23/7/2015 Thursday (2 yo)

What a rushing morning again and this is because mummy overslept and got up from bed at 5.30am. Therefore, simple meals again can be prepared by lazy mummy today.

Breakfast: Banana Chiaseed pancake "LOLLIPOP" and fresh milk

Lunch and Dinner: Vegetables Soup with mee sua (lunch) / Rice (dinner)

Teatime: Sweet Potato Oat "LETTERS" and Rings 

What is Chia?

Chia seed is the richest combined source of Omega 3, fibre and

protein. Also rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Chia is also a fantastic source

of vegetarian protein, containing all nine essential amino acids.

FIBRE

Chia provides the ideal balance of soluble and insoluble fibre, which

are both essential for good health and can keep you feeling fuller

for longer. Soluble fibre swells to form a gel in water, which can help

regulate blood sugar and lower cholesterol. Insoluble fibre helps

promote digestive health.

PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS

Protein is a potent force in all living cells. Our bodies use protein to

build and repair tissues, make enzymes, hormones and other body

chemicals. It is also an important building block of bones, muscles,

cartilage, skin and blood. We need to obtain protein from the food

we eat. Chia seeds is a complete protein, containing all nine essential

amino acids. And while some of those can be made by the body,

others must be found in diet, which is why chia is so important.

Amino acids are used to synthesize body proteins and are used as

a source of dietary energy.

OMEGA 3

Omega 3 from plants is called Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA)

deemed an Essential Fatty Acid (EFA)’s as they are essential for

human health. Omega 3 ALA is especially important for a healthy heart and

research has shown it can be beneficial for lowering cholesterol

and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

After studying more details on the chia seeds benefits, even for hyper active and less concentration children, the chia seeds can increase their concentration and improve emotional.

Banana Chiaseed Pancake (by Wong Yen Li)

Ingredients:

95g ripe banana (i used 2 pcs medium size)

50g whole egg (i used Large size egg)

2 tbsp self-raising flour

1 tsp chiaseed

Steps:

1) Blend banana and egg till smooth

2) add in flour and stir well

3) heat pan with little olive oil and wipe off with kitchen towel.

4) place the pan onto a damp cloth or water to cool down and return to stove

5) pour the whole batter on the pan and sprinkle the chiaseed on top of the batter

6) once the batter is semi cooked, start rolling the pancake from one side till the end

7) roll gently till it is well cooked.

8) cut the pancake roll into 10-12mm thickness slices

9) insert an ice cream stick to each slice and form the "Lollipop"

p/s: can use normal non-stick pan OR Korean Egg Roll Pan

香蕉煎餅圏

材料：

95克 成熟的香蕉（我用2條中等大小的）

50克 全蛋（我用大的雞蛋）

2湯匙 自發麵粉

1茶匙 奇亞籽或奇異籽（樣子像芝麻，有黑白兩色，有豐富的奧米加三脂肪酸。）

做法：

1 ）首先，用攪拌機把香蕉和雞蛋打成糊狀

2 ）然後加入麵粉，用湯匙攪拌均匀

3 ）放少許橄欖油在熱的平底不粘鍋或韓國雞蛋卷煎鍋，再用廚房紙巾抹匀

4 ）把麵糊倒在鍋裡，灑上奇異籽 （全程請用小火）

6 ）一旦麵糊半熟，開始從一側卷起来。輕輕滾動直到煮熟。

7 ）起鍋後，把煎餅卷切成10-12毫米的厚片

8 ）插入雪糕棒就形成了“棒棒糖”囖

韓國雞蛋卷煎鍋 （我用的是這種）

什么是奇亞籽？？

奇亞籽是含Omega-3最豐富，唯一不需加工直接安全食用的純天然食品。與魚油相比​​，奇亞籽的Omega-3脂肪酸含量更高，且無膽固醇，不會引起過敏，無營養富集的海洋污染物。與亞麻籽相比，奇亞籽不含任何對人體有害的成分，且自身含有自然抗氧化物，保護了Omega-3的品質，不像亞麻籽容易腐壞變質，產生有毒物質和異味。

奇亞籽含有豐富的蛋白質，含量比大豆更高，是純牛奶蛋白含量的5倍。尤其是奇亞籽中的蛋白質是含有20種氨基酸的完整優質蛋白，在植物類的蛋白載體中是非常罕見的。

自古以來它被做為戰士和運動員增強免疫力的高能食物。

奇亞籽是優質纖維食品，它的水結合力、陽離子交換力、吸水力均優於亞麻籽、香草、麥麩等，且營養含量也相對較高，可溶性膳食纖維是全麥麩含量的12倍。可有效增強飽腹感，促進腸道蠕動，防止便秘。

Mee Sua with Vegetables soup

Steps:

1) cook misua till tender, rinse dry, soak in cold icy water for 30 secs, rinse dry again, add 1 tsp grapeseed/olive oil and mix well)

Vegetables Soup 

Ingredients: 

1/2 Radish

3 dried mushroom

6 dried oyster

8 red dates

1 honey date

1 tbsp Goji berries (put in soup before off fire)

2 liters water, boil for 1.5 ~ 2 hours

Sweet Potato Oat sticks or rings (by Wong Yen Li)

Ingredients :

45g cooked mashed sweet potato 

3 tbsp instant oat / rolled oat 

2 tbsp natural plain yogurt 

Steps:

1) cook the sweet potato in boiling water for 15mins (with skin on) 

/ or you can peel, slice and steam

2) weight 45g sweet potato and mash it while still hot

3) blend the sweet potato, yogurt and oat till smooth by hand blender

4) put the mixture into a plastic bag and cut a hole at the edge

5) squeeze out ring shapes on the parchment paper / non stick baking sheet laid on baking tray

6) bake at preheated oven of 180'C for 15 mins or till light golden brown