Foods for 1 year old baby philippines

How to get to the Philippines

There are no direct flights to the Philippines from Russia and Ukraine. The cheapest way to fly with one change is in Hong Kong. You can consider options through Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi. See also connections in the UAE.

How to buy plane tickets yourself - in a quick guide.

Where to live: hotels, guest houses, rental houses

There are no problems with housing on the tourist islands of the Philippines. Do I need to say that the more popular the place, the more money you will have to shell out for housing? For example, in Boracay on New Year's holidays, the cost of a room in a glamorous hotel with a swimming pool on the first line can reach several hundred dollars a day. At the same time, in Cebu you can find inexpensive budget housing for 500-800 pesos ($12-20). If you are going to a popular place during the peak season, it is best to book your hotel rooms in advance. If the island is not so popular with tourists, then it is more profitable to find accommodation on the spot upon arrival.

Instructions on how to book a hotel on the Internet yourself.

As for the island of Palawan and the city of Puerto Princesa, where we live, the starting price of a room in a guesthouse is 350 pesos ($9). Rent houses from 8-10 thousand pesos per month ($200-250). It's cheaper than renting houses in Vietnam or Thailand.

If you've decided to travel for a long time and rent a house in the Philippines, read these helpful tips on how to do it right.

Food in the Philippines: what to feed your baby

Filipino cuisine, unlike Vietnamese or Thai, is most similar to European cuisine. The dishes are not spicy, the taste is familiar. Filipinos are barbecue lovers. On the grill, they fry everything from meat and fish to exotic seafood and vegetables. A child in the Philippines can be fed rice, meat and fish, fruits, milk or yogurt. Dairy products are quite expensive. For example, a can of yogurt costs 30-40 pesos (about a dollar), a liter carton of milk in a tetra pack costs about 70 pesos ($1.75). Sour cream and cheese are sold in large supermarkets, but they are also quite expensive.

Filipinos speak English well, so you can order a special meal for your child in any cafe. Ask to boil fish or meat, stew the usual vegetables.

Learn more about how to feed your baby in Asian countries.

How to treat a child in the Philippines

When traveling with children, you need to foresee everything in advance. I always advise you to find in advance on the Internet a good clinic or doctor in the place where you are going. Check with your insurance company a hundred times whether there are hospitals in that city with which they cooperate.

If you are unable to use your insurance policy or you are driving without it, there are a few things you need to know. Medicine in the Philippines is inexpensive. An appointment with a doctor in a clinic usually costs 200-250 pesos ($5-6). How much can a blood test cost?

More about what medicines to take on a trip with a child

What to do in the Philippines with a child

The Philippines is primarily a beach holiday. Specify the quality of the beach in the chosen place in advance, see photos on different forums. On the Philippine Islands, the beaches are very different, there may be "bounty", as in Boracay, or there may be dirty pebble ones, as in Cebu.

The nature in the Philippines deserves a separate post, but still. .. Unique nature reserves, volcanoes and waterfalls, the purest mountain lakes and the magnificent underwater world of the Pacific Ocean! About diving in the Philippines - read a separate post. In the Philippines, you can see for yourself and show your child rare and endangered animals, some of which are found only in this part of the world.

Temples and architectural monuments. The amazing legacy of the Spanish colonialists is still preserved on many Philippine islands. Fortresses and ancient churches in the Spanish style will not leave you indifferent. On the other hand, there are places on the archipelago that are completely untouched by civilization. For example, the tribes on the island of Palawan. People there live high in the mountains and do not use modern gadgets.

Dangers that may await

How is it on the other side of the world? Every traveler asks himself such a question, going to an unfamiliar place. For traveling with a child, this issue is most relevant. Parents just need to know what to watch out for in the Philippines.

Typhoons. Typhoons were briefly mentioned above. If you find yourself in this situation, don't panic. Strictly follow the recommendations of the authorities. If you need to pack your things and leave for a safe place, do it without thinking. Do not take too much, only the most necessary: ​​dry change of clothes for you and the child, documents, first aid kit, equipment that you value. Take some food that doesn't spoil. We have experience in evacuation in case of a tsunami threat in Thailand, if you prepare well, then everything is not so scary.

Mosquitoes and unpleasant diseases. Remember, if the child has a fever, and there are no other signs of illness, you should immediately go to the doctor and examine the blood. Dangerous diseases such as Dengue fever or malaria can start this way. Diseases are often carried by mosquitoes. In order not to get infected, you need to carefully smear yourself and the child with repellents before leaving the house in the evening. It is better to buy mosquito repellent cream on the spot. Do not panic: dangerous areas where there is malaria are usually closed to tourists. They do not build hotels there and do not accept guests from other countries. But still, reinsurance does not hurt, especially since dengue fever can be ill in any Asian country.

Animals and jungle. Of course you won't go on a jungle trek with kids. This is not only exhausting, but also dangerous. In addition to large wild animals, there may be poisonous snakes, spiders and other threats. If you decide to go on your own, wear clothes that cover the entire body. Jeans and sneakers, a sweatshirt with long sleeves are better on your feet. Hot? Nothing, but it will help to protect yourself from dangers.

Sea and marine reptiles . Take all precautions on the beach. The sun is just as dangerous on cloudy days as it is on a sunny day. To avoid burns, it is enough to put on a baby a T-shirt that covers the shoulders, and smear the rest of the skin with cream. The ideal option is swimming and walking along the beach in crocs. There may be poisonous sea urchins or sharp shells in the water.

In general, the Philippines is a great place to travel with a child. If everything is done correctly and prepared in advance, then you can ensure yourself a calm and interesting vacation, in which there will be only pleasant adventures.

What do they eat in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines

What do they eat there in your Asia? I suppose, some larvae and cockroaches? What do you feed Arina? These are the questions I get asked all the time. In this article, I will tell you how to feed a baby in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines is not only tasty, but also healthy. If you are going to Hong Kong, then read a separate post about what you can feed your child there.

Meat

Let's start with the most important. Asians also eat meat. For example, in Vietnam, the entire standard set is sold in markets and shops: chicken, beef, pork. In Malaysia and southern Thailand in Ao Nang, pork is in short supply, because there are many Muslims among the locals, and such "unclean" meat from the point of view of religion, meat is simply not in demand. In the Catholic Philippines, the opposite is true: your favorite meat is pork with lard, the fatter the better. Filipinos also love organ meats and chicken.

Seafood

Dozens of varieties of fish, squid, shrimp, crabs, lobsters and other marine life in Asia in abundance in coastal cities. In Vietnam, Sasha brought us huge tuna steaks freshly caught in the South China Sea from the market every morning. Arinka ate fish with pleasure, and also tried squid and shrimp. She didn't have any allergies, she just didn't like them. The cheapest fish is in the Philippines. Pitted tuna meat costs $6-7 per kilo.

Fruit

Southeast Asia is truly a fruit paradise. The warm sun allows you to harvest exotic fruits all year round. Mangosteen departed, rambutans, lychee or pitahaya began. I understand that these names may not mean anything to you. But, believe me, all this is very popular with children. Are you afraid of the exotic? Then you need bananas, fresh pineapples, watermelons, melons, mangoes, tangerines and papayas. Apples and grapes are also sold, but they are expensive, because. imported. Fruit is inexpensive in Vietnam and Thailand. But in the Philippines, fruits are not cheap. Thanks to American influence, Filipinos prefer to eat barbecue, snacks and sweet water. Mostly foreigners buy fruits here, so fruits are brought to the islands in small batches and at a very high price.

Vegetables

The Vietnamese mainly eat sticks and flowers. For example, in great favor are zucchini inflorescences or beet tops or young cabbage. But the usual cucumber-tomatoes, white and cauliflower, onions, carrots, beets, zucchini are also sold. Potatoes are considered a delicacy and are expensive - about two dollars per kilogram. But it can easily be replaced with green papaya. Boiled or stewed, it tastes almost like potatoes, maybe a little sweeter.

In Thailand there is even asparagus - but also expensive for tourists. Thais love corn and all kinds of legumes.

In the Philippines, the choice of vegetables is much poorer and more expensive. For example, a carrot on the Palawan market costs $2.5 per kilogram, the same amount will have to be paid for onions, about $5 for cauliflower. Tomatoes in the Philippines are eaten exclusively green; ripe ones are not found here. The cucumbers here are about the size of a medium-sized zucchini. Of the affordable vegetables - eggplant, zucchini, all kinds of tops and green beans.

Dairy products

All countries in Southeast Asia sell milk in tetra packs. Milk is also used here to make yogurt with all kinds of pieces of fruit. Jars with bifidobacteria dissolved in milk are also very popular. In Vietnam, at the end of our trip, "Kefir" began to be delivered to the supermarket)) Perhaps the Vietnamese decided to adopt the milk fermentation technology from us. It tastes almost like kefir, only poured into yogurt jars.

They say that sour cream and cottage cheese are prepared in the north of Thailand. But we haven't been there, so I can't say for sure.

Vietnam has a lot of inexpensive cheese. In Thailand, this product is a delicacy, it costs about 40-50 dollars per kilogram. In the Philippines, dairy products are more expensive than in other countries. The shops sell milk, yogurt, cheese (the most inexpensive "Mozzarella" - 15 US dollars per kilogram).

About taking a suitcase with fermented milk products with you from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, etc. In my opinion, this is very funny. Well, think about it, billions of Asian children do without kefir, sour cream and fermented baked milk all their lives. At the same time, they are healthy and feel great. If you are going for a short time, then a week or two can be stretched on yogurts. And if the journey is long, then the reserves will not be enough for a long time anyway. In addition, dairy can simply turn sour in 10-11 hours of flight.

Kashi

I think that only in the CIS countries there is such a large selection of cereals. How many names immediately come to your mind? Buckwheat, rice, pearl barley, oatmeal, barley, wheat, mixtures of cereals, couscous… There is no such diversity in Asia. But get ready to try 30 varieties of rice, but one that can be eaten without meat and without oil, so much so that you can’t pull it by the ears. Large selection of lentils, pasta, noodles, oatmeal. If you can’t live like that without cereals, then take it with you. For a one and a half year old Arinka, we took instant cereals for children to Vietnam. 8 packs lasted about 2 months. Such "Nestle" porridges are also sold abroad. Arinka ate them in Egypt, but she didn’t eat them in Vietnam and Thailand - they are more salty, unusual for the taste of a child.

Canned food

Global brands have also invaded Asia. Baby food in jars - meat purees, chopped vegetables and fruits - there are plenty of all this in Egypt, and in Thailand, and in Vietnam. Sold in large markets. Very convenient to take on a plane.

For babies

If the baby is on breast milk, great, less problems. But there are also enough artisans in Asia, and therefore world-famous companies produce mixtures for them. I advise you to put a couple of cans of the usual mixture in your suitcase, because. switching to Asian may take some time.

Where to cook

If you are going to a hotel, it's not that difficult. Take porridge with you. Buy dairy, vegetables and fruits in the nearest shop. And order meat or fish in the nearest cafe. You can bring a small blender with you. In Vietnam, appliances are expensive, and in Thailand, the simplest shredder costs only $5.

To play it safe, we took a multicooker with us. It is quite large, so you can cook in it for the whole family.

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