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Green Monkey™ Winter Newsletter
Green Monkey™ is delighted to announce the launch of our new organic baby food pouches. Recognising the need for a premium quality baby food with the ultimate in convenience. Green Monkey organic baby food pouches were born naturally. Our new pouches are part of a total re brand, you will also see our new look website www.greenmonkey.co.nz.
Featured product:
Green Monkey™ Apple and Blueberry.
This delicious and naturally sweet combination is a perfect first food. Apple and Blueberry is a great option to add to toddlers cereals for breakfast, smoothies, or as a natural treat for the school lunch box.
Eve is enjoying her Apple and Blueberry with her Organic porridge on these cold winter mornings, Amelia loves hers as a healthy afternoon snack.
Ingredients: Organic Apple 95%, Organic Blueberry 5% = Total 100%
Remember you can purchase in lots of 12 from our website or Buy in Bulk and have all for yourself or share with friends and save! Delivery is free in New Zealand
Nutrition advice from Nikki
Babies are more vulnerable to food poisoning bacteria than adults – for example if you are not breast feeding your baby it is recommended that you sterilize the feeding bottles for the first 12 months. Moving onto solids means you have to be very careful when preparing food so that you protect your baby from invading bacteria. A few things to remember:
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Always wash your hands before preparing food
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Always use clean kitchen utensils, chopping boards etc
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Discard leftovers after 48 hours
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Store your prepared child’s food, covered, in the rear of the fridge (it’s the coldest part of the fridge)!
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Thaw pre-prepared frozen food slowly in the fridge or by microwaving – do not thaw baby food out at room temperature.
Recipe
Nikki’s Apple, Blueberry Semolina
2 tsp semolina
½ cup water
Green Monkey – Apple & Blueberry
Blend Semolina and water in a small pot – stir mixture until it boils and thickens – cool to room temperature
Combine 1 Tablespoon of prepared semolina with 1-2 Tablespoons of Apple & Blueberry
Baby Article
Calcium – getting the best start for little bones
The best sources of dietary calcium are milk and dairy products. Infants and toddlers will have an increased risk of osteoporosis in later life if they consume a diet low in calcium.
Calcium is known to be essential for the development of bones and teeth but it’s also very important for blood clotting, muscle contraction and the transmission of messages along the nerves of the body.
Breast-milk or a recognised infant formula should be the principal fluid for infants under the age of 12 months. After eight or nine months however milk foods such as cheese, milk desserts, custard and yoghurts can be introduced.
Toddlers (over 12 months) should be consuming about 2 cups of milk a day (500ml) or equivalent in other milk foods. It is important that milk does not replace other important foods in the toddler’s diet. The fat content of milk can reduce the appetite and therefore prevent the toddler from eating other foods.
Vegetarian toddler’s who do not consume milk or dairy products should drink calcium-fortified soy-milk, tofu, beans and nut pastes.
Unmodified liquid cow’s milk is not a suitable substitute for breast-milk or formula because it has:
Milk has been implicated in mucus production and bronco-constriction. It is possible that the protein content of milk can cause a coating round the tongue and back of the throat but this should not be mistaken for mucus (Public Health Nutrition Dec 2001)
The early introduction of unmodified cow’s milk may lead to the development of allergies in those with a strong family history of allergy. Only a small number of the population has a cow’s milk allergy and most individuals will grow out of this by three years of age (Public Health Nutrition Dec 2001). The structure of milk protein is made less allergenic by heat processing that occurs in the formulation of formulas and some milk foods.
Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) for calcium
Calcium (mg/day)
Breastfed infants 300
Bottlefed infants 500
Infants (7-12 months) 550
Children (1-2 years) 700
Reduced fat milk is not recommended for infants or toddlers under the age of two because it is too low in energy. But children can benefit from the higher calcium content of these lower fat milks after the age of two years.
Enriched Calcium Menu for an infant of 8-9 months
Enrich Breakfast by:
Adding 1 x Baby yoghurt/custard (good calcium source) to pureed fruit
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Make baby oatmeal/farex with breast-milk/formula
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Almond paste/butter to white toast fingers
Enrich Lunch or Dinner by:
Stirring grated cheese or cottage cheese through pureed vegetables
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Make cheese white bread club sandwiches
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Mash salmon (good calcium source) into mashed potato and mashed cooked broccoli (good calcium source)
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Mashed baked beans (good calcium source) into cooked minced meat and pasta
Please remember if you have any questions please email us at info@greenmonkey.co.nz
Until next time,
The Green Monkey™ Team
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