Ingredients:

• 800g elbow macaroni, cooked
• 1 head garlic, crushed
• 3 large onions, sliced
• 1 pouch or 750 g spaghetti sauce
• tuna chunks, or 3 cans (180 g each) of tuna in cans
• 1 ½ cups coarsely grated cheese

Procedure:

1. Sauté garlic in tuna oil until brown. Add onions and cook for 1 minute. Add spaghetti sauce, ¾ cup water, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add tuna chunks. Stir once. Set aside.
2. White sauce: Mix 1/3 cup flour, ¾ cup evaporated milk, ¾ cup water, and 3 tablespoon melted margarine until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover over low heat with constant stirring for 5-10 minutes or until thick.
3. Blend spaghetti-tuna sauce with cooked macaroni. Arrange in pan. Pour white sauce all over and sprinkled with grated cheese.
4. Bake until cheese melts.

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Cookies are great munchies for your little ones. And here’s a recipe that’s so easy and quick.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ½ tablespoon cocoa
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 3cups oats

Procedure:

1. In a saucepan, combine all ingredients except peanut butter and oats.
2. Cook over medium heat. Let boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and oats.
4. Spoon out quickly onto wax paper or aluminum foil.
5. Cookies will harden as they set.



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The best gift a mother can give to her baby is a good start in life.

 
For optimum nutrition, consume foods rich in folate, calcium, iron, vitamins and minerals.  The best source of iron is red meat. Folate can be found in green leafy vegetables. However since folate is easily destroyed by heat, try to supplement your diet with food products that are high in folate like milk.

 
            During the course of pregnancy, you and your baby require energy and nutrients. Thus, this should not be the time to try to lose weight or go on a diet. Good nutrition is vital for a healthy pregnancy.

 
            Eating the right food     can ultimately affect your health and the health of your baby.

Variety of symptoms may appear over the course of your nine-month pregnancy, which include:

• Morning sickness
• Skin pigmentation
• Frequent urination
• Constipation
• Tiredness
• Leg cramps
• Vaginal discharges
• Stretch marks
• Hemorrhoids
• Urinary leakage
• Heart burn
• Indigestion
• Increased perspiration

But do not worry because these symptoms may be alleviated by a simple change of diet or lifestyle.

But if any symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

What should you do? 

• Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
• Drink   adequate fluids to prevent constipation.
• Get regular exercise.
• If you feel sick and nauseous, try eating a small amount of food regularly.
• If it occurs in the morning, try eating crackers before you get up from bed.

from: various health and medical books, doc’s consultation, . .

When to Expect your Baby?

The most incredible source of information on when to expect your baby is your physician. The assumed durations of pregnancy is usually 280 days from the first day of the last menstrual period. You can use the following calculation method to estimate your date of delivery:

Step1: Determine the first day of your last menstrual period.

Step2: Add 7 days to your answer in Step1.

Step3: Count back 3 months to your answer in Step.

This method, however, is only to estimate. First time pregnancies, especially, are usually ahead or behind schedule by 2 weeks.

 from: various health and medical books, doc’s consultation, . .