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During the convalescence of a patient every effort should be made to see that meals are tempting and as varied as the nature of the illness allows. Food should be served in small quantities, very nourishing and easily digestible. The following are recipes for dishes suitable for invalids: Sour milk junket When milk has 'turned' but has not yet become thick, pour it into custard glasses. When it becomes solid, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and serve as junket. To hasten the process of souring, a little buttermilk may be added to fresh milk. This dish is much used in Africa and is most excellent for children and invalids, as the lactic acid developed in the milk makes it more easily digested than fresh milk. Note: Buttermilk is the milk which remains after the butter has been separated from the cream by churning. Arrowroot cup Ingredients 1 teaspoon Castor sugar 300 ml of milk 1 teaspoon arrowroot flour (crushed arrowroot) Method Mix the arrowroot with a little cold milk Boil...

Knowledge is power, and agriculture is no exception. Mobile phones and the Internet are strengthening the bargaining power of smallholder farmers, whose biggest headache is often how to sell their produce for a decent price. Producers working without good market intelligence are easy prey for dishonest traders; ill-informed and helpless, they are often forced into accepting the lowest offer, especially if they have travelled to take their goods to the market. Access to computers and mobile phones can help farmers' groups to launch direct marketing campaigns. E-commerce offers opportunities to advertise to a larger audience and sell direct to customers. For example: In Kenya , A farmer can subscribe to SMS alerts on daily prices of a given commodity. Even better, he can find out who is looking for products like his, and make the deal before he leaves his farm. Kenya Agricultural Commodities Exchange uses Safaricom SMS platform to link farmers to buyers, they also organise transport...

Making hay while the sun shines  is an old English saying. Basically it means using good times to provide for the bad times! The same is true for providing enough feeds to your dairy cows during the good times ( the wet season when grass grows well) and during the bad times (the dry/ winter season or droughts). During the growing season grass grows at a fast pace. It is at its greatest nutritive value when all leaves are fully developed and seed or flower heads are almost mature. At this stage the pasture is cut. Hay cut too early will not cure as easily due to its high moisture content. It will also produce a lower yield per acre than longer, more mature grass. But hay cut too late is coarser, loses some of its nutrients and has a lower feed value. There is usually approximately a two-week window of time during which hay is at its ideal stage for harvesting. During the drying period, which should take 1 to 2 days under East African conditions, the process can be spaded up by turni...

In home based remedies, the idea is to use substances naturally present in spices, herbs and other foods to deal with minor ailments and infection instead of cleansing the body with strong prescribed drugs. Though essential for chronic conditions, drugs are not always necessary and are best avoided. Home remedies are gaining a lot of attention due to its nature of cure: inexpensive, no side effects, simple plus the satisfaction of being able to cure yourself!  Sounds to good to be true? well, read on to equip yourself on how people are using these home made remedies in their daily lives to stay fit and healthy. To hold in your appetite all day long, eat sweet potatoes for breakfast. Bruises: If you shut your finger or foot in a door or bruise it in any way, put it in water as hot as you can bear, then in cold water and hot alternately. Sleepless nights? Drink a glass of warm milk with one teaspoon of honey dissolved in it half an hour before bedtime. Fish bone in throat: If fis...

If you have your mind set on a vacation this coming holiday, the question of foreign exchange arises. Apart from paying your way through your vacation by cash, there are other forms of money available which are safer and ultimately cost less in terms of converting to stronger foreign currency. Cash Apart from being risky to carry around is that you will spend more because you will be charged to exchange local currency into the currency you need. A small amount of cash is however recommended for small payments such as buying items like drinking water and taxi fares. Local debit cards For a stay of several days or longer especially in self-catering accommodation, a debit card in the currency of the country you are staying in the least costly option. Your bank at home should be able to set up a debit card in the country you are visiting and ATM withdrawals, as well as other transactions will be at local rates that are fair Traveller's cheques These are cheques of fixed amounts that ar...

Just as people like milk for nutritive value, bacteria that cause milk spoilage also do. Milk has nutrients that make it suitable for the rapid multiplication  of bacteria that cause spoilage. Milk from the udder of a healthy cow contains very few bacteria. To ensure that milk remains fresh for a longer time it is necessary to practice good hygiene. Below is some advice that farmers and milk traders should follow to ensure good quality: Maintain clean and healthy cows Keep a clean milking environment Wash hands with soap and clean water before milking Wash the udder with a clean cloth and warm water Dry the udder with a clean dry cloth Make the first draw into a strip cup to check for mastitis and throw away from the milking area even it appears clean Use clean containers for milking Cows with mastitis should be milked last and their milk discarded Milk from cows under antibiotic treatment should not be sold until 3 days after last treatment or advised by the veterinarian After eve...

What you eat has a direct effect on how you feel. Eating the right foods can improve mental health, lessen mood swings, anxiety and even depression. Cutting down on food 'stressors' such as sugar, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, additives, dairy products and saturated fats and increasing the amount of 'supporters' such as vegetables, water, fruits, oil-rich fish, nuts, lean protein and whole grain food have a beneficial effect on ones mood. For this much, you should be putting healthy wholesome meals on your table. Many however, consume foods like fast foods, more sugar than necessary to cereals and beverages like tea and juices. No wonder during cold and wet weather, more people than usual can not fend off viruses and bugs in the air because their bodies are low in immunity. Tips to improve your mood and sense of emotional well-being Cut down on white bread, cookies, crisps, margarine and butter, and other snacks. Foods that release energy at a slower, more sustained rat...