Your Family - April 2017

APRIL 2017 95

PHOTOS: FOTOLIA.COM

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Finding out about a new

addition to your family is

exciting, and how you share

the news with your other

children is important. Tact

and care are needed to

break the news in order to

avoid unnecessary stress

and tension. Jason Marcus,

Mysmartkid’s specialist

midwifery practitioner,

suggests the following

tips in order to make it

a smooth transition:

1

Take them with you to

a few antenatal visits.

2

Ask for their opinions

on names for the baby.

3

Ask them to help with

preparing the baby’s

room or sleeping area.

4

Depending on their

age, have them make

little crafts and cards

or write letters to the

new baby.

5

Start discussing rules

around the baby’s

arrival at home, for

example, that they

may only hold the baby

with permission.

Build up their systems

One issue that plagues every parent as the weather

changes is colds and flu! Children attending crèches

are more susceptible to the germs floating around, and

building their immune system is essential. Babyfoode.com

suggests this immune-boosting purée with its healthy mix

of fruit and vegetables:

4 MEDIUM CARROTS, PEELED AND ROUGHLY

CHOPPED Carrots are loaded with beta carotene, and

one of its important jobs is to support the body’s mucus

membrane, making it harder for bacteria to enter

the bloodstream.

4 APPLES, CORED AND ROUGHLY CHOPPED Apples

contain an antioxidant that helps boost and fortify your

immune system. It also sweetens the purée.

1/2 AN ORANGE Oranges are filled with vitamin C, which

helps increase the levels of antibodies released when a virus

or bacteria is trying to make you sick. It also increases

the production of white blood cells that help destroy bacteria.

4CM FRESH GINGER, PEELED AND FINELY CHOPPED

Ginger is known for its medicinal properties.

1/4 TEASPOON TURMERIC Turmeric helps boost the

immune system through its active ingredient, curcumin.

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Place the carrots and then the apples into a steamer, and steam

for 12-15 minutes or until carrots are tender and can be pricked

with a fork. Cool slightly.

2

Transfer the carrots and apples to a blender or food processor.

Squeeze the juice of the orange into the blender and add the

ginger and turmeric. Purée for 60-90 seconds or until completely

smooth. Serve as a meal for baby or spoon into reusable pouches

for older kids.