Aisya & pasta

Dah lama nak mengupdate pasal ni, tapi asyik lupa ajer...ok...so baru-baru ini saya telah memperkenalkan Aisya to pasta! Owhhhh...she loves it people...macam mummy dia la nie..suka western food...hihihi...

Tapi pasta for her Ada batasnya, since she's so small and yet to have her first meat so I decided to cook vegetarian pasta. Resipi Dan bahan-bahannya seperti as follow:

Bahan-bahan:

Pasta for kids ( I bought organic of course!)- rebus sampai lembik sikit
5 potong kecil labu
Sedikit celery dipotong kecil
Bawang putih
Bawang holland
Halia
Unsalted butter
1 biji kurma

Cara- cara:
1. Tumis bawang putih, bawang holland Dan halia bersama unsalted butter
2. Masukkan labu Dan celery, masak sekejap
3. Masukkan sedikit air untuk merenih labu Dan celery
4. Masukkan juga kurma sebagai penambah rasa.
5. Bila labu dah empuk Dan celery dah lembik masukkan pasta masak for about 5 minute
6. Angkat Dan sejukkan sedikit before blend separa hancur

Siap dihidangkan...yummylucious!

Sup bening untuk baby

Yesterday saja nak tukar selera Aisya and bagi dia makan sup sayur bening Dan bubur. Well...well..unfortunately she's eat just a little portion of it. Takper...mama Aisya tidak mudah patah semangat nak masak for Aisya. I won't compromise with her nutrition!

So how to make sup bening?

Bahan-bahan
Ayam
Sawi
Carrot
Celery
Labu
Bawang Putih
Bawang merah
Halia

Cara-caranya
1.masukkan semua bahan-bahan didalam periuk Dan masukkan air
2.rebus bahan-bahan sampai naik bau

Dan siap dihidangkan. Senangkan? Hihihi...ini untuk baby 8months above ya....

Actually, kalau buat banyak the soup can become stok. Boleh simpan dalam freezer Dan kalau nak masak apa-apa so boleh campurkan the stok.

Mangga puree

Mango is one of the best fruit puree to give your baby. Tahukah anda banyak manfaat yang boleh diterima melalui mangga? Mangga ini Ada banyak vitamin. One of them mengandungi anti-oksidan like vitamin C and E. Vitamin ini penting untuk kulit Dan juga sistem percernaan kita ok. So mana baby yang susah nak poo poo boleh la Cuba bagi manggo puree...tapi ingat..for baby 6 months and above saja!

Selain membantu sistem pencernaan, mangga juga Ada sejenis sumber karetonoid yang dipanggil beta crytoxantin yang boleh menyembuh cancer...ha...so makan banyak-banyak manggo untuk mencegah cancer ya!

Mangga juga terkenal untuk memulihkan penyakit seperti kahak, asthma, radang kulit, eczema and even can help for perempuan yang kena senggugut! So...let's eat mango ladies....

How to make puree mango? simple!

Bahan-bahan:

Mangga
Air

Cara-caranya:
Buangkan kulit mangga Dan basuh dengan air masak yer
Potong mangga Dan ambil isinya
Blend

And


Ready for baby!.! Simple kan...

Aisya & kurma

Finally I had introduce bubur Nasi to Aisya! Guess what? She hated it! Macam papa betul! So a little bit twist, I mixed the porridge with kurma. Alhamdulilah...habis satu gengam Nasi...so how to make dates porridge? Senang jer kan....

Satu gengam beras
2/3 air
3 biji kurma

Masukkan semua bahan-bahan dengan api sederhana Dan rebus sampai masak.
Lepas tu sejukkan sebentar Dan blend the porridge.

Walla! Ready to serve.

Why I blend the porridge? Aisya tak nak makan bubur Nasi separuh hancur...actually at first I blend the rice before I cook it, tapi Aisya tutup mulut rapat-rapat tak nak makan...terpaksa blend sampai hancur and she eat it and loving it..so optional la to blend the porridge yer mummy!

Eh, let me share a bit on kebaikan kurma :

1. Kurma dapat member tenaga segera
2. Membantu menguatkan daya ingatan
3. Kurma tanpa membuang kulit dapat membantu usus Dan melawas. Oh good for yang kena constipation.. So true from Aisya experience.
4. Mencegah insomnia
5. Mencegah kanser usus besar

Ha..tu antara kebaikan kurma...so selamat mencuba mommies!

Process food vs homemade food for baby

Again today someone has asked me kenapa tak bagi aisya's cerelac or nestum? Malas dah nak cakap benda ni berulang Kali. So saya cuma senyum Dan cakap takper, saya nak masak sendiri untuk Aisya. And another question pukul berapa bangun ni masakkan untuk anak? Tak penat ker? Bgi jer la nestum masukkan dalam susu. And again, saya senyum Dan diam. Malas dah nak cakap. Hubby at that time dah jeling- jeling kat saya takut saya keluarkan kata-kata pedas agaknya.

Bagi saya, seseorang itu perlu hormat keputusan orang lain. Saya tak kata anak Akan mati or tiba-tiba sakit kalau bagi nestum/ cerelac. No. If the mother choose to give, then go ahead. But for me, I choose to cook for my baby. I want her to taste my own cooked food. Apa yang susah sgt nak faham?

Process food tidak elok kerana banyak mengandungi kalori, added sugar and salt yang boleh membahayakan usus bayi. Even kita as orang dewasa juga tak elok makan banyak process food, apatah lagi baby. Some info I extract from baby center mengatakan there are 5 worst food for baby including, cracker, fruit juice, soda, gelatin dessert and processed meals! Ha tu dia...processed meal ini dah diubah rupa Dan rasanya, lagi banyak perubahan pada sesuatu makanan tu, lagi panjang cara pemprosesan Dan lagi banyak nutrisi Akan hilang. For example, fruit juice yang diprocess di estrak Dari buah Dan ditambah gula. Kalau homemade fruit juice, we just blend the fruit and drink it. No added sugar! Kan buah tu dah sedia manis, perluke tambah gula lagi.

Another part is, hygiene. Kebersihan sangat penting untuk baby. Kalau process food we don't know macam mana, Dan dimana pemprosesan berlaku. Kalau homemade food kan ker ibu sendiri yang buat, mesti kita Akan jaga kebersihan kan...

Saya dah malas nak bercakap lagi pasal benda ini. Nak beri kesedaran pada orang bukan senang. Tapi one thing saya nak cakap, being a parents does not mean you just raise the children, tapi baca Dan kaji lagi ilmu untuk membesarkan anak nie. And one more thing, Saya tak pernah mempertikaikan ibu-ibu yang nak bagi anak dia makan process food. Your children , your choice!

P/s: attach sekali jadual makanan yang boleh diberi pada baby. Credit to HSSYB FB group. Mana tau Ada ibu-ibu yang baca nak guna kan jadual nie.

Aisya's pumpkin puree

Aisya dah makan labu! Semalam saya start introduced pumpkin for her solid food. Alhamdulilah...dia makan dengan penuh semangat. Tapi....my mum nagged me sebab dia kata, labu angin...

Yes, certain baby tak boleh terima Dan boleh menyebabkan colic. Tapi Aisya ok jer...kentut berdas das...hahahahaha...so how to make pumpkin puree?

Organic pumpkin
1 hiris halia
150ml air

Potong pumpkin Dan buang kulit. Potong kecil2 so senang empuk nanti.
Stim pumpkin Dan 1 hiris halia.
Use 150ml air, which will stim the pumpkin for about 15 minutes.

After stim, keluarkan halia.
Saya buangkan sikit air yang distim tu untuk kurangkan rasa halia Dan tambah sedikit air masak.
Kisar labu sehingga halus.

Ready to serve!

Selamat mencuba mommies....

My daughter, my style

Ketika menulis entri nie, hati tengah hangat membara sebenarnya....a little bit upset as some people has questioning my style in giving Aisya solid food. I just call her miss x...bila Miss X saw me giving Aisya fruit puree she asked me, apa yang Aisya makan tue? And when she found out that is food puree and start kerut dahi...mula mempersoalkan pulak makanan Aisya...kenyang ker budak tue makan..kenapa tak bagi nestum?

Bila dengar ulasan-ulasan macam tue, biasanya saya tersenyum and give standard answer like buah banyak khasiat.. Tapi bila miss X keep mempersoalkan my choice seriously I jadi sakit hati...ishh...suka hati la saya nak bagi makan apa...

Please mommies out there...Cuba jangan terpengaruh dengan anasir-anasir luar yang sibuk suruh bagi baby kita makan nestum...for me homemade solid food is the best. Even aisya peads is agree with me. No salt and sugar for baby and toddler. Tapi ibu-ibu kita tak faham. Sebab bagi mereka, dulu pun kita disuap benda-benda like nestum and so on and we still membesar dengan elok. But it's different nowadays ...once upon a time, they don't have the knowledge about the danger and setback in giving instant and process food to babies. But sekarang kan kita ada resources and easy access to that knowledge, so we should utilize it.

Do you know what is the danger in giving process food to baby? Process foods contains high sugar/ salt in which perut Dan saluran usus baby masih belum matang untuk process sugar/salt yang terdapat dalam process foods. Process food boleh menyebabkan sembelit pada bayi or bayi can be obess...so please mommies..be careful in choosing your baby solid food. Setiap ibu inginkan yang terbaik untuk anak masing-masing...so please..we have access to Internet, use it wisely! And to miss x...jangan Cuba mempersoalkan my style and my choice for my baby. She is my baby and I have the right untuk tentukan what is the best for her!

Aisya & avocado

Yesterday I had introduced Aisya her second solid food which is avocado puree...guess what? She's totally loving it! Most of baby refuse to eat avocado as the textures and the taste kind of creamy and rasa lemak- lemak sikit..but not Aisya...she can eat sebiji avocado tu...amboi...international betul Aisya yer...

So, how to make avocado puree? The most important thing is you have to properly choose the avocado itself...make sure dah masak yer avocado tu...so belah avocado and keluarkan semua isi2nya..you have an option either to blend the avocado or just lenyek-lenyek pakai sudu...I choose to blend it to have smooth texture..avocado tak payah steam ok...

A lot of nutritious that we can get from avocado. Avocado is rich in vitamin b, e and k. High intake of avocado can reduce cholesterol. Ha..awesome kan?? So selamat mencuba membuat avocado puree mommies!

Aisya's first solid food

Aisya is 6 months old...yay!! I'm so excited...once your baby reach 6 months old then you can introduce them to solid food...make no mistake my friends..solid for baby is not similar like our solid for okay...

So...even before she reach 6 months I have started preparing for tools to aisya's solid food I.e spoon and fork, food container, avent steamer and blender and the most important is Knowledge on solid food. I have been searching and reading on solid for for baby for quite sometimes and opt to make homemade solid food for Aisya...double yay for me!!

So, fruits and vegetables puree is the best way to introduce solid food for your baby...and according to our peads, you can even introduce plain porridge...erm...I guess I just introduce her with fruit first mind you!

Below are the best fruits and vegetables to be introduced to your baby for the age of 6 months old :

Apple, pear, banana, nactarines, peach, plums, prunes, mango, apricots, pumpkin, sweet potato, carrots and parsnip...

For Aisya first time I had introduce pear puree for her...how to make pear puree??

Clean the fruits..of course ..so far I rendam buah with salt for about 5 minutes..then peel off the skin and cut into small pieces and steam the pear for about 7 minutes..so why we steamed the fruits mama's?? To ensure the fruits texture is soft enough and at the same time to preserve the vitamins..

After steamed it, the boleh blend the fruit sampai hancur....after that tapis and the solid food is ready!! ( I didn't tapis pun..heheh)...once Aisya have her first spoon on pear puree she loves it and non stop eating it...triple yay for Aisya!!! Ini yang much more semangat untuk buat homemade food...

By the way, the other important thing to remember mommies, once you introduce solid food you have to apply 4 days rule...what is 4 days rule? Ok let me clarify, bila introduce pear for example, you have to give pears for the next 4 days to your baby jgn campur with other fruits or vege..why is this important? Ini nak tahu whether the baby is allergic to the food or okay with it..whether baby can poo poo or not..so please apply the 4 days rule okay...and once you started to give solid food, so you also have to introduce plain water....

Ahh..so excited to cook for Aisya!!