Untuk Para Ibu Yang Comel

Sekejapnya masa berlalu, pejam celik pejam celik, Teja dah masuk setahun dah =) Everytime cerita pasal anak, for sure rasa macam eh baru je deliver hari itu kann!  Whenever nampak pregnant lady, rasa macam wahh happynya! Walaupun masa pregnant hari tu kita mungkin jalan macam penguin yang comel, but that anxious feeling you get for the monthly check ups and updating your gynae about the baby’s movement, the 3D/4D scans, the comfy clothes you get to wear to work, no need to worry about make ups and of course the best part is you get to eat all your favourite food without worrying about putting on weight :p  But of course, tak semua pregnancy sama. Bukan sebab gender ke apa, more like pembawakan budak tu sendiri. Ada yang takde morning/evening sickness (lucky you!), ada yang tak gain weight, maintain hot je body tu, ada yang sakit belakang and susah tidur, pantang makan and sebagainya. All in all, I truly enjoyed both of my pregnancies. Bila diorang dah besar dah jadi toddler, rindu sangat masa diorang duk diam je dalam perut kita tuh. Heh. 

Based on my experience, masa first time pregnant excited sangat but I was not sure which good diet should I follow and I just make a point to add calcium in my daily meals. Just thought that if I take milk, it will help the lil one inside my womb to get enuff calcium and can help my baby to build strong bones! My mom introduced me to Anmum Materna since it was established in the market plus it contained 100% daily folate requirements with 2 glasses daily. Then for the second one, I had the most sensitive deria rasa ever! Tak boleh minum susu, soya and taking supplement were pure torture! Even calcium tablet pun tak boleh telan. Sensitive! As much as I wanted to be healthy, my taste bud pulak yang tak kena. Bukan apa, if you all nak tahu or maybe ada yang dah tahu, brain cell baby dah start to form dari hari ke 27 baby dalam kandungan kita. And it is very important for pregnant moms to consume food that contain Gangliosides and DHA (2 of the great ingredients inside Anmum Materna) in order to support early development of child. Fyi, I am not the type yang suka minum susu tepung ni but disebabkan nak anak yang healthy, I telan kan juga :) Add honey or choc syrup if are the type who cannot taste milk but not too worry, as far as I remember, the taste is not that bad! Or choose the choc flavour which is very tasty. Think of all the calcium and iron to keep you and the baby healthy through out the pregnancy. I also recently heard on radio that Anmum Materna is the No.1 brand pre-natal milk in Malaysia and Anmum is also the only brand clinically tested. I am proud that i take Anmum Materna :)

And for those yang tengah try nak pregnant, you can take the acid folic and start to drink

Anmum Materna to fasten the process of getting pregnant. Always remember not to over eat and take care of your diet so that tak menyesal di kemudian hari. Healthy moms produced pretty babies, don’t you think? And it will be even better if they are connected tot? Aaaaah lovely lovely thought clouding in my head right now, is this a sign to produce more connected tot babies? ;)

 

Smart Choice with Anmum Essential

Once you’re a parent, your life will change drastically. Choosing the best for your child is never easy-peasy task! It takes a lot of your time and effort to ensure you provide the best. Now whenever we would like to restock Farell’s milk, each of us will ensure that we read the labels carefully.  Added sugar level, checked. Carbohydrate, checked. Other fancy names for sugars or any other added nutrients, checked! It was good to be aware with what is written on the label and how much actually are needed from certain product. Kita tak boleh pakai beli je tak tau apa. Anything happen nanti, how? So from the videos and articles, I did asked the kids pediatrician since I read one of the article during our last visit. He confirmed that our children do not need the added sugars and yes they will prone to like more sweet things since we exposed them at the early age already.

Farell doesn’t drink that much as he used to be when he was a baby, now about 2-3 times a day. He will drink milk for breakfast, snack in between his naps and of course before goes to bed. since he is also quite a picky eater, don’t fancy rice so much, I ll usually whip pancakes and add his powder milk to the meals. So dia takdelah bosan minum susu macam tu je kan. Alhamdulillah, he is doing just fine though he looks a bit slim.

sebelum bobok, one mug of hot choc with Anmum Essential first!

 As you know Anmum Essential has advanced nutrients for brain such as Gangliosides and DHA and absolutely no added sugars! So far so good and Farell seem ok with the milk. Remember Gangliosides? The one that help your toddler to be connected? ;) Some say growing up milk can be expensive, if it has all the nutrients and help in your children s development, why not? Sometimes nak tunggu Farell makan, could be the hardest thing to do in a day. Ikutkan hati memang stress gilers, tapi I overcome it with ajak dia masak the meal. Those pancake and cekodok masak session really help a lot! He is into pasta and sometimes in the carbonara sauce, I ll sprinkle a bit of his milk powder :) 

You can get a lot more ideas from the internet and of course you can discuss at the Anmum Facebook page here with other cool parents :) After reading testimonials from other moms on the page, am glad to know that some of their children are enjoying the new taste of growing up milk. It might have no added sugar but the taste is still the same. Thats why it was not hard for me to switch Farell to Anmum Essential :) Packed with Gangliosides and DHA, it will definitely help his development! Seeing most moms confidently talked about their choice now, made me realize how right i was with my decision. It was not easy at first and always unsure but i am more confident with what i am providing my kids. It is always nice to be sharing ideas and experience with other parents and you know you are not the only one facing the so called parenting problem. Parenting rocks! :D

Sweet Testimonial

I guessed you all have learnt a LOT about added sugars in our children’s growing up milk. And what are the steps you have take in order to ensure that your children are consuming the right things? I am sure whatever you have done is for their best, right? =) Where got parents don’t want their kids to be healthy kan? ;)

After reading up so much on added sugars, I don’t think I would like to jeopardize my children’s future by giving them unnecessary added sugars and such. As you know, Anmum Essential is the only growing up milk that has no added sugars and contains Gangliosides and DHA to help in your children’s brain development. Remember connected tot? And let s see what this mommies have to say after switching their children’s growing up milk powder.

I actually had a group discussion with my friends and most of them had thought about switching to the right children’s milk as they are afraid that their kids will prone to like extra sweet things for nothing. If you are still in doubt or would like to get more input, you are welcome to join the Anmum “moms know best’ discussion group on FB. You can discuss and share thoughts on a lot of other topics and mostly on PARENTING and read the testimonial on the products and why lots of mums decided to switch to Anmum Essential after they gained the knowledge about added sugars. Most parents are happy with the end result, some even shared their stories and pictures of their children onto the page which I find very interesting.

Parenting task can be overwhelming and even if you don’t want to think about it seriously, it is already serious when it involved your precious child right? So yea, make that smart choice, I know I have and I ll share my experience in the next post.

Lagi Tentang GULA!

Korang kalau beli barang kat supermarket check tak label? I check tapi mostly for the low fats item and what not. Tak pernah lansung tahu pasal added sugar until I read that most of the growing up milk contained these added sugars and blog about it. Even the Ministry of Health has confirmed that corn syrup solids, sucrose and glucose syrup solids are added sugars… Saw and read in the newspaper recently

Serious macam tak percaya yang susu budak ada gula tambahan. Not that I tak bagi lansung Farell benda manis but candy + chocolate yang ntah apa apa is totally no no. It has to come from me. So when I found out that susu ada this much sugar?  So kecewa. Tambah2 lagi we have our family prone to diabetic. All these added sugars such as corn syrups, glucose syrups and sucrose are not needed and serve no nutritional purpose in the growing up milk! Am gonna share another set of videos from Dr John Monro which I didn’t get to meet in person (delivered Teja during this time) and hope with this, can guide parents out there on the amount of added sugars in growing up milk powder.

Usually the added sugars appear as part of “carbohydrate per serve” so anything higher than 11-12g is definitely added sugars. Its easy to spot these added sugars and of course so important for parents to look out if it appears near the top of the ingredient list or there are more that one name present, that’s a good indication that the food has high added sugars. Always look for item that are labeled no added sugars or less sugars or sugar free (usually fresh juice and milk) but also to keep in mind that product claiming they are sucrose free or no syrups added as they could still contain other types of added sugars. You just got to be extra careful with the labels and check check double triple check please!!

Why am emphasizing on this? Well not just me okayh. Most of health organization and even clinics listed below are encouraging all parents to be more aware with what is happening. Even Ministry of Health confirmed that corn syrup solids, sucrose and glucose syrup solids are added sugars so if ever the label claimed that they do not have any added sugar, please check the label again ya. We do not want our children to end up being an obese, worst case kalau ignorant sangat the whole country would end up having obese people! Every year the rate has increase this is so not good. We want a better and healthy generation so do get the best for your kids! Visit www.infosihat.gov.my for more details on what  wll happen if you take more unwanted extra sugar to your body details on other penyakit too =)

Reflection 2012

hey hey!

am no fashionista but who cares? i still want to go to this hip event featuring all this awesome designers. i am sure all of you know them and yes so cant wait for this coming Sunday! 

ticks for fashion show are all SOLD OUT! but fret not, you could still come and shop at the bazaar feat this lovely blogshops below:-

• Yasalma
• Pastelina
• Old Blossom Box
• ShopSptnckSwthrt
• Calaqisya
• Al-Humaira Contemporary
• Sugarscarf
• Abiya Muslimah
• Nilam
• Rina Salleh
• Lollysta
• Gladdys 

There will be performance from The Fabulous Cats (yeay!) and Yasalma is giving away 2 couture dress! Wowwee! :D

Tickets can be purchase on the day itself and check out this the teaser vid here :)

See you THERE!

Added Sugars in Growing Up Milk Powders

Basically after the last posts, we have to admit that that many growing up milks contained too much added sugars that we don’t realize it. Who would have thought kan, milk can contained this much added sugar that it could lead to obesity and diabetic? No no no! We do not want that.  And am sure lots of you mommies are freaking out and thinking what should you do next.

 russell comel tapi kita tak nak anak2 kita 'sihat' macam dia kan? 

*image googled*

Dearest mommies, would like to share videos from the Prof. Peter Davies that I got from YouTube while browsing explaining in details of the role of sugars in children’s milk. Too bad i didnt get to meet them in person, this is for your future reference and of course its always nice to get input from the expert :) 

From the video, understand that even World Health Organization (WHO) say that we should keep added sugar intake to less than 10per cent of total calories which is about 7 teaspoon per day maximum. And our children don’t actually need a lot of these added sugars such as glucose or corn syrup solids and sucrose for energy and their developments. Well, the least you can do is to make the right choice for your children. Follow the steps given in my previous blogpost and lets hope for the best :)

 

0h Hello 2012 :)

saja tergerak hati nak singgah sebabnya asyik cerita pasal gula je kan. jangan kau gelar diriku blogger :P tak layak lansung. haha. 

well macam banyak sangat nak cerita tapi itulah dia takda semangat lansung nak type. siapa yg di twitter tu tau juga la update terbaru. cheh verangan orang nak tau kan. sekejap betul 2011 tapi part of me rasa lega gila tahun tu dah berlalu. no resolution whatsoever. i learnt that kalau kita nak berubah tak perlu tunggu bila or dimana. just do it :) 

we didnt go anywhere pon for nye, received invitation from a good friend of mine but had to turned it down since we all tak berapa sihat. yes all 4 of us. nothing serious tho, cumanya boleh berjangkit jadi tak manis la nak lepak bagi penyakit kat orang pulak kan. it was so nice to just chill and watch tv all night long. sumpah best. lepas dah jadi mak kepada dua budak, nak bersesak2 is so not in my list. 

ahh rindu sgt nak cerita pasal anak2 tapi memang masa tak mengizinkan. chewah. lepas maternity leave, macam busy giler ke i yang tak reti nak bahagi masa or i just dunno lah. balik rumah je mmg penat and masa yang sikit tu, fully utilized by kiddos. plus i was working on something supaya tak miss lagi apa2 and alhamdulillah mission accomplished! but insyallah, i ll try to write more about my 3yo Farell and soon to be 1yo Teja :)

so til the next post and hope its not too late to wish all of you happy new year! xoxo

The Role of Sugars and Sugars in Food Labelling

Actually to tell you the truth, I was clueless about the role of sugars until I read the article on added sugars in growing up milk powder. At first I was quite shocked and got all confused but did calmed down after clarified my issues. Now I know there are few types of sugars and what are they made of. We sometimes tend to forget to check the label, just like me, I thought all milk powders are healthy and ok since well, it is milk! Little did I know the amount of added sugars they put inside it.

Excess added sugars in the diet can lead to overweight and obesity in children and Asia (lets hope Malaysia is not at the highest rank) has the largest number of overweight/ obese children. This is of course not good and will affect their development and make their health at risk in later life. Can you just imagine if your kids don’t get to do lots of activity just because they are overweight? So kesian! Don’t get me wrong, our children need all the nutrients but not the added sugars. Excess added sugars can also be described as “empty calories” and do not have any nutritious values. Gasp! All that energy are stored in the body and you ended up being fat.

For your information, in growing up milk labeling, sugars are declared as carbohydrate and we parents always mistakenly thought that it is good. Example of a good carbo – banana, potato and more complex like bread. Again, yes they need the nutrients but not the added sugars. You might want to follow these 3 easy steps for the labeling guidelines:-

Step 1: Remember the names of added sugars

Sucrose, corn syrups solids, glucose, syrup, maltodextrin are the most common names used in growing up milk so look out for all this names in the ingredient list!

Step 2: Review the ingredient list

If you could check every single detail before deciding and making any purchase. Please bear in mind that the list is always in descending order so the ingredient at the top of the list are the most and those at the bottom are the least.

Step 3:  Evaluate the Nutrition Information Panel (NIP)

It is tricky to know the exact amount of added sugars in your growing up milk powder

because it is not mandatorily declared on the label. However, you can still estimate how much added sugars are in your current growing up milk powder. 

Firstly, remember that a typical serving of standard milk (~200 ml as consumed) contains about 11g-12 g of carbohydrates per serving. This is all lactose or ‘natural milk sugar’ in layman terms. This is the normal, natural and healthy sugar level in milk.

Secondly, remember that the term ‘carbohydrate’ in milk powder labels in Malaysia consists of only sugars (natural lactose + added sugars).  This is because under the Malaysian Food Labelling Regulations, even though fibre is a part of carbohydrate, it is not included in the declaration of the total carbohydrate level on the product label. It is declared separately. This means in growing up milk powders, fibres are not part of carbohydrates and sugars are part of carbohydrates.

Finally, look at the level of ‘carbohydrates per serve’ in your growing up milk powder.

Anything above 11g-12g for ‘carbohydrate per serve’ level, is a good estimate of added sugars per serve in the formulation.  

These steps are important in order for you to make a better choice for your children. I am sure all parents would want the best for their child this is one of the way for us to make things right and let our children grow happily and most important, healthy J