Brocolli Snack

Ruy introduced me to this recipe when we were still dating and I loved it. This totally helped me when I was dieting. I would pig on this instead of on chips and it helped curbed my appetite. I thought I could tweak it a litte and have Andrea try it. You would need the [...]

Listen and Not Talk?

This is an eye-opener for me. I usually have conversations with Andrea and more often than not I’m doing the talking. I always thought that this would be more helpful for her as she can hear my voice, thank God I saw this article: Her ability to comprehend more than she can communicate means it’s [...]

Toddler’s Cholesterol Check

A post or 2 earlier I talked about the new findings stressing the need to have toddler’s checked for cholesterol. What does this do? What for? What results are we looking at? I saw this article which might answer some of your questions: Testing toddlers for high cholesterol when they are about 15 months old could [...]

Toddlers and Cholesterol?

Most people don’t bother checking a toddler’s diet, after all the toddler is rapidly growing and needs all the nutrients he can possibly get right? I was a victim part of this belief system when I was a child. I was fed 10 bottles of milk with donuts as an appetizer…YUM! I saw this news [...]

Paranoia Meets the Mom

My husband has told me time and again that I am too paranoid when it comes to my baby. I don’t consider myself paranoid…I think I’m just cautious (insert my snort here). I know now  lot of things which could have saved myself a whole lot of undue stress and problems. I think with proper [...]

Enough is Enough?

I am always struggling to figure out just how much my baby needs every day. Formula alone for example has proven to be too much of a puzzle to me! I thought my baby who is 16-months old is drinking enough at 48 oz. a day and as it turns out…this is a bit too [...]

No Choice

Imagine having a baby and realizing that you don’t know how to cook. I look online and see so many recipes for baby food but half the ingredients can’t be found in the Philippines. What was I to do? EXPERIMENT!! I’m here to share all the things I am feeding my baby…hope you can feed [...]