Here is a great recipe that I just tried that I received from the latest Weight Watchers e-newsletter. It is made with a grain called quinoa, which was used by the ancient South American Indians and it is very nutritious, being especially high in protein. If you are following Weight Watchers, or simply looking for…
French beat childhood obesity
As childhood obesity reaches epidemic levels in many developed countries (especially Australia, the US and the UK), it is great to see that at least one country is making some progress in halting it. The following article is from a blog column by Charles Bremner at the Times: http://timescorrespondents.typepad.com/charles_bremner/2008/05/a-glance-is-oft.html A glance is often enough to…
Getting milk into your child’s diet
Milk has to be one of the great wonder foods, and luckily it is something that most children will drink quite easily. It is a wonderful source of protein with approximately 8g per cup, as well as containing excellent levels of vitamin K, which can be hard to get into your child’s diet if they…
Thursday’s outfit and a visit to the child health nurse
Today was Irini’s 6 week check up with the child health nurse. I was quite nervous as I wasn;t sure if she was gaining enough weight. I had so many problems with breastfeeding Stephen that by 6 weeks he was fully formula fed; despite using supply lines and various meds, I just couldn’t get my…
My weigh in
I forgot to post my weigh-in in my last post. I lost 2.5kgs (5.5lbs)! Yeah!!
