School is resuming next week, and I just want to say this to mothers preparing for resumption: please reduce the packaged juices, biscuits and processed foods you give your children
Last year, I was practically sleeping in the hospital with my children
There’s a particular hospital we use, and the doctors and nurses knew my two girls by name because we were there that often
It was either cough, catarrh, respiratory issues or something else
They were always falling sick
At some point, we decided to change what we were doing at home, especially with food
We stopped packaged juices, packaged cereals, biscuits, noodles even ice-cream
We reduced packaged foods and started giving them more home-cooked meals, fruits, water and things we could prepare ourselves
And I have seen a huge difference in my children
It’s September, and I cannot even remember the last time I took them to the hospital
When I compare that to last year, when hospital visits were so frequent that the staff knew us by name, I’m amazed
I’m not saying that packaged foods were responsible for every time my children got sick, and I’m not saying you shouldn’t take your child to the hospital or give them medication prescribed by their doctor
I’m simply sharing what changed in my own home
School is resuming, and I know how easy it is to fill their lunch boxes with packaged juice, biscuits, noodles and whatever is convenient
But please, mummies, pay attention to what they’re eating
What’s not fake in this country?
God please 😭