Nutritious Purple Sweet Potato

Yes! I finally found what I was looking for... the nutritious purple sweet potato.

I bought a bag of it, so I am going to make a few different versions of it.

Purple Sweet Potato Puree

Purple Sweet Potato Quinoa Porridge

 To be continued...

Sugar Free Baby Banana Biscuits

My boy have been eating rice rusk that I bought it from the store for quite awhile now. He loves them so I decided to make a healthier version of biscuits for him. This banana biscuit is simple and great if you, like me, prefer no sugar and salt.

Ingredients
1 Banana
Oats

Directions

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
• Using a blender, grind about 5 cups of oats till flour like.
• Peel and mash banana.
• Mix a few spoons of oat flour into mash banana to make it into a dough.
• On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough and knead them into bars or different shapes to your liking.
• Spread out the bars evenly on your baking tray.
• Bake it for about 15 minutes. (Bake the biscuits longer, if you want the biscuits to be harder.)

Viola! You can serve it to your baby once it is cool. This biscuit can be stored for up to a week in an air tight container.

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries for Babies

Sweet potato fries for our little ones. This is my first attempt to make some sweet potato fries for my baby.

Ingredients

Sweet Potato

Coconut or Olive Oil

Spices - Cinnamon/ Nutmeg/Sea Salt (Optional)

• Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius.
• Peel the sweet potato and cut them up into the common fries size/sticks.
• Coat the fries with your choice of oil. (You don't want to put too much oil, else it may become soggy.) 
• Sprinkle with your desired spices. (Optional)
• Spread out the sticks evenly on your baking tray and bake it for about 10 minutes and flip the fries over to let it bake evenly for another 5 minutes.
• Poke the fries through with a fork to make sure it is well cooked. Bake for an additional 5 minutes if required.

Ready to serve once it has been cooled down to a comfortable temperature for your baby to eat.

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Fish Oil for Baby Brain Function & Development

When people talk about food for the baby brain, you tend to hear DHA.

What exactly is DHA?

DHA is a type of (good) fat. DHA stands for Docosahexaenoic acid, which is an omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential in maintaining the well being of the body.

DHA is needed for the development of visual abilities and the nervous system during an infant's first 6 months of life. It also encourages the development of brain cells and facilitates the transmission of signals along the nerve cells.

How is DHA beneficial for babies and children?

• Infants fed with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have better cognitive function.
• Children of mothers who consumed fish oils during pregnancy exhibited better hand-eye coordination.
• Other studies also show that rats with DHA deficiency had poorer learning abilities and memory.

Omega-3 fatty acids cannot be manufactured by our body and must be taken from food sources or supplements.

It is found naturally in fatty fish such as cod, salmon, sardine and tuna. It is also available in fish oil and cod liver oil supplements.

What do I want for my child?

Every parent wants the best for their child, but what does that really mean?

Well, I'm not sure about others, for me it is to raise a happy and healthy child. I want to support my child to grow into one who can discipline himself, make fulfilling life choices, cope with life's ups and downs, be a good friend, partner and parent himself in the future.

I feel it is important to know what we want for our child, so that we are able to make decisions based on it. After all, as parents, we have to make seemingly never ending decisions for our little ones till they are old enough to decide for themselves.

Happy parenting!