Healthy Baby Fruit Purees.
Written by Caroline Chaplin Thursday, 29 April 2010 09:57
Ingredients:
2 apples
1 ripe banana
Directions:
1. Peel, core and cut apples into slices/chunks.
2. Place slices or chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples
3. Boil until tender; be sure to check on the water level.
Apples may be mashed with a potato masher to achieve a smooth applesauce consistency or you can puree in a blender or food processor.
4. Peel a ripe banana and mash in a bowl with a fork (heating in the microwave for approximately 20 seconds will soften the banana up if needed). Add applesauce to the banana and sprinkle with wheat germ* or crushed cheerios*
Puree if necessary but mashing with a potato masher will typically get this mix smooth*8months+
Banana 'Cado
Ingredients:
1/2 of a peeled and pitted avocado
1 small ripe banana
Directions:
Mash the avocado half and mash the banana
Mix mashed avocado with banana & serve.
Apple Peach Banana
Ingredients:
1 peach - pit & peel
1 apple - cored & peeled
1/2 ripe banana
1/4 cup of water
Directions:
1. Dice apple & peach and simmer together in a small pot with water until tender.
2. Mash the banana into the apple & peach mix and then puree as needed.
Mango* Creamy Puree
Ingredients:
1 Ripe Mango
Plain or Vanilla Yogurt OR
Water, Apple or Pear Juice
Directions:
Peel, seed and mash mango until smooth
Add Yogurt or Water or Juice until the proper consistency for Your Infant is achieved.
*Mango does not need to be cooked as it is typically introduced at an age where baby can tolerate raw fruits. Mango may be steamed to tender and then mashed if you prefer without harming it. HINT. You may use mango as a great Baby Finger Foods. Simply peel, de-seed and then cut into dices or chunks that are manageable for your baby. You may wish to coat the mango pieces with "cheerio dust", wheat germ or another cereal "dust" to help baby easily pick up the bits.
J-A-M meditation
Written by Caroline Chaplin Tuesday, 08 September 2009 16:35
Join the j-a-m with Bee Gees Robin Gibb — the Countdown Has Started!
What involves 12,000 people all in one place, 111 countries, 165 performers, 2 women of wisdom, 1 minute and no money??
It’s a dynamic new campaign to shift human consciousness from stress to serenity, one minute at a time. Entitled ‘just-a-minute’ (j-a-m), the initiative introduces regular, one minute periods of silence into the lives of stressed out city executives, busy moms, high profile public figures—and why not your life too! Read on…
In an ever-increasing global climate of chaos and change, the idea of taking regular short breaks to re-connect with one’s inner strength and values may seem far-fetched if not downright futile. However, taking just-a-minute each hour has been found to make the following 59 minutes calmer, more focused and more effective.
Just-a-minute is about helping people just like you incorporate meditation into busy schedules and stressful circumstances . Did you know that the positive effects of meditation on our health and well-being are well-known and well-documented? Meditation is now offered in schools, hospitals, offices, government buildings and prisons ??to help people relax, slow down and refresh the mind. Increasingly, doctors are recommending meditation for patients with chronic problems such as heart conditions, AIDS and cancer, as well as depression, hyperactivity and ADD (attention deficit disorder).
Organised by the Brahma Kumaris, a global women-led spiritual organisation, the just-a-minute campaign includes multi-media tools, such as one-minute spoken meditations downloadable onto computers or podcast, a creative web campaign, and events in major cities across the world, including Rio, Moscow, Sydney, Johannesburg and Madrid.
Countdown to the campaign’s launch has started. 12,000 people will participate in this kick-off event at Wembley Arena in the UK on Sunday 17th September from 3:00- 5:30pm British Summer Time (BST). Organizers report that, as of 12th September, the tickets, which are (gasp!) free, have nearly all been claimed. Simultaneous free events in 111 countries will be linked in by web and satellite technology.
The launch is dedicated to the United Nations International Day of Peace (September 21st), an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence established by a United Nations General Assembly Resolution (A/Res/55/282).
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If you live near Wembley, you might still be able to get a ticket (see instructions on the j-a-m website). Otherwise, you can watch the full webcast on the day from the comfort of your home from www.just-a-minute.org. Check http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html to find the time in your location.
The show itself will feature 165 performers, including Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees (playing several old songs and premiering a new one), actor and producer Clarke Peters, comediennes Ruby Wax and Lenette van Dongen, author and PR guru Lynne Franks, top recording artists Bliss and Massive Attack’s Michael Timothy, percussionists David Jones and Adesose Wallace, harpist Liehsja Andrea, Muslim female band The Ulfah Collective and the Zamar Gospel Choir.
Two remarkable women of wisdom, yogis who between them have the combined power of nearly 150 years of meditation and who lead the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (www.bkwsu.org), will make a special appearance together on the international stage.
And yes, for one minute at 16.25pm (BST) all 12,000 people in the Wembley Arena, together with millions worldwide, will go SILENT. The events taking place in 111 countries will also simultaneously peak with a minute of silence. The beauty and diversity of our human family will be reflected in more than a hundred images filling Wembley’s huge screens. The energy of peace will encircle the world like a wave.
You don’t have to wait for the launch to start benefiting from just-a-minute. Visit the j-a-m website, www.just-a-minute.org, and experience 21, one-minute meditations (with and without music) and film clips from prominent personalities sharing how silence works in their lives—all for free.
Join the j-a-m and restore your peace of mind, increase your power of concentration, recharge your mental and spiritual batteries or simply ‘chill out’ for just a minute!
http://www.freemeditations.com/JAM-just-a-minute.html
