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Berry banana smoothie
Blend up this wonderful smoothie full of great flavours for your children anytime. Ingredients 1/2 litre container fruit or vanilla- flavoured yoghurt 1/2 cup fresh berries 1 medium banana Directions In a blender, process all the ingredients until well combined and smooth. Serve immediately. Makes 1 serving. END: BL34/13
Vegetables – Stir fry
One way to make children indulge in vegetables is by spicing them. Kids often refuse to eat vegetables due to poor presentation and lack of creativity. One has to be artistic to be able to lure kids into enjoying veggies. For instance, colour is very important to children; the brighter the vegetables, the better. Kids are…
Mum’s Milk – Nothing better (0-6 months)
A baby’s birth weight doubles in about five months and triples by the time they are one. But for this to happen, enough of the appropriate nutrition is required. Breast milk is known for availing the baby this healthy growth rate. Other benefits include: Breast milk contains antibodies that help develop the baby’s immune system…
Getting her out of the box with books
Research on early brain development has shown that it’s never to early to begin reading to your child right from infancy. Good reading habits will definitely help them get good grades at school as well as excel in just about any profession they choose.Reading will as well instill a love of reading in them. It will open up…
Wean your child for school
Even before birth, a baby and the mother develop a bond that only grows to greater heights when the baby is born. As days go by, and the baby achieves developmental milestones day by day, his dependence on his parents for his survival creates an inseparable connection. He learns to associate security and provision of…
Fever – what to do with the chills
Fever is not a new word to parents. Most children will get fever at some stage. It remains the biggest cause of hospitalization among children. Fever is defined as a rectal temperature of over 38.0°C. Often, temperature readings taken at other parts of the body are lower. Fever itself is not life-threatening unless it is extremely…
Make him responsible – for his own good
Picture this, after gruesome hours of childbirth; you finally deliver your child. Your nurse takes him away from you to get him all cleaned up. When she comes back, not only does she bring back your baby, but there is also a set of instructions on what to do with him attached! What a simple…
Omega 3 – A lifetime of good health
What is Omega-3? These are groups of fatty acids characterised by the presence of double-bonds in the alpha carbon chains. The two important groups are the Omega- 3 and Omega-6, due to the location of the double- bonds in the molecule. They then constitute the polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa) Source They are not synthesised and…
What kind and how much?
It is common knowledge that who you are later in life is highly influenced by how you were brought up. Therefore, it is important that you give the best foundations to your children early enough. In this case, early means when dear baby is forming in your womb! When we plan to invest in our…
How to make baby eat right
A bright smile lights up Mary Wambui’s face as she kicks a ball and frolics around her compound in a city estate, as energetically as her young charges. It is clear that she loves children and time with them provides a welcome break from her busy schedule. However, the 40-year-old mother of three children aged…
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