Milk with Melamine

It’s been all over the news, not only here in the Philippines but other countries such as South Korea, Singapore and Brunei. Banning of imports milk from China discovered with melamine content. Checking of not only milks but other dairy food products are keeping the Health officials busy.

Melamine is a chemical used in plastic, and in China cases of infants who died after taking dairy products with melamine and leaving thousands of people sick.

Here in the Philippines, Department of Health are investigating some cases of infants who are diagnosed with kidney problems, possible cause of taking milk made from China.

What is your view regarding this issue? Total banning of products made from China should be carried out? This is not the first time China made was questioned. Remember the toys made in China, were banned and were pulled out from toys stores because of the toxic substance? And now the dairy products – alarming and therefore the right time if not to totally banned, to check all the China made from foods – clothes – all items and let the people know what really is to be avoided for heath reasons.

Are we going to wait for our family to be victims before taking some needed actions? How inhuman it is to include some deadly ingredients to products all just to gain temporary riches, and let innocent people suffer. Are they not troubled and bothered by their conscience? We are really in a world where people are all worried with their personal welfare and prestige.

What is the Right Foods for your Kids

Kids are picky eaters, and parents are to make some strategies for the kids to love and like the serve foods. Yet it’s not just serving the foods that the children will be fond of, but think as well the nutrients. Let se consider some guidelines on how to make your child eat right and know the food that nourishes them;

Start feeding and serving healthy foods while they are still young. Start from a few spoons, and then gradually add few portions as they get older, this will help them form fondness on healthy foods. Be a good example to your children, show to them that you are living a healthy lifestyle especially with the right foods. Intake healthy foods and never skip meals, in doing these, you are setting the best model for them.

As parents, it is your responsibility to choose and control what foods to buy and dish up. Kids never get satisfied, you can’t either manage them to eat, they get snack that are available at home or in the fridge if they feel like doing. So store up nutritious and right foods for them, but once in a while put or serve sweets so they will not feel deprived. Never ever force your kid to finish the food especially if they have enough already. This will help them not to over indulge and gain more unneeded weight. Encourage them to eat plenty of water. Water and milk are the greatest for the kids. Fresh juices are okay once in a while, but limit their intake.

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List of Unhealthy Foods to stay away from

Consumption of unhealthy foods is frequently the cause of different infirmity. If you are not yet into it, now is the best time to cut your intake of unhealthy foods. I have here some list on what to avoid serving and consuming;

Stay away from canned foods. Most of food in can contains high level of trans fat and preservatives. Same goes with processed foods such as sausages. Hotdogs then was considered bad for health, yet there are brands that are practically healthy, what is required for the consumers though are to choose the nitrate free. This ingredient is mainly the cause of cancer that is primarily taken from foods. Be aware and read the label and the ingredients on the package of every item we buy at the grocery area.

There are varieties of foods available in the markets that are full of flavorings and colorings. Often the main purpose is to attract and make the products more tempting. These are shown to be the source of cancer related ailment. Shun overwhelming yourself with soft drinks. People on diet are indulging themselves with soft drinks. This is not advisable since this is the potential cause of diabetes, and weight gain to mention the few negative effects.

The next time we buy grocery needs or foodstuff for the family, take time to decide the right and healthy foods. Carefully read the ingredients and remember to consume in moderation. Stay away from Unhealthy foods.