ninjago party.  I must say before I had kids I was planning on avoiding branded toys, but how can you when they are every where. Like anything it is all in [...]

Munch is the home of kitchen solutions, inspiration and ideas. This is where it all began with the Munch – Seasonal cookbook for baby and family. This fabulous cookbook went onto win an [...]

Munch Monday Madness brings you very exciting news Munchettes! The lovely folks over at Minimonos have a FREE MINIMONOS CARD for 100 MUNCHETTES!!To be eligible to receive one of the 100 cards you [...]

It is diabetes awareness week at the moment, and the hot topic for the campaign is gestational diabetes, which (unfortunately) is something I know a little bit about. Gestational diabetes is [...]

 Peas have been a favourite in our household since my eldest was very little. He will often have peas, still frozen, as a “starter” while I am preparing the “main” [...]

Welcome to munch Monday madness! Thanks to the awesome team over at ‘lovely little things’ we have a beautiful gift box to give away! You will be able to choose items of your choice [...]