The last post I did on why sugar is not good for your body elicited a lot of interest and questions from people on whether there are ways to manage sugar cravings in a healthy manner. Before I explore ways of how to manage sugar cravings I thought I should mention a hard and…
Category: CHILDREN’S NUTRITION
WHY GO ORGANIC ?HERE ARE 7 REALLY GOOD REASONS
If you follow the Organic Farmers Market in Nairobi which I have for a couple of years,you may have noticed that there are now more places where they have organized for Kenyans to buy organic food as well as more vendors, which means there has been an increase in the demand for organic food from…
HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY SNACKS FOR YOUR CHILDREN
A woman wields the greatest power over her household as she determines what gets eaten in her house ,she determines how healthy her family will be and most of us forget the power we have.You solely can set the course over what kind of eating habits your children will carry with them through out their…
YOUR CHILD’S NUTRITION:THE BUILDING BLOCKS
If you were to ask my children what would make a perfect way of spending the weekend if left to themselves,it would be to sit in front of the TV for most of the day . Do you know other children that are like mine ? Being a parent,I get my greatest joy by…
CAN COLDS,FLU IN CHILDREN BE MANAGED DIFFERENTLY ?
If you have raised or are raising children ,you probably know by heart the most common antibiotics prescribed to children . Names like Klacid,Zinnat,Augmentin and Amoxi roll easily off your tongue. Most children within the course of an year will have visited a doctor and got to take an antibiotic at least 4 times each…
NESTLE EAST AFRICA LAUNCHES BREASTFEEDING CENTRE
Late on Tuesday evening a friend sent me a media invite for the launch of the Nestle Breastfeeding centre, and early on what turned out t be a chilly morning yesterday I was making my way to the Nestle offices in Industrial area. Curious,very curious we all were when we got there. But first some coffee to ward of…
WHY YOU SHULD BE WATCHING TV WITH YOUR CHILDREN
I grew up with a dad who worked in the Film industry. He had a lot of books on Film scattered around the house and i read them. And i got introduced to the idea of nuances of TV content. A little while ago i was watching a criminologist on the German TV channel,Deutsche Welle…
EGG FREE PUMPKIN CUPCAKES
My son and eggs do not mix well. After planting 2 seeds of pumpkin that months later brought fourth 8 really huge pumpkins,i was left twiddling my thumbs on what to do with the rest of them . Then i had one of those now of my now rare light bulb moments……i decided to try…
HEALTHY SNACKING
You meet a lot of great people on social networks and i have met a couple of amazing people blogging,one of them is the author of Mummytales. Maryanne is as beautiful as her name sounds,she is a great writer and i have been lucky enough to be a guest writer on her blog. She recent;y…
DATES,RAMADHAN AND MORE
It’s the Muslim fasting period of Ramadhan and a lot of dates will be consumed during this period. An odd number of dates is eaten to break the fast before the evening meal.According to the Muslim site Sunni.net one to three dates and 2 glasses of water is considered a healthy way to break the…
MARIDADI LIVING WITH INA 