How to raise a good eater? My secret - Practice Patience and Perseverance

I always have parents inquire about my children breakfast and their diet. In this page, I will blog on my children breakfast, the challenge I receive when I change their breakfast or introduce new food, and how I overcome the challenges.

Parents have to be a role model to the children when introducing new food and practicing perseverance. When it comes to raising good eaters in the family, my key to success is practice, patience and perseverance. I have been receiving comments and questions on how I am able to get the kids eat healthy food like taking green juice and taking fruits as breakfast in the morning. Firstly, parents have to be the role model eating the food when introducing the children new food. 

Since the last  Dr Chen's health talk on 13th September , our family has change our breakfast diet. We start out morning with plain water. The kids will take   Nutrifresh (soy beverage with 15 types of fruits and vegetables) and  Aromatic beverage (high in natural calcium and plant base amino acids

and a bowl of fruits every morning. The types of fruits are apples, pears, avocados, persimmons, kiwis, blueberries, strawberries, honey dew melon, bananas, dragon fruits and oranges. We will have different fruits through out the week.

W is having his nutritious drink  nutrifresh and aromatic beverage aromatic beverage with pear, persimmons, apple and kiwi.

K is having apple, persimmons, bananas and pears.

Resistance in the house when we change our morning routine

Previously, our morning breakfast consisted of either pancakes, home made bread, egg sandwiches or banana cakes. I started to notice that my kids diet are very high in carbohydrates. The butter in sandwiches, eggs and mayonnaise in sandwiches are high in fat, cholesterol and calories. On top of the morning breakfast, they will have the same food around 10:00am in school. 

My mother would tell me, they are kids and can take mayonnaise, butter and eggs for breakfast. However, I was telling myself when the kids eat eggs, bread, mayonnaise for most part of their life as breakfast during childhood and teenage year. Do you think it is easy to change their diet when they grow to adult and old age?

Since the last  Dr Chen's heatlh talk on 13th September, I understand of the importance of having breakfast that are low in calories, high in fiber, no oil or sugar and cholesterol that is beneficial to optimal health. I will be attending her health talk health talk on 22nd November for more health knowledge. 

My kids accepted the breakfast of having fruits well during the first week, however my second son (W) started complaining on the second week. W was whining and told me that he did not want to eat the fruits. I negotiated with him that he can take half the bowl of fruits and then have bread. W agreed but most of the time he would finish his whole bowl of fruit. By the time he finishes his fruits, he will be so full that he does not want any bread. Whenever, I get my older two to corporate with my breakfast routine, the youngest K will just follow sister and brother.

We have been having the fruit for breakfast for 2.5 months and the kids are accepting well. 

Instilling Perseverance in children

This Book Web caught my eye when we visited the library. Since perseverance is a necessary ingredients for student achievement, it needs to be encouraged. Helping children learn to be patient and to persist in spite of failure are attributes that will contribute to their future success. Feel free to message me if you want a list of kids books on instilling perseverance or head down to the local library to get a copy of book web.

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Pei Lin LEE

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Eat healthy Live Happy.

How my family maintain health through Nutritional Immunology

Our whole family, including my parents, in-laws and cousins family are taking formulated wholesome food from the science of Nutritional Immunology

My three children are taking 1 sachet of Nutrifresh with 1/2 sachet of Oxyginberry before school. They started in August 2014. My oldest 7 year old had not fallen sick once and miss a single day of school this year. My second 5 year old and 22 months old health is very good. Whenever two younger children fall sick, they recover fast without or minimum medicine. Whenever my kids have fever, cough or flu, we will not rush to the doctor. Usually, I will add on Millenium, NOCO, ACT or Orchestra to combat fever, cough or flu.

My husband and myself are taking 1 sachet of oxyginberry daily in the morning.   As my husband has high cholesterol he takes Orchestra before bed.

As my dad had very severe coughing for a year. He visited many doctors and took many medicines. I introduce him to NOCO, ACT and Orchestra. His coughing has been resolve. On a regular maintenance my parents takes the Daily Nutritional Pack, Nutrifresh and Evernew.

My mother-in-law, takes 1 sachet of Oxyginberry beverage daily.

Nutrifresh
Specifically formulated with soy and more than 15 fruits and vegetables to enhance immune system. A nutritious beverage for growing children from 6 months onwards.

Oxyginberry
Contain 6 precious ingredients namely ginseng berries (patented), cactus fruit  (patented), cactus, grapeseed, rose and seaweed. The ingredients are high in phytochemicals and antioxidants to prevent diseases, strengthen immunity and stimulate the growth of collagen.
http://thewholesomefood.blogspot.sg/2015/09/oxyginberry-beverage-made-by-6.html

Orchestra
The ingredients are Kumazasa, Ashitaba and Platycodon Root. Kumazasa has a cleansing effect on blood which is useful for lowering blood pressure. Its polysaccharides can reduce excess cholesterol in blood vessels to help them regain vitality and elasticity. Ashitaba has antioxidant effects to fight free radical damage. Ashitaba inhibits histamine release thereby preventing any allergic reaction. Orchestra is useful to treat coughing, stomach upset or diarrhea.

Millennium
Millennium ingredients is cactus and have high phytochemicals and antioxidant. It has anti-inflammatory. Very useful to bring down fever, dengue, hfmd and sore throat

NOCO
The ingredients are Dark Plum, Licorice Root, Ganoderma, Peppermint, Chrysanthemum. It is very good to prevent frequent cold, cough, flu and bronchial distress. Improves asthma and reduces frequency of severe headache.

ACT
The ingredients are Ganoderma, Luffa Cylindrica, Alfalfa Powder and Tangerine Peel. It enhances the immune system, the circulatory and lymphatic systems. Also cleanses and filters the blood of harmful microbes of foreign particles.

Aromatic

Importance of collagen in health?

I have been taking Oxyginberry for two years since I was breastfeeding K (now age 2). His health has been very good and despite starting playgroup at 18 months old, he has only missed school for 1 or 2 days. He has only seen doctor once due to illness since he was born. As for myself, I took Oxyginberry to maintain a healthy body and delay aging. Here are my testimonial after taking Oxyginberry, my energy level is always high, my skin is more radiant, good bowel movement and I loose weight by taking Oxyginberry.

Ageing is a continuous process and research shows that the body starts wearing out at 25 - cell function declines, and the organs and epidermis age accordingly. Hence, looking young is no assurance that the internal organs are also in tip-toe condition. 

Human body cells age faster when the body is constantly exposed to contaminated environments, air pollution, food additives, heavy metals, smoking, unhealthy diets, stress and irregular work hours. When cells age faster than they can regenerate, the body will be vulnerable to attacks by illnesses. What's more, the loss of collagen due to ageing of internal organs results in skin that losses elasticity and firmness.

What are collagen?

Collagen, a fibrous protein found mainly in connective tissues, exists throughout body tissue.. Collagen, working with other body components, provides a strong and flexible frame that's able to withstand stress and stretching and heal wounds by connecting torn skin. The human body has many types  of collagen, but the most prominent types are I, II, III, IV and V.

The five most common types are:

·         Type I: skin, tendon, vascular ligature, organs, bone (main component of the organic part of bone)

·         Type II: cartilage and structure of the eyes

·         Type III: liver,lungs and arteries

·         Type IV: kidney and many internal organs

·         Type V: cell surfaces, hair and placenta

Functions of Collagen in the Human Body

Oxyginberry is made of wholesome plant food Cactus, Ginseng Berry, Rose, Cactus fruit and Grape seed. They are rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals to slow down the ageing process, improves cell regeneration and enhances collagen production within our bodies. Read here in detail on the difference of Oxyginberry with other collagen products in the market.

Better health through Better Living

 Invisible. Silent. Deadly. Virulent diseases can attack anymore at any time.

Thankfully, your immune system works around the clock to defend you against these dreaded invaders. But it needs to be nourished daily with wholesome plant foods to perform optimally. Don't wait for the next deadly disease to strike before you take charge of your health. By then, it could be a case of too little, too late.

Start taking care of your health today: eat wholesome plant foods, exercise regularly and be happy. Good health is the best gift you can give yourself and your loved ones.

Prevention is always better than cure.

Eat healthy and live happy

Pei Lin Lee

83323173