Saturday, August 16, 2008

More nutrition

I guess I have become all enthused with these guidelines here. Yes I am bored to tears, Bruce has not come home, and Ben is sound asleep. A real angel! I do want to watch the olympic finals soon, so I'll make this quick. :-) I have gone through the NZ food safety guidelines Emma gave me, and to my dismay, I have to limit my caffeine intake. I do lurve my coffee....oh well, as long as I have 2 cups per day, perhaps.
Another thing - interesting! That these guideleines suggest taking an 800mcg supplement! Not 400mcgs, as the "NICE" guidelines state. Hhhmm...I'll go with the 800mcgs. I should check with Emma on that one :-)
Another thing is mercury in fish! I guess I have to steer clear from those big fish, particularly from geothermal waters, like shark, swordfish and marlin. I can't eat too many oysters and "queen scallops" due to cadmium concentrations...Yeah right.....I really have that sort of lifestyle :-) Well I have my 3 page list of what to eat and what not to eat courtesy of the NZ food safety guidelines.
Well, I guess I've got to get rid of the cat :-(. The guidelines say cats carry toxoplasmosis in their poo. I suppose if I get Bruce to empty the cat litter and do the gardening, we could keep "Banjo".....Bruce will be happy......I'm sure....
Gotta go, Mahe drysdale's racing!!!

2 comments:

Valerie said...

Hi there, Bruce here.
Well, it was great to meet the midwife last week. She is a wealth of information. I know we are in safe hands. I’m so pleased we went out for a fantastic dinner BEFORE I read all the literature she gave us!
Those NZ food safety guidelines are so scary. I know they are guidelines but it is so scary to think you could kill your baby with a dodgy Prawn or even a Ham sandwich! I have read them cover to cover. Emma has even given me a link to view these online. That way if Shannon isn’t sure, she can call me!
My big project this weekend was to toilet train Banjo! He is such a gorgeous cat – but no more litter tray for us! I have brought a box of kitty treats – he is such a fast learner!
Thankfully the garden isn’t a concern as the weather has been too wet to attempt any weeding etc. we have always had a man to mow the lawns and do the edges, so I feel outside is under control. When the weather is better I will get Ben to help!
The duck feeding was a great success! I took Ben again this weekend, twice! We then had a fluffy at the local cafĂ© for a treat. He is such a neat kid! I am loving our special time together. At first I felt guilty that I wasn’t spending time with Shannon, but she seems so happy that I am spending time with Ben.

julia said...

Bruce,
Glad to hear that you are enjoying special time with Ben. Shannon must appreciate the timeout. A chance to rest!
That smart-cat Banjo!