Food for Baby :)

When talk about baby, one thing that will come in our mind is milk. We all know what is milk. But what type of milk is good for the baby? According to the information that get from the Internet, breast milk is good for the babies. Breast milk has various kinds of nutrients that is good for the babies. Also, babies who are breast-fed have fewer colds and ear infections. If you do not want to feed babies with breast milk, may be can use iron-fortified infant formula or try to get some information and advises from the doctor. Please remember that never ever use cow's milk to feed your babies under 1 months. Because cow's milk has too much protein and too little iron for babies.

For new born babies, they just start learning how to suck and swallow liquids. So, we can just feed them with breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula. When babies reach 4 months, they can sit with support and hold their head steady. During this moment, breast milk is not enough for them. They may need other type of food. Baby cereal is a good choice during this moment. At first, try to feed them with spoon. Beside baby cereal, we also can start feeding some food like barley and oatmeal. Do not feed them rice because they still do not know how to chew food on this time.

Normally start from 6 months to 8 months, a baby can grab and hold things. In this moment , they begin to chew. Feed them with porridge. Introduces fruits and vegetable to baby. They will like it. If you think porridge is not enough, put some vegetables into the porridge. Do not stop feeding them milk, feed them both.

When a baby reach 10 months, the baby can chew and mashed food. They also begin to use spoon and cup. We can give them some small pieces soft food to them. Small pieces bread, cereals and crackers can be given to them. Parent should look after them. Remember that not all babies will know to chew food properly, there may be some of them that still do not know how to chew properly. I hope if possibly, parent should stay beside them when feed them. This is the best way to avoid unnecessary accident.

Sometimes, babies do not want to eat. Parent will try to put some honey or sugar in their foods. Actually, this is not the correct way to ecourage babies take the meals. Too sweet is not good for a baby. Be careful with those foods like grapes, apple, candy and hotdog, because all those foods can get caught in baby's throat.

Malaysian Food

I live in Malaysia and I like Malaysia very much, especially the food. Let's take a look at Malaysian food, may be you will like it. Generally, Malaysian food can be separate into three different cuisines. In Malaysia, about 70% is Malay, 25% is Chinese and the rest is mainly Indian. Malay, Chinese and Indian each have its own distinct style of cooking.

Malay Food
The main food for the Malays is rice. Usually, they served it with meat, fish, rendang and vegetables. They like sambal. Meat and fish are usually prepared as sambal or curry. Most Malays are Muslim, pork or any food that comes from a pig is never used in Malay food. Even the plate used to serve Muslims must not have been used to serve pork before. Muslims can only eat meat that is halal. Malays like to used the local ingredients (rempah) in their foods so that will be more delicious. Another ingredient commonly found in Malay cooking is the coconut milk (santan).

Nasi lemak is one of the popular Malay food. It is a simple but very tasty meal. The rice is cooked in coconut milk with pandan leaves. Then add on some sambal ikan bilis, eggs, peanuts, sliced cucumber, prawns and fried fish. It's very delicious and you should try on it. If you don't like rice, may be you can try on mee bandung. It's totally taste good.

The traditional Malay way of eating is by using the right hand. The use of the left hand is considered bad manners. In eating stalls or at homes normally will provided with a pot of water to wash their hands before and after the meal.

Chinese Food
Since Malaysia's Chinese can be group in Hakka, Hainan, Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese. So there are various type of Chinese foods in Malaysia. Chinese from the north of Malaysia are mostly Hokkien and Teochew. But in Perak and Kuala Lumpur, they are mostly Cantonese.

One of the economical Chinese food is the Hainanese Chicken Rice. Just rice, some chicken meats with special sauce on it but the taste is nice. Another famous Chinese food is known as Bak Kut Teh. It's made of many chinese. Many taiwanese come here just to taste this delicious food. The Bak Kut Teh can be eat with rice or mee. If you visit Perak, must not forget to try the Bean Sprout Chicken there. Other examples of Chinese foods are Hokkien Mee or prawn soup noodles, Hokkien spring rolls, Char Kwey Teow and also Yong Tau Foo.

Indian Food
The Indians like spicy foods. As in accordance with their Hindu beliefs, they do not eat beef. Indian food in the North-West part of Malaysia can be categorized as Southern-Indian, Northern Indian and Indian Muslim (mamak).

Usually Indian food is sold at the various local stalls and often ordered with a glass of teh tarik. Teh Tarik literally means "pulled tea". The preparation of teh tarik involves passing the tea and milk from one big metal mug to the other with a "pour and pull" action. This has become a style of them and there are also some competition held base on teh tarik.

When we talk about roti canai, there is bound to be murtabak. Murtabak is roti canai with sardines or chicken. Indian mee is a combination of Chinese fried noodles with prawn fritters, potato, squid, bean sprouts and egg. Mention North Indian food and what comes to mind is tandoori chicken and naan bread. Both are cooked in clay oven called tandoori.

Food - eat healthy

Why do we need to eat healthy food? The main reason for that is to give us energy to work whole day long. We need food to live and to grow at a healthy rate. A healthy food will keep our body working properly, keep blood sugar or glucose level in balance and avoid other health problems. For those who may want to lose weight, healthy food may help them too.

Food is the source that brings energy to our body everyday. The three main sources carbohydrates, protein and fat will help our blood glucose stay in balance. Carbohydrates are a good source of energy for our body. Many foods contain carbohydrates. But if you eat too many carbohydrates at one time, blood glucose may go up too high.

Let's see some good carbohydrates choices. Foods like whole grain foods, fresh fruits and vegetables have lots of fiber. Foods like white bread, white rice, sweetened fruit drinks, sweets and dessert should not take too much.

Protein foods help to build strong bones and muscles. Having protein in meal can help you feel less hungry. Protein can be getting from foods like meat, fish, cheese, eggs, beans, soy and nuts.

Fats do not make blood glucose go up but too much fat can make you gain weight. Nowadays many people face the weight problem. Choose fats that will keep our heart healthy like salad, low fat mayonnaise, nuts, olives and vegetable oils. High fat foods are not healthy for our heart. Be careful of those high fat foods like potato chips, French fries, meat, cake, cookies and other dessert.

Everyone likes sweet foods. Small amount of sweet food is still can consider as healthy food. But if take too much sweet food, it will harm our health. Dessert such as cookies, cakes, pies and ice cream contain a lot of fat and sugar. If you feel thirsty, drink water or sugar free drink.

It's better to spread your food over a day. Eat less but many meals. Breakfast will give you the energy for the whole day, so don’t skip breakfast. If you take in more than your body burns, you will gain weight. But if you take in less than your body burns, will lose weight.

* Be smart and healthier