A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
My Aunt Flow is here again for her monthly visits. As much as I resent her as she makes me moody, out-of-sync and lethargic, I know very soon I will miss having her around. Her absence will only mean that I have lost my youth and that it is time for me to embark on…
Maple syrup is my latest love at breakfast! I love drizzling maple syrup on my buttered bread slices. I discovered my love for maple syrup by accident actually! You see, there is this big bottle of maple syrup from Canada that my SIL gave me last year and I hardly ever use it as we…
My 4YO baby girl is definitely taking after her health freak mommy for she can eat raw garlic! Whenever we dine at restaurants, I will surely request for a plate of chopped raw garlic to eat with the dishes. Not that I heart raw garlic. I hate the aftertaste of garlic in my mouth. But…
Baby prefers quail’s eggs over chicken eggs. She calls them baby eggs and is intrigued that the eggs are so tiny and cute. I feed her with eggs everyday so that this petite girl is pumped up with enough protein. This girl’s waist is so tiny that most of her pants often drop off her…
I am a big fan of mushrooms, all kinds that is. I love fresh mushrooms, Portobello mushrooms in particular. There are countless number of ways of preparing a mushroom dish. You can stew them, stir fry them, add them into salads, used as an ingredient in other dishes like in bak kut teh, vegetarian dish,…
My brother and sil returned from Canada recently and gave us a few bottles of maple syrup, maple butter and maple cookies. My mom did a google search on maple syrup and found out that this nice smelling syrup is more than just sweetness. Maple syrup is one of the many wonders of the world….
Babies loves eggs – chicken eggs and quail eggs. I started feeding my 3 girls eggs as soon as they turned 1 year old. Baby still eats an egg a day, most of the time she feasts on free range chicken eggs. Each week, we consume 2-3 crates of eggs. We love eggs cook in…
One of my 3 gals’ favorite noodles is buckwheat noodles. When there is green tea noodles or buckwheat noodles served, meal times are such a breeze – no coaxing, no bribes, no threats and no yelling at rascal #2 to finish her food. Here’s one of the ways I prepare buckwheat noodles for Baby. Boil…
I am sure many of you have never seen or heard of kombu. Kombu (pronounced as khuan poa in Cantonese) is a type of seaweed that is cultivated in Japan. Kombu is available fresh, dried, pickled, and frozen in many Asian markets. It is sweet and it is used mainly to flavour broth, soups and…
I have always been worried that Baby C is not getting enough calcium as she does not drink enough formula milk. She is still very much addicted to my boops and I am worried that my breast milk is not enough to provide her with the nutrients, vitamins and minerals that her body needs. Baby…