Nestle Banana Baby Food Recall

One of my friends in Facebook posted something about the recall of Nestle Banana Baby food product. I got curious about this news so I google it and found out that this warning was only derived from one batch of Nestle Baby Food "P'tit Pot Recette Banana" in France.

A consumer detected a piece of glass in a container and immediately informed the food company. Nestle France voluntarily recalled the said batch of baby food as a precautionary measure.

The bar code on the said recalled products are 7 613033089732, batch number L 10980295 with an expiration date of October 2012.

Nestle already given their statement and confirmed that the product batch was only sold in France and no other product was affected by this recall.

I know my friend does not mean to propagate this bogus (unless you are living in France), she might thought she is doing the right thing.

Lesson learned - if anything comes up like this, it is better to copy and paste it on your search engine first and do your research like I did!

Muesli Cereals

I have started eating muesli since last week. I'm a nut and oat lover so this really fits my taste buds. I got interested how it was developed and its health benefits so I researched and created this article.

Muesli (pronounced as myüs-le) is a breakfast cereal developed in the late 19th century by Maximilian Bircher-Benner. A Swiss physician and nutritional researcher, who changed the eating habits of many people in Europe. Instead of much meat and white bread, he encourage them to eat fruits, vegetables and nuts with moderate exercise including walking and gardening daily. His original recipe was rolled oats, lemon juice, cream, apple and nuts. It was prescribed to his patients in his hospital. Modern versions can include nuts, dried fruits, seeds, berries and honey. It is now widely available not only in health food store but also in grocery stores. Muesli is best serve with skimmed milk.

Now, let me give you the nutritional values of various food ingredients in muesli.

Oats - It is a significant source of dietary fiber and Vitamin B1. Oats are also a good source of magnesium, selenium, manganese and phosphorous. The protein content of oats is almost equivalent to the quality of soy protein. It contains a type of fiber called beta glucans that helps to lower down bad cholesterol. Oats are most effective when consumed as part of a low-fat, high-fiber diet. It also promotes feeling full that can help as part of a weight loss or control diet.

Dried fruits - Dried fruits will retain or even increase all the nutrients present in fruits. It is infused with vitamins, minerals, fiber, iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, sugar and others. It also helps in cleansing the system as an antioxidant agent. This keeps a person healthy and free of diseases such as bladder and skin problem.

Nuts and seeds - There are friendly nuts and seeds that are mono-saturated with fats and make you feel full and satisfied. It is rich in fiber and protein that provides many of vitamins B, E and other essential minerals including selenium, zinc, magnesium and phosphorous.

So Muesli is definitely healthy and a good way to start your day!!!

Free Lunch Today!

I am on a diet today so I brought my muesli cereals here in the office for my lunch. But the muesli diet has gone... our managers treat us for lunch. We ordered 1 big bilao of Spaghetti at Amber's Golden Plate Restaurant and 2 boxes of 20" Thin Crust Shakey's Pizza (Shakey's Special and Managers Choice).

I enjoyed the yummy pinoy style spaghetti from Amber's, it's my all time favorite!

The Shakey's Managers Choice and Shakey's Special Pizza taste the same. Both pizza is loaded with ham, beef, italian sausage, green bell pepper and onions. They just added mushroom pieces on the Shakey's Special.

The pizza was too salty for me but how can I complaint when it's FREE... so I end up eating 2 slices of Pizza and full plate of spaghetti.

Makati Jollijeep

The name comes from the words "Jollibee" (the popular Philippine fastfood chain) and "Jeepney" (the Philippine mass transportation). The famous "Jollijeep" is a familiar metal cubes on wheels along the side streets of Makati Central Business District.

Jollijeep offers food that are much cheaper and with more variety for breaksfast, lunch and snacks. With less than 50 pesos you can get a full meal with a rice, one viand and a desert. This is where you can see long-sleeved and high-heeled employees eat standing (because it doesn't have any table or chair). Here you have to eat quickly to make a way for the next hungry person. They serve your foods in paper plates, plastic utensils or anything that minimize the dish-washing.

If you gets hungry in the afternoon, instead of rice meals you can buy turon (banana lumpia), banana cue (fried banaan with brown sugar on a stick), noodles, congee or local rice cakes.

As far as I know, these Jollijeeps follow the sanitary standards imposed by the city government so I can say it is safe to eat here!

Thanks to www.sleekinthecity.com for the picture.

Jollibee Chicken Nugget Crunchers Review

My not-so-big family went to the salon this evening. After that my son asked for a treat, lucky for me we have Jollibee Guadalupe near our place. We ordered the new Jollibee Chicken Nugget Crunchers ala carte which cost Php 75.00.

As advertised, it is a delicious and nutritious nuggets with carrot bits. We all know that always eating in a fast food was never healthy but this treat sure have a great-taste and contains Vitamins A which helps improve eye sight.

I can say that I felt the crunchy goodness in every bites as promised because it was served hot. I wonder if it still taste good after a few minutes unlike other nuggets. The nugget shapes adds more fun as my son dipped it to its sweet, flavorful barbecue sauce.

As I expected my husband did not enjoyed it. He is not into eating nuggets at all!
When I asked him how it taste, he said he felt like eating a paper...

At least, my son and I enjoyed it.