Homemade Snacks

May 14th, 2015


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  Homemade snacks are the best for us because we put extra effort in prepping the food and we know what ingredients were used. The photo above was a late lunch/early mid-afternoon snacks that the children and I just shared. The ones in the square plate are turon or banana fritters. To prep turon, here [ ... ]

Summer Day Lunch

March 25th, 2015


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  Summer day lunches should be light, filling and refreshing. Nature’s bounty really knows when to give us what we need and during summer, we get a lot of fresh summer fruits that do not just feel good on the palate but give us the nutrients that we need. This summer day lunch is perfect because [ ... ]

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

January 27th, 2015


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  Baked Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: 3 big sweet potatoes, peeled and cut like French Fries olive oil pinch of salt a dash of Paprika Procedure: After you peeled and cut the sweet potatoes, put in a deep bowl and soak in water for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove the water and pat dry the […] [ ... ]

Fruit Kebabs

January 19th, 2015


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  One of the ways children and adults too, can eat vegetables and fruits would be to present these in a creative manner like these Fruit Kebabs. These were what I brought to the Christmas lunch with the inlaws: Fruit Kebabs TIPS: To easily facilitate using the sticks, you have to wash these first and  [ ... ]

Fresh Fruits

January 17th, 2015


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  Be healthier by eating fresh fruits and especially when not feeling well. Children would eat fresh fruits too, if we take the time to make these into bite size that they can easily munch on: Fresh sliced apple, orange and watermelon are better alternative than chips and sugared cookies and biscuits. [ ... ]