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An easy way to introduce the importance of drinking water to children
Monday, May 5, 2014
An easy way to introduce the importance of water on child - His name children must have been very difficult to persuade them to drink water, not sweet taste is sure to be the main reason they reject it. If they are lazy to drink water, then they will dry lips and chapped. You definitely do not want your child exposed to many diseases due to lack of drinking water, and theore you must be smart to persuade them to drink water, so that they will understand the function of water for the body.
Like a bike without tires without gas or wind, as well as the body, because the body can not function without water. In the adult body is only 60 percent water, but the amount varies according to how our bodies regulate weight. In obese people, for example, the water usually accounts for only 45 percent of the body weight.
Reason why we should drink plenty of water because about two - thirds of our body is water in our cells, which could make them work well. Thirds is in our organs, providing oxygen and nutrients and remove waste and stir in the body. No matter big or small, young or old, we all have to make sure that we get the amount of water we need.
Reporting from Health U.S. News, heres how to make your child want to drink water and know the importance of water in the body.
1. Buy an attractive drink bottles
This way it will look attractive to them, because the children will love it interesting and funny. Try you put water into a bottle which is interesting, for sure they will be interested and will drink it.
Well with that, the child will be hydrated at school during hours sport. You can also buy a bottle of your favorite drink, or even the same with your children, for inspiring him to do the same.
Meanwhile, teach your child to use the example of the importance of hydration for our health. Add the lemon pieces or berries to add a little flavor and make it more vibrant.
2. Play and exercise together
On a weekend or school holidays are a great time to spend time with the baby. Rather than always go out to eat, watch or take a walk to the mall, why not invite your child to go jogging or playing with the bike?
It would be very fun and exciting, but it can also get you a healthy and ideal body through exercise. And on the sidelines of the activity that is fun, you can teach your child to drink.
3. Water - rich snack with
Juice! Is one of a very pleasant soft drinks taken together, talking and listening to your child talk about their daily life, certainly more fun. So, it never hurts to make your child fresh fruit juice, which must contain a lot of water and vitamins.
You definitely know not, a number of studies indicate that unaccounted eating fruits and vegetables help us fight heart disease and stroke and prevent some cancers.
Melon and cantaloupe contains 90 percent water as well as vitamin A, which can help in nourishing dry skin. While watermelon contains more than 90 percent water and has the benefit of anti - inflammatory and antioxidant.
While strawberries can be a very good choice, because it contains about 92 percent water and provide significant protection against cardiovascular disease. Refresh and recharge the body fluids in a manner that sweet and fun, after the activities you and your child all day.
Thats three ways to teach your kids to love the water, apply this method on a regular basis so that your child does not get bored of water consumed. And of course you have a way to make your child love the water, because each person must be different in her face. And so may be useful.
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Like a bike without tires without gas or wind, as well as the body, because the body can not function without water. In the adult body is only 60 percent water, but the amount varies according to how our bodies regulate weight. In obese people, for example, the water usually accounts for only 45 percent of the body weight.
Reason why we should drink plenty of water because about two - thirds of our body is water in our cells, which could make them work well. Thirds is in our organs, providing oxygen and nutrients and remove waste and stir in the body. No matter big or small, young or old, we all have to make sure that we get the amount of water we need.
Reporting from Health U.S. News, heres how to make your child want to drink water and know the importance of water in the body.
1. Buy an attractive drink bottles
This way it will look attractive to them, because the children will love it interesting and funny. Try you put water into a bottle which is interesting, for sure they will be interested and will drink it.
Well with that, the child will be hydrated at school during hours sport. You can also buy a bottle of your favorite drink, or even the same with your children, for inspiring him to do the same.
Meanwhile, teach your child to use the example of the importance of hydration for our health. Add the lemon pieces or berries to add a little flavor and make it more vibrant.
2. Play and exercise together
On a weekend or school holidays are a great time to spend time with the baby. Rather than always go out to eat, watch or take a walk to the mall, why not invite your child to go jogging or playing with the bike?
It would be very fun and exciting, but it can also get you a healthy and ideal body through exercise. And on the sidelines of the activity that is fun, you can teach your child to drink.
3. Water - rich snack with
Juice! Is one of a very pleasant soft drinks taken together, talking and listening to your child talk about their daily life, certainly more fun. So, it never hurts to make your child fresh fruit juice, which must contain a lot of water and vitamins.
You definitely know not, a number of studies indicate that unaccounted eating fruits and vegetables help us fight heart disease and stroke and prevent some cancers.
Melon and cantaloupe contains 90 percent water as well as vitamin A, which can help in nourishing dry skin. While watermelon contains more than 90 percent water and has the benefit of anti - inflammatory and antioxidant.
While strawberries can be a very good choice, because it contains about 92 percent water and provide significant protection against cardiovascular disease. Refresh and recharge the body fluids in a manner that sweet and fun, after the activities you and your child all day.
Thats three ways to teach your kids to love the water, apply this method on a regular basis so that your child does not get bored of water consumed. And of course you have a way to make your child love the water, because each person must be different in her face. And so may be useful.
Wayback Machine Easy Vegetarian Bean Chili A Play in Two Acts
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sweet readers, were taking the week off to catch up on some real-life work. In the meantime, were re-posting some of our favorite recipes and essays. This one is from November 2008. Enjoy!
When: Fall, 1986
Where: A small suburban kitchen in Long Island, New York.
Who:
- Kris, a precocious, bespectacled eight-year-old who is already four feet taller than every single one of her peers.
- L, a Barbie-loving, bespectacled seven-year-old who is already much, much better at sports than her sister Kris.
- E, a somewhat adorable five-year-old who is already becoming the terror of his sisters and the neighborhood bullfrogs alike.
- Pa, a bearded, loving 37-year-old who’s already running out of culinary options, having been left to feed his children while his wife is stuck at work.
PA: Kids! Dinner!
KRIS: Coming!
L: Coming!
E: *mmph*
PA: E, please get He-Man out of your mouth and come to dinner.
E: Okay.
The kids assume their regular seats at the table. Pa places the evening’s meal in front of them.
L: What is this?
PA: It’s spaghetti squash and Texas Chainsaw Chili. Try it. You’ll like it.
KRIS: Are there hot dogs in it?
PA: No.
KRIS: Macaroni and cheese?
PA: No.
KRIS: But it’s SPAGHETTI squash?
PA: Yes.
KRIS: Okay then. (Tries it.) AUUUUUGHHH! THIS ISN’T SPAGHETTI!
PA: It’s a vegetable, Kris. It’s not really … Okay. Let’s move on. Take a bite of the chili, everybody.
L: I don’t wanna. It looks like guts.
KRIS: Yeah. Bug guts.
E: I’m scared Daddy.
PA: TRY. IT.
Each kid spoons a microscopic smattering of chili into their reluctant mouths. Each reacts with the same level of consummate revulsion.
KRIS: I want hot dogs.
L: I want Mommy.
E: I want He-Man.
PA: Okay, look. Nobody leaves the table until your plate is CLEARED.
L: What if we have to go to the bathroom?
PA: EAT YOUR DINNER.
E takes a few hesitant bites, then wolfs the remaining vittles. A similar plate-clearing takes L over an hour.
L: Done! Bye.
Three hours pass. Kris remains at the table, food untouched.
PA: Kris, it’s time for bed.
KRIS: But … but …
PA: It won’t kill you, my child. I promise. Eat it.
KRIS: Nooooooo.
PA: Okay then. Bedtime.
KRIS: (makes sure Pa’s back is turned, then whispers to still-full bowl) Never again, chili. Henceforth, you are my one true foe. Your evil shalt not pass these lips for the rest of time.
PA: Huh?
KRIS: Nothing. G’night, Pa!
Cut to 22 years later. Kris is sitting with The Boyfriend on their couch, watching The Biggest Loser and hoping – nay, praying – that Vicky falls into a vat of 80-calorie Banana Fudge Sundae pudding, never to return. Both Kris and TB are eating Cook’s Illustrated’s Easy Vegetarian Bean Chili.
KRIS: You know, I used to hate this stuff.
TB: What, reality TV?
KRIS: Well, that too. But mostly chili.
TB: Really? It runs through my veins. Like chunky, delicious blood.
KRIS: Once, I sat at a table for an entire night because I wouldn’t touch it.
TB: You’re weird.
KRIS: Thanks.
They resume eating the chili, and Kris wonders how she could have ever been so thick. As if to punctuate her deep, dark thoughts, The Boyfriend lets out a long, low fart. They both smile happily, thankful that life can be so good.
-fini-
Easy Vegetarian Bean Chili
Serves 4 – 6
Adapted from Cooks Illustrated Best 30-Minute Recipe.
CI Note: A combination of beans is better in this (kidney, black, pinto, whatever). Also, dont sub in anything for the pureed diced tomatoes, as the consistency is vital.
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 (15-ounce) cans beans (see note), rinsed
2-3 teaspoons minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
salt and ground black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, minced
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 garlic cloves, minced
1-1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1) Pour tomatoes and the accompanying juices in a food processor. Pulse 4 or 5 times, until its kinda chunky.
2) In a large saucepan, combine tomatoes, beans, chipotles, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir and cover. Heat over high until it starts boiling. Drop heat to medium-low and simmer for the time being.
3) In a different large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. When very hot, add onion, chili powder, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir. Saute until onions are soft and a little translucent, around 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic. Stir. Saute until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
4) Pour tomato mixture into onion pot. Scrape browned bits with the back of your spoon, if you have em. Drop heat to medium-low and cook about 15 minutes, until chili has a more chili-like consistency. Stir occasionally.
5) After 15 minutes, add corn and cilantro. Stir. Heat until corn is warmed through. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Approximate Calories, Fat, and Price Per Serving
For five servings: 292 calories, 7.9 g fat, $1.08
Calculations
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes: 163 calories, 0 g fat, $1.89
2 (15-ounce) cans beans (see note), rinsed: ~680 calories, ~6 g fat, $1.50
2-3 teaspoons minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce: 6 calories, 0.1 g fat, $0.30
2 teaspoons sugar: 33 calories, 0 g fat, $0.02
salt and ground black pepper: negligible calories and fat, $0.01
2 tablespoons vegetable oil: 247 calories, 28 g fat, $0.18
1 onion, minced: 46 calories, 0.1 g fat, $0.30
3 tablespoons chili powder: 71 calories, 3.8 g fat, $0.12
2 teaspoons ground cumin: negligible calories and fat, $0.02
3 garlic cloves, minced: 13 calories, 0 g fat, $0.12
1-1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed: 199 calories, 1.6 g fat, $0.60
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro: negligible calories and fat, $0.33
TOTAL: 1458 calories, 39.6 g fat, $5.39
PER SERVING (TOTAL/5): 292 calories, 7.9 g fat, $1.08
Veggie Might Fast Easy Soup for Sick Vegetarians
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Penned by the effervescent Leigh, Veggie Might is a weekly Thursday column about the wide world of Vegetarianism.
Happy belated Thanksgiving, Gentle Readers! Hope your festivities were fun and delicious. Mine were joyous and pie-filled, just as I dreamed they would be.
My body is reacting to all the friendship and gratitude by purging any built-up toxins through my facial orifices. Translation: I have a cold. And this cold wants soup.
A while back, reader and all-around good sort Chris wrote in to ask “When vegetarians/vegans are feeling under the weather, what sort of comfort foods do they like? I would love to learn how to make a flavorful broth (maybe something with ginger and onions, good for colds?) to help my sick veggie buds.”
Chris, first let me apologize for taking so long to get to your request, but as they say, necessity makes us get off our arses when we’d rather lay on the couch and watch Mythbusters reruns. Secondly, you’re a good friend.
I’ve found that most people (and plants) don’t like to eat much when they’re feeling peaked, and, as your spokesveg-in-residence, vegetarians and vegans are no different. A no-fuss soup of broth is soothing on a sore throat; noodles and one or two vegetables add a little substance.
If you are nursing someone else, like to prepare ahead for emergencies, or are strong enough to chop through the rheum, make your own Homemade Vegetable Stock for a healthy, inexpensive recuperative concoction.
If you need sustenance immediately and haven’t the strength for washing carrots, go canned broth or bullion. There is no shame, only sodium, which drinking lots of fluids will take care of. Since this cold hit right after a major holiday, my freezer was empty, and I reached for vegetable bullion cubes.
You may have noticed from articles past that I like spicy food, especially garlic. Good news! Garlic is great for colds. My favorite snorky-sinus soother is a garlicky broth soup with noodles and a green vegetable like broccoli, bok choy, or kale. These crucifers are high in vitamins A, C, and K and minerals manganese and folate—just what a recovering immune system needs.
Toss in a little ginger, crushed red pepper, or hot chili paste for sinus-clearing heat, and you’ve got a fast, easy soup that will put you or your favorite vegetarian/vegan back on the path to mixing with the general population.
Thanks, Chris, for writing with your query. Readers, do you have any favorite soup or comfort food recipes that pick you up when you’re feeling down? If so, sing out in the comments. And give us a shout if you have any questions or post ideas. The suggestion box is open 24-7, including holidays.
Now rest up and get healthy. The holiday food onslaught coming.
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Fast, Easy Garlic and Chili Soup with Broccoli
Makes about 3 servings
4 cups cold water + 2 vegetarian bullion cubes (“not chicken”, etc.)
OR
4 cups rich vegetable stock
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 tsp hot chili paste or crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups broccoli, chopped (frozen or fresh)
2 oz. Korean style somen noodles (or thin noodle of choice)
1) Pour stock or cold water into medium saucepan and set heat to high. Add garlic and bullion (if using) to pot and bring to boil.
2) Add broccoli to boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Add noodles and stir in hot sauce. Continue to cook on high heat for 3 minutes, until noodles and broccoli are tender.
3) Ladle into soup bowls and allow to cool for a couple of minutes, breathing in the spicy broth. Feel the relief in your sinuses.
Approximate Calories, Fat, Fiber, Protein, and Price per Serving
126 calories, 2.17g fat, 4g fiber, 4.6g protein, $.52
Calculations
2 vegetarian bullion cube: 60 calories, 6g fat, 0g fiber, 0g protein, $0.62
3 cloves garlic: 12 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, 0g protein, $0.04
1 tsp hot chili paste: 0 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, 0g protein, $0.02
2 cups broccoli: 82 calories, 0g fat, 10g fiber, 8g protein, $0.66
2 oz. Korean style somen noodles: 225 calories, 0.5g fat, 2g fiber, 6g protein, $0.21
TOTALS: 379 calories, 6.5g fat, 12g fiber, 14g protein, $1.55
PER SERVING (TOTALS/2): 126 calories, 2.17g fat, 4g fiber, 4.6g protein, $.52
Fast, Easy Garlic and Ginger Soup with Bok Choy
Makes about 3 servings
4 cups water + 2 vegetarian bullion cubes (“not chicken”, etc.)
OR
4 cups rich vegetable stock
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
2” piece fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
2 cups bok choy (about 1 small head), washed and chopped
2 oz. Korean style somen noodles (or thin noodle of choice)
1) Pour stock or cold water into medium saucepan and set heat to high. Add garlic, ginger, and bullion (if using) to pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer about 5 minutes to allow ginger time to infuse broth. Return heat to high and bring again to a boil.
2) Add bok choy to boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Add noodles. Continue to cook on high heat for 3 minutes, until noodles and broccoli are tender.
3) Ladle into soup bowls and allow to cool for a couple of minutes, breathing in the fragrant broth. Take relief in your renewed breathing capabilities.
Approximate Calories, Fat, Fiber, Protein, and Price per Serving
109 calories, 2.17g fat, 1.3g fiber, 2.7g protein, $.50
Calculations
2 vegetarian bullion cubes: 60 calories, 6g fat, 0g fiber, 0g protein, $0.62
3 cloves garlic: 12 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, 0g protein, $0.04
2” piece fresh ginger: 12 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, 0g protein, $0.12
2 cups bok choy: 18 calories, 0g fat, 2g fiber, 2g protein, $0.52
2 oz. Korean style somen noodles: 225 calories, 0.5g fat, 2g fiber, 6g protein, $0.21
TOTALS: 327 calories, 6.5g fat, 4g fiber, 8g protein, $1.51
PER SERVING (TOTALS/2): 109 calories, 2.17g fat, 1.3g fiber, 2.7g protein, $.50
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