To Munch and get Fun with GrapeFruit

Thanks to Art & Parenting, now I could have another fun idea for serving a grapefruit to Josh.
I made a shape as showed on picture above, then Josh keep follow me put the grape on toothpick.
After that, I peel the grape skin (as he like me to do it sometime), and ate it all ^^.

Watermelon Freak

I cut the watermelon and serve on the plate with purpose, we (Me, Daddy, and Josh) could enjoy it together.

While I put on Josh's table, he started to eat it.

And yes, he ate it all, left nothing for us.

How Josh enjoy the Watermelon

Previously, I always cut off watermelon skin, took out the seed and serve to Josh on mouth bite size with his fork.
But then, one day he refuse the watermelon, once he saw how I ate it.

So now, I cut a triangle shape, and just took out the seed, then serve it on the plate.
Josh love how to ate like this.

Somehow, I learn to be flexible on the things that not principle when deal with my lil Josh.

Fruit Ice Dessert - Es Buah

Hehehe, sound my tooth getting better yah.

We have a bunch of fruit then my mom suddenly have an idea to made a Fruit Ice Dessert.

Wuhuu, it been a while we haven't ate any of it.

So here the simply ingredients:

1. Coconut Milk (we used instant coconut milk - Kara)

2. Sugar dissolved in the water (cooked with Pandan leaves)

3. Jelly

4. Fruit - (we have Jackfruit, Watermelon and DragonFruit to replace the Melon). You can make it round shape also.

Then mixed all of them. Serve it cool.

I let Josh ate it, as I wish he will like to ate the dragon fruit.

He never like dragon fruit cause of the texture.

He ate for few spoon then after that he started to spill out only the dragon fruit *sigh*.

Even so, he still asked for more. See the picture how he opened his mouth :p.

Anyway, you can try it also. Cause by making it at home, you can always measure the sugar intake.

How to serve an Orange for my Josh

Orange = Vitamin C. It's identical (for me *smile*).

Here the fact and benefits of Oranges:

• Fall under Citrus Group
• Low in calories, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol and Rich in dietary fiber
• Excellent source of Vitamin C (60% Dietary reference Intake) where the Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant.
• Contain good level of Vitamin A, Vitamin B-complex, mineral like Potassium and Calcium

Read more on: http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/orange-fruit.html

I serve to Josh what we called here in Indonesia - Jeruk Baby - Baby Orange.
Josh didn't like orange fresh juice, so here what I do:
I cut off the skin, the membrane and seed. So when he eat it, it's like splash and crush inside his mouth *grin*. He can finish 1 till 2 Orange at a time.

When I start to give this way -> around 9 Months old.

Good thing is we don't loose the fiber in great degree.
But I need to spend around 15minutes to peel off one orange and make it similar to above picture. Need to practice more.
May be after a year or two, I can master this skill, peel off orange in 1 minute and follow the chef challenge *hahaha*.

Chewing face ^^

How you usually serve it? Please share if you don't mind.

Josh's Favorite Fruit - Manggo

One of Josh's favorite fruit is Manggo - ripe one of course. He can finished 3/4 from 1 whole big Manggo.
We are also surprise that he like manggo a lot, may be of the sweetness make him can't reject it.


Several fact about Manggo:

• Manggo was known as the King of Fruits

Hmm, I have search the reason why manggo, why not durian *grin* as king of fruit. But hey, the answer is you should read more about Manggo then you will conclude why it's called as King of Fruit *smile*

• Manggo are an excellent source of Vitamins A and C, source of Potassium

Vitamin A help to build body defense and prevent from partial or full blindness

Vitamin C help body to absorb iron on food that we eat

Potassium is a great nutrient that help to balance the sodium we get from eating salty foods.

• Manggo are high in fiber, but low in calories (approx. 110 per average sized mango), fat (only 1 gram) and sodium

No wonder, after eating the Manggo, Josh can have his pup till 3 Times a day (according to Josh's doctor, still normal if you have pup after four hours since you take your meal.)
but be Careful if our child is on diarrhea.

• Manggo is a comfort food, which contain a lot of tryptophan,  the trigger of the "happiness-hormone" serotonin.

Hmm I see Josh feel better after eating manggo, he feel like want the manggo over and over again, carving for this food is not mistaken ^^



Uhmm, so many fact that I found about manggo, you can read it in below source. 

source: 

http://www.freshforkids.com.au/fruit_pages/mango/mango.html

http://www.freshmangos.com/aboutmangos/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango#Nutrients_and_phytochemicals

http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/mangoes.shtml#ixzz1YlcjQPjl

Below is the picture showing Josh curious about the Manggo. See his face.

People said one apple a day is good for your health, Now you can say also half manggo of a day is OKlah *grin*