New Menus for Qaira Friday, March 12, 2010

Qaira dah masuk 8 bulan! So, I've already changed some of the recipes yg selalu I bagi Qaira.. Kali nie lagi best! Boleh bermain dengan ayam, ikan salmon etc etc. Those yg nak try, silalah! I bet u supper yummy! Hihihi!

Nama resipi nie I bagi sdiri.. hahaha.. 

Antara bahan-bahan yg digunakan yer puan-puan...

1- Cheesy veggies

Bahan-bahan:

Potato, brocoli, pumpkin, Keju Kraft Stick, Onion, Unsalted butter

Cara-cara:

Amik sikit butter. Masukkan dalam pans and goreng sikit jer onion dengan butter tu. Angkat. Ketepikan.

Then rebus potato, pumpkin and brocoli (potato tue kalau boleh kuantiti banyak sket sbb menggantikan nasi kan?)

Then dah rebus, masukkan  cheese. Masa nak masuk cheese nie agak2 jangan banyak sgt air rebusan tue. Cukuplah untuk nak blend nanti. Then, gaul2 sket sampai cheese cair. Masuk dalam blend, blend skali dengan onion tadi.

Siap

(Serius sedap nih and healthy some more)

2- Salmon Fishy

Bahan-bahan

Brown rice, Ikan Salmon, carrot, Onion, Unsalted butter

Cara-cara:

Amik butter sket, gril iklan salmon tue dengan butter. Angkat.

Butter and onion goreng mcm tadi. (ingat yer..bukan goreng berminyak2.. and mesti unsalted butter.. no salt ok!)

Rebus brown rice and masukkan carrot. Then, dah siap, blend with ikan salmon and onion tadi.

3- Chicken maniac (hehe)

Bahan-bahan

Brown rice or potatoes, chicken breast, carrots, broccoli and Kraft cheese stick, unsalted butter

Cara-cara:

letak butter dlm pans sket and gril chicken tue. Rebus potatoes or brown rice, carrots and brocolli.

Then masukkan dalam blender and blend potatoes or brown rice, carrots and brocolli together with cheese and blend panas2 ok!

Yummy!

Mmm, nanti sambung lagi...!

Till now,
Bye!

Recipes for Qaira Monday, February 22, 2010

I nak share some of homemade recipes yg I buat for Qaira. Easy, simple2 jer coz bila Qaira dah hit 8 mths nanti, baru nak introduce dia with chicken, fish and so on la..hik

Recipe 1 - Banana and milk

Setengah biji banana
1 spoon of formula milk / breastmilk
- Lenyekkan pisang tue cam nak buat cekodok (oh! cekodok i like lol). Then campurkan formula milk + sedikit air atau campur breastmilk terus. Siap and yummy for makan!

Recipe 2 - Brown rice + Carrots

Segenggam brown rice
2 inch carrots
5 ekor ikan bilis yg comel
- Kisar brown rice tue supaya cepat nak masak. Carrot potong dadu. Ikan bilis basuh2. Jgn lupa buang tulang yg halus tue.
- Brown rice + ikan bilis letak air. Agak dah half cook, masukkan carrots. Dah masak angkat. Then blend secukup rasa.

Recipe 3 - Pumpkin and potato

Pumpkin + potato (agak2 banyak mana)
- Potong dadu and rebus dlm 2 minit
- Blend and dah siap utk dimakan
(Kalau nak tambah brown rice, buat mcm recipe 2 di atas ya)

Recipe 4 - Apple and Pear

Apple and pear di potong dadu
- Rebus sekejap jer then blend. Siap


Recipe5 - Brown rice + Sweet potatoes

Segenggam brown rice + sweet potatoes (agak2 banyak mana)
- Brown rice letak air and masaklah.. Then bila dah half cook, masukkan sweet potatoes.
- Dah siap blend.

Ok, nanti I sambung lagi recipes. Why brown rice instead of white plain rice?

- Ada vitamin B
- Niacin
- Vitamin B6 and vitamin K
- Calcium
- Iron
- Phosporus
- Pottasium
- Fat - 1.7gm
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Calories 360/100gms

Health benefits of brown rice:

1. Provides all necessary carbohydrates requirements
2. Rich in fibers
3. Helps control blood sugar
4. Body building food
5. Beneficial for stomach and intestinal ulcers and for diarrhea. 
6. Easily digested starch food
7. Because of the mineral content, it supplies important nutrients for hair, teeth, nails, muscles and bones.

Info; here.

Lagi? Jom share lagi kalau ada recipes yg best..i tak pernah bagi brocolli. Sebab I baca dia susah nak digest. Betul ker?

Baby Food Tips and Hints Friday, January 22, 2010

 Just to share this with all mommies!

Homemade Baby Food Tips and Hints - Do's

• Do use ice cube trays to freeze puréed foods. Each cube should be about one ounce. Once frozen, pop out the cubes, store in a sealed plastic bag, and use within two months.
• Do discard unfinished meals. Bacteria forms quickly.
• Do introduce new foods at the rate of one per week, so you can pinpoint any allergies.
• Do make sure your child has accepted most vegetables and fruits before trying any meats.
• Do steam or microwave vegetables and fruits to retain as much vitamins and minerals as possible, as opposed to boiling.
• Do use as thinners: water left from steaming, breast milk, formula, cow's milk, yogurt, broth, or apple juice.
• Do use as thickeners: wheat germ, whole-grain cereal, cottage cheese, farmer cheese, cooked egg yolks, yogurt, mashed white or sweet potato.

Homemade Baby Food Tips and Hints - Don'ts

• Don't feed nuts, raisins, popcorn, raw vegetables, unpeeled fruits, or peanut butter to children under the age of 2.
• Don't give honey to children under the age of one year due to potential contraction of infant botulism.
• Don't give beets, spinach, collards or turnip greens to babies under one year of age due to high concentrations of naturally-occurring nitrates which can reduce the baby's hemoglobin.
• Don't add salt, sugar, or strong spices to homemade baby foods. If you are using part of the family meal for the infant, remove the infant's portion before seasoning food for the family.
• Don't use cookies as a pacifier for a fussy baby.
• Don't use canned vegetables as they are usually loaded with sodium and additives. Check labels, but usually frozen vegetables have little or no sodium.
• Don't use a microwave to warm foods. Even well-stirred foods could have dangerous hot spots. If you do, use the defrost cycle, checking and stirring often. Always test the temperature by touching a spoonful to the outside of your upper lip. Be sure to wash the spoon before using.
• Don't put diluted foods into a bottle with a larger hole in the nipple for night feedings. It's dangerous, bad for the teeth, and doesn't build good eating habits.
• Don't give highly acidic fruits, such as oranges, tangerines and pineapples, to babies under one year as the acid is harsh on the immature digestive system.
• Don't feed egg whites to babies under one year of age, due to potential allergic reaction. Cooked egg yolks are fine.
• Don't forcefeed your child. To begin solids foods, start with one or two spoonfuls and let your baby guide you.
• Don't limit your child's fat intake during the first two years. Fats are necessary to development.

Copy paste from here.

To make a good dish for Qaira, we need a good blender la :-) And of course home-made food! Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Haha, title tak boleh blah kan? Mesti ada org cakap; "Ala, anak saya pakai lesung batu jer buat porridge, tak kecoh pun?" hihihi.. (ada ek org buat porridge pakai lesung batu..huhuhu)

Ok, last weekend barulah ada kesempatan nak beli blender for Qaira. And guess what? I've found a good blender (at least for me) and the price is much way cheaper than the one that I showed in my previos entry..

And the blender goes to....hihihi

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A cute mini blender from Philips.

Bila dah jalan2 cari blender, at last we found this. Even pada permulaan nak beli yg Philips Avent tue kan. Which is the one mini blender for buat baby food tue. Last2 tak jadi sebab jumpa yg nie. Blender nie sebenarnya SAMA dengan yg Philips Avent tue. Cumanya bila dah letak nama Avent kat depan tue, the price terus naik. Lets overview the product!

Brand : Philips
Type : Mini blender HR 2860/55
It contains, (220 watt) comes with 400ml mini jar (comel ok), and 2 beakers with lid (so senang nak simpan puree pun)
Price : RM138

And below, the new product from Avent Philips. Actually product nie baru jer masuk Malaysia.. on January 2010! Actually inspired from the mini blender, but blender nie dah di commercial kan menjadi....

Philips AVENT Solid Feeding Starter Set

The size is similar with mini blender.

Brand : Philips AVENT
Type : SCF 860
Contains 6 x VIA cups with lids, 2 x weaning spoon and 1 x recipe booklet (extra items compared to mini blender)
Price : RM199

And the combined steamer and blender, of course la function dia lagi menarik! How does it works?

You put your chopped up food in the steamer, insert water in the water compartment and when the water is all used up the unit will turn itself off.

Then, you flip over the container part of it, insert it back into the base and press just one button to blend it! Senang kan! And yg nie mmglah best... But due to budget constraint, I beli jerla mini blender tue since pakai pun takde la lama mana pun nanti.. hihihi

Price : RM399

So, which one is yours?

Andddddd............

Malas nak blend puree? Banyak sgt keja sampai asyik beli baby food yg dalam jar or tin? tahu tak banyak bahan pengawet? That is why, home made is better than beli kat luar kan? tapi kalau dah malas sgt, mmg lah kena beli... I have found solution for our baby! Yeay!

Kalau u all dah malas sgt nak memblend pelbagai, u can drop at 1 restaurant yg menyediakan baby puree food! Interesting kan? Manalah nak jumpa org jual puree baby yg takde bahan pengawet? Plus u all boleh makan sekali kat restaurant tue....

It's from........

Gourmet Goo Babyfood!



Kat mana u all boleh dapat baby food nie?




DISH DELI

Sambil u all makan2, boleh order baby food jugak! best kan? Try la!

Image : google

Solid feeding starter set Thursday, January 7, 2010

Since Qaira dah boleh makan, so I need solid feeding starter set untuk prepare food for Qaira. We're thinking to have mini blender from Philips. Lepas ni, senanglah nak buat puree etc. Actually try to avoid blender yg kita selalu guna untuk memasak sebab usually blender tue kita dah guna untuk blend cili, bawang2 and so on kan. So, it's not good to mix with baby food.

Husband and I was thinking to have this! It is from Avent. Senang blend2 masuk dalam storage, then terus masuk freezer. Bila nak, panas kan jer balik dalam warmer. So Qaira will enjoys fresh food. The good things, it is BPA-free. As usual, I mmg particulat dengan BPA nie.. nak cari BPA-free jer. Itupun includes skali la dengan bowl and sips cups Qaira. Semua BPA free. Ingat! Important sgt choose products yg BPA-free. At least, kita dah avoid keburukan. Even tak nampak skrg, later kita tak tahu cmna. So, prevention is better than cure. So far, mini blender nie mmg la nak beli sgt. Sebab tak sabar nak masak utk Qaira. Asyik beli yg dlm botol n tin. Not good la. Prepare fresh lagi bagus kan? Price is RM200++

Sampailah i terjumpa nie! Philips Avent Combined Steamer and Blender! Lagi senang kan? Steam and terus blend kat satu tempat. Tak payahlah nak steam sana, then keluarkan balik, masuk balik dlm blender and blend! It's look good for me. (But husband might not be agree if I suggest blender nie.. hihihi) It is also BPA-free. And the price pun quite expensive. It is around RM600++ market price.

So, which one yg menjadi pilihan Abah? Of course la yg value for money. Let's see!

Image : Philips Malaysia