Little Nosey Ones

Overnight oats is a super fast, simple, healthy and delicious breakfast. It takes only a few minutes to prepare, no cooking and you can mix and match your taste. During the overnight soaking process (hence called overnight oats), the oats will gradually soften after one night. It is ready to be served the next morning along with some fruits or nuts. I will share with you 7 simple overnight oats recipes here adapted from PenguinOlivia. Benefits of Overnight Oats The nutritional value of oats is very high. Oatmeal is rich in carbohydrates, water-soluble fiber, protein and unsaturated fatty acids. Carbohydrates can replenish the energy and blood sugar after a night’s sleep. Water-soluble fiber provides a feeling of satiety and stablises the blood sugar. Oats’ unsaturated fatty acids also help lower cholesterol and maintain cardiovascular health. In addition, most of overnight oats are made with milk, which contains various nutrients such as protein, vitamin A, B, calcium, cop...

I’m sharing today some cute appetizing Rilakkuma themed food for breakfast. These are definitely not the ugly bentos I’ve shared earlier. Rilakkuma (リラックマ Rirakkuma) is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company San-X, created by former employee Aki Kondo. Grab some inspirations to make them for your loved ones.

SLEEP . A crucial part of a baby’s development. We all know this. Sleep, is also the way to raise a smart baby. Before we discuss how to sleep the right way, let’s see how the lack of sleep can affect our babies. Unhealthy for the Heart How many of you are going through this. Your child couldn’t get to sleep at night, and they cannot wake up in the morning for school? They end up being cranky, fussy and restless throughout the day. Some might even have poor appetite or experience anxiety. Anxiety increases the heart rate and this regular increase in heart rate is detrimental to the heart’s health. Lowering the Immune System Is your child skipping his afternoon nap regularly? Did you notice your child falling sick more often after he missed his afternoon nap for a period of time? The frequency of falling ill is “inversely proportional” to the number of sleep he gets every day. When a child does not have sufficient sleep, his body does not have sufficient rest and hen...

Children generally have a lower immunity before the age of 6. They do not have a large appetite and are prone to common illness such as cold, flu and allergic rhinitis. The soup I am going to share today is full of nutrients to boost immune system for children so that they can fend off those nasty germs and virus, and at the same time provide the nourishment needed for them to grow healthily. Picky Eaters How many of you have little picky eaters that are so persistent in picking out all the vegetables in the food? Even if you dice it and hide it, they will still uncover these “hidden gems” and take them out? It is so frustrating! Despite so, experts still suggest that we should encourage them positively and giving them tiny amounts at a time before slowing increasing the quantity. Barley Chicken Soup Adapted from Hong Kong’s Healthy-Food blog. This delicious soup uses chicken meat, barley, green peas, corn kernels and wolfberries (gouji berries). Full of nutrient...

I have grown up believing that Vitamin C is the best remedy for the common cold and flu. While it is not entirely wrong, it wasn’t until I became a parent myself that I started to research more into nutrition and vitamins that could help my little ones avoid catching, or recover faster from the common cold or flu. It was then that I realised that hey it’s a mineral called Zinc, when taken together with Vitamin C, is far more effective in reducing the severity and the duration of the common cold. What exactly are the benefits of Vitamin C with Zinc? Lets talked about them individually. Vitamin C Citrus fruits are rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C is considered as a safe and effective nutrient commonly associated as a cure for the common cold, which many experts have since dispelled this claim. In actual fact, Vitamin C’s benefits are far more than what we probably know. Vitamin C are known to protect against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal he...

Okay, I think this will be more about helping babies get smarter and taller rather than helping the parents themselves. The development of children has always been very important for parents. From infancy to adolescence, parents play a very important role in their development. Height and intelligence/IQ (although we are now shifting towards EQ) in the child’s development are undoubtedly what everyone cares about the most. Hence, many parents will give their children additional supplements or nutrients along the way. However, are you choosing the right nutritious food? Nutrients that children need does not have to come from supplements. A balance diet of milk, fruits and so on contains either the same or even more nutrients that what artificial supplements can provide. Here are six food that helps in IQ development and height. 1. Fresh Milk The development of the human body requires large amount of calcium, and milk is rich in calcium, phosphorus and prot...

As parents, we are constantly figuring out when to start letting our babies try out new food. Sometimes, we forget to pay attention to what food babies cannot eat in the process. Here are some food taboo for children under the age of six that you need to pay attention to. Salt There is absolutely no need to add any salt, including soya sauce, into infant’s food. The intake of salt for infants under one year old may stress both the kidneys and the heart, and prevent bone development. In addition, once the baby is accustomed to eating salty food, it is difficult to change the habit and is harmful for health in the long run. The recommended limits for salt intake is: Infant under one year old – No salt Toddlers age 1 to 3 – less than 2g/day Children aged 4 to 10 – less than 3g/day Honey This is fairly common knowledge that infants under the age of one should not consume honey. Honey can contain spores of a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum, which...