ONE ASIA BREASTFEEDING

PARTNERS FORUM 8

SEPTEMBER 14-16,2011

ULAAN BAATAR, MONGOLIA

FOOD for TotsFOOD for Babies

Sustained Breastfeeding and

Complementary FeedingUsing Early Child Care and

DevelopmentGames and Play

Kamias/Iba cold Juice Drink ala spriteIngredients and Steps:a.) wash kamias and remove the red leavesb.) mashed the kamias with a fork to extract the juicec.) pour the juice into a cold water pitcherd.) mix with brown sugar or pure honeye.) put plenty of iceTips:a.) 2 small kamias is equivalent to a glass of water per personb.) brown sugar amount is according to taste, same with pure honeyc.) save the pulp of the kamias for kitchen cleaning use such as soakthe plastic chopping board with kamias pulp overnight for a whiterlookd.) preferably use wood chopping board, cleaner and sustainable, heatunder the sun to dry after cleaning

3. Raw SaladIngredients and Steps:a.) wash kamote red leaves and slice very thinlyb.) remove sayote cover but first slice its thin top and rub on top toavoid sticky stain when handling sayotec.) cut into half and remove the seeds and white mid partd.) slice very thinly sayotee.) remove pineapple cover including the eyes and save the mid hard portionf.) slice very thinly pineappleg.) sprinkle salt, tiny sliced cubes garlic and onions (few)h.) mix together the uniformed thin slices of raw kamote leaves,sayote and pineapplei.) optional: a dash of olive oil or virgin coconut oil

Tips:a.) for emphasis everything is rawb.) 1handful bunch kamote with stem and leaves but only the leaves will be used for eating, various size not necessarily only talbosc.) 1 sayoted.) half pinyae.) little saltf.) little garlic and onions sliced thinly into cubesg.) 12 kalamansi or moreh.) teaspoonful or more olive oil or virgin coconut oil

Spaghetti Italiani StyleIngredients and Steps:a.) slice uncovered kalabasa into tiny cubesb.) slice uncovered kamote into tiny cubesc.) slice peeled onions into tiny cubesd.) slice peeled garlic into tiny cubese.) slice tomatoes and remove the seeds save for the gardenf.) sauté garlic till brownishg.) add and sauté onions till pulpyh.) add and sauté tomatoes slowly simmering till boilingi.) add the grilled eggplant, peeled and mashedj.) pour a cup of boiled corn brothk.) salt and pepper to tastel.) in separate casserole boil corn with its corn silk wrapped by its coverm.) boil together sliced onions and garlic with the cornn.) when boiling add the uncut long spaghettio.) sprinkle salt and coconut oil to the spaghettip.) the half cooked spaghetti transfer to the casserole of the sautéedkalabasa, kamote, garlic, onion, tomatoes cubes and mashed eggplantq.) salt and pepper to taster.) when spaghetti is soft, sprinkle pounded adobong peanuts

Spaghetti Italiani StyleIngredients and Steps:

Tips:a.) an inch thick sliced kalabasab.) 2 kamotec.) 3 onionsd.) 2 bulb garlice.) 3 eggplantf.) 2 corng.) 1/8 kl. royal spaghettih.) 1 kl. kamatisi.) 6 teaspoonful coconut oilj.) 2 tablespoon peanutsk.) salt and pepper to taste accordingly

Spaghetti Pinoy StyleIngredients and Steps:a.) slice uncovered kalabasa into tiny cubesb.) slice uncovered kamote into tiny cubesc.) slice peeled onions into tiny cubesd.) slice peeled garlic into tiny cubese.) slice tomatoes and remove the seeds save for the gardenf.) sauté garlic till brownishg.) add and sauté onions till pulpyh.) add and sauté tomatoes slowly simmering till boilingi.) add the grilled eggplant, peeled and mashedj.) pour a cup of boiled corn brothk.) salt and pepper to tastel.) in separate casserole boil corn with its corn silk wrapped by its coverm.) boil together sliced onions and garlic with the cornn.) when boiling add the uncut long spaghettio.) sprinkle salt and coconut oil to the spaghettip.) the half cooked spaghetti transfer to the casserole of the sautéedkalabasa, kamote, garlic, onion, tomatoes cubes and mashed eggplantq.) add tomato sauce and catsupr.) salt, pepper and sugar to tastes.) when spaghetti is soft, sprinkle pounded adobong peanuts

Spaghetti Pinoy StyleIngredients and Steps:

Tips:a.) an inch thick sliced kalabasab.) 2 kamotec.) 3 onionsd.) 2 bulb garlice.) 3 eggplantf.) 2 corng.) 1/8 kl. royal spaghettih.) 1 kl. kamatisi.) 6 teaspoonful coconut oilj.) 2 tablespoon peanutsk.) salt and pepper to taste accordinglyl.) half bottle catsupm.) a small tetra pack tomato saucen.) sugar accordingly

Puso Saging/ Banana Heart SteakIngredients and Steps:a.) remove hard cover but save the saging bulaklak/banana blossoms fornext recipeb.) wash and prick on two sidesc.) boil in pot/kaserola in half full waterd.) after first boiling point, turn off the firee.) get the lukewarm cooked puso saging and insert thin stick or toothpicks before slicing per half inch thickf.) the toothpick or stick keeps them whole instead of falling into piecesg.) keep/save the fallen pieces for the next recipeh.) marinate the sliced puso saging on stick with kalamansi juice and toyo/soy saucei.) two hours of marination is okay but overnight makes it saltyj.) deep fry in coconut oilk.) in separate pan fry in little coconut oil thin slices of onionsl.) use the frying pan with little oil and pour the marinated sauce and boil slightlym.) to serve the puso saging steak place the sliced onions on top and pour the boiled marinated sauce

Puso Saging/ Banana Heart SteakIngredients and Steps:

Tips:a.) 2 small or 1 medium will yield 6- 8 slicesb.) 9-11 kalamansi or morec.) 7 teaspoon toyod.) coconut oil ¼ kl. or moree.) 3 onionsf.) keep the removed cover of the puso saging as useful containers ofthe ingredients or as plate server

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Arugaan’s Seminars & Services:Setting up Crèche Daycare at Workplaces

Traditional & Therapeutic Massage Healing Foods (The Fresh and Natural Way)

Formation of Mother-Support Groups Breastfeeding Counseling

Lactation-Relactation