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Benefits From A Good Breakfast

Joy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:55:25 +0000

Take a look at these benefits you will get from eating a good breakfast and see whether it can contribute to your goal of a happy, healthy family.

A breakfast furnishes a good supply of fuel body-building materials, and vitamins and minerals to satisfy your body’s needs.
A good breakfast helps us to be alert, efficient, and resistant to fatigue.
A good breakfast stabilizes the blood sugar level, so there is less desire to over eat later in the day.
A good breakfast increases the sense of well-being.
A good breakfast decreases the desire to eat junk foods between meals.
A good breakfast makes you work better, concentrate better, and study better.
A good break fast helps you control your weight.
A good breakfast helps you develop a better disposition.

A good breakfast may mean waking up early, maybe 30 minutes earlier than the usual waking up time. It may also mean turning of the television no matter how inviting the late show is. It may mean planning breakfast with your cook. But don’t you think it is all worth it?

Diet of the Preschool Child

Joy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:01:22 +0000

Parents who are most careful about the health of their babies tend to become neglectful after babyhood is past and the children reach preschool age. And yet, it is during this period that the basis is laid for later health and efficiency in their mental and physical life. These children need health care as much as do babies. The preschool year, which is from two to six years, cover the period when many children’s diseases tend to manifest themselves. This is also a time of rapid physical and mental growth. So to be resistant to disease in later life, the child must be well-nourished during this period.

At about the age of two years a child becomes more or less independent and will often express his or her likes and dislikes in an emphatic manner. At this time it is most important that the child not be allowed to drift into bad eating habits. Bad eating habits result in malnutrition.

A child who learns to eat wholesome food makes the best start in life.

Certain fundamental principles must be observed regarding the diet. An adequate diet must contain, in suitable amounts, tissue-building materials known as protein, minerals, carbohydrates, fat and the necessary accessory substances known as vitamins.

A child carefully receive everyday at least one food from each of the following food groups – protein food, energy food, vitamins and mineral food.

Mother’s Instruction

Joy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:16:32 +0000

Cooking is a branch of education which has the most direct influence upon human life. Young women think that it is menial to cook and do other kinds of housework. For this reason, many girl who marry and have the care of families have little idea of the duties devolving upon a wife and mother.

Teach your children on how to cook. In giving your children in physiology, and teaching them how to cook with simplicity and yet with skill, you are laying the foundation for the most useful branches of education.

Mother should take their daughters into the kitchen with them when very young, and teach them the art of cooking. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval.

The Child Is Father of the Man

Joy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:32:23 +0000

When we see a young boy acting like his father we say, “Like father, like son.” The poet suggest that what the child is, the man will become; therefore “the child is father of the man.” Today we recognize that diatary habits established in childhood are often carried into adult life. There is also increasing awareness of the relationship between dietary habits and chronic disease. If the right habit are developed early in life we may be able to lessen the risk for chronic disease later on.

What can we do, then to help assure that our children will have the most nourishing food possible when they are little, and healthful eating practice when they are adults in the next century?

The place to start is with breastfeeding. Human milk contains just the nutrients the baby needs, in the right amounts and in the most suitable form. Hundreds of papers have been published describing human milk and the beneficial properties it contains. All we have room to say here is that it is still the best food for baby.

ATTENTION TO LITTLE CHILDREN

Joy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:45:35 +0000

The period in which the infant receives its nourishment from the mother is critical. Many mothers, while nursing their infants, have been permitted to overlabor and to heat their blood in cooking. The nursling has been seriously affected, not only with fevered nourishment from the mother’s breast, but its blood has been poisoned by the unhealthy diet of the mother, which has fevered her whole system, thereby affecting the food of the mother’s mind. If she is unhappy, easily agitated, irritable, giving vent to outbursts of passion, the nourishment the infant receives from its mother will be inflamed, often producing colic, spasms, and in some instances causing convulsions and fits.

How important then that the mother, while nursing her infant, should preserve a happy state of mind, having the perfect control of her own spirit. By doing so, the food of the child is not injured, and the calm, self-possessed course the mother pursues in the treatment of her child has very much to do in molding the mind of the infant. If he is nervous and easily agitated, the mother’s careful, unhurried manner will have a soothing and correcting influence, and the health of the infant can be improved.

Our infant will depend of the mother cares. Mother should watch their feelings, thought, and food intake while in she breastfeeding. Mothers usually pay attention to their infants’ behaviors and interrelate with them through toys during play. The joint attention between infant and mother to the same is one of the important factors for the interaction.

Learning Inch by Inch

Joy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:53:50 +0000

Babies have preoccupied mind so mother should learn to teach them the right thing. There should be a routine so they will learn quickly. It should be repetitive so it would inculcate in their young minds.

Learning to stand

My son started to eat at sixth month and every time I bring him food, I always say “here’s your food baby” while I am approaching near him he always respond by turning his head towards me and smiles. I know he understand what I am talking about because it my routine. Then, every time I say “water water water” that means he is about to finished his cereals, and next would be the fruit. His favorite fruit is mango. On past times, we play with his fingers, so I teach him to count from 1 to 10 and always end the counting with a clap and a “yeehee!”, Also, I teach him waving good bye. . I do these everyday to ensure that he learns a thing at a time. We also spend time listening to music to enhance his hearings and to develop his memory. It is very fun to explore his senses. Sometimes, when I have some things to read, I allow him to see the book and I have to read loud so he can hear. I allow him to watch television sometimes, so it will develop his listening skills. What I observed is that at this time he already has the sense of identifying what he wants. I know he learn moment by moment. One step at a time and he will be a champion.

Modified Baby Food

Joy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:36:35 +0000

The pediatrician’s advise that in feeding the baby should at regular time. I have to feed him three times a day as what I started. In his first 2 weeks I gave him cereals. But he is still breastfeed to ensure that he is getting enough nutrients. As we all know mother’s milk is complete. I have to find an alternative for cereal, so after two weeks, I made him rice mixed with vegetables. I blend and liquefy the cooked rice and vegetable to avoid choking. I ensure that he drinks enough water after meal. After eating the liquefied food or cereal I serve him fruits. I give him one kind of fruit everyday so that he will have something new to his taste.

homemade food

At first we were having hard time feeding him with new modified baby food because he seemed to be looking for the cereal that we use to feed him. My son did adjust to the food we’re feeding him and he now enjoys every food that he eats.

WHAT’S GOOD IN BREASTFEEDING?

Joy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:46:35 +0000

Mothers know that their milk is a miraculous essence and a living stuff that is perfectly prepared for baby. It has been made known to be a great fighter against many infancy infirmity and illness, as well as contribution health fortification into maturity. Breastfeeding also supply the mother with extensive period, complex fitness benefits. Mother’s milk is really what is best for baby. Baby desires more love and attention and breastfeeding is ideal benefits that babies want to receive. Breastfeeding develop the appropriate tooth development and jaw and uphold the right weight that gains the baby, and it avoids plumpness afterward.

breastfeeding mom

Breastfeeding is a unique mixture of nutrients and antibodies that not only supply nutritionally for the baby, but also gives antibodies and protects against infections, viruses and allergies. Breastfed babies not easy to get sick and mother can save money. Breast milk is every baby’s inheritance and it is natural that comes from mothers. I can attest to that because I am breastfeeding my baby. He is very healthy and with God’s help he never gets sick.

BASIC STEPS TO A HEALTHY EATING HABIT

Joy — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:49:29 +0000

Here are some things that I learn from observing my sister and my nephew that I though of following when my baby is at the right age.

Sometimes my sister has tough times in feeding her child. It irritates her when my nephew seems not to fell like eating and spits the food that my sister feels like giving up. So it came to her mind that she has to give her child a variety of food everyday so that everyday the child has a new taste to discover. By giving of variety of food, my sister found out the foods that my nephew prefers to eat. She doesn’t let the child eat between meals and not giving him any processed foods.

While my nephew eats my sisters talk to him. Sometimes she allow him to help her in preparing the food he eat, so that she can identify what food his child wants to eat and she strive to guide the child in choosing some food which are full of nutrients. She’s doing that so be sure that soon the child would learn to prepare the foods that provide nutrients and he will learn to go to the kitchen to prepare his food on his own.

My sister discipline her child on how to fill his food in his plate that he will be trained to determine the exact amount of food to eat. My sister allows her child to eat at his own pace. She has the set of time to eat and she strictly sustains the exact meal time to make her child disciplined. She’s make a role that no television, games and computer games in meal time, every thing will be set aside. Eat first before anything else. Every time her child does something good, she gives an appreciation and offers a hug as an award to his son. With all these they had a cheerful and healthy eating time together.

HOME MADE FOOD FOR BABY

Joy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:23:10 +0000

Every mother wants their child healthy. Mother also finds other alternative food aside from the process food to make them save the budget but they don’t want to compromise the health of their child. I’m one of many mothers who seek to find an alternate healthy food for my little one. So I made this food which want to share with you. Here’s the food that I prepared.

Ingredients: 1 gram of brown rice; 4 cubes pumpkin or potato, in regular size; small amount of salt

mixed with malungay juice – optional Material needed:

Materials: Osterizer Blender, plate, spoon

Cook the rice and put the pumpkin or potato. Wait until well cooked then mix with salt to taste. Just give your child enough food for the meal. The remaining food will serve for the next meal and put in the microwave for heating. Give your baby 1 kind of fruit after meal too.

Can be served for the 3 meals.