Hi floppy & zac’s mum,

Thank you for your detailed analysis.

Hi Zeal mummy,
Thank your for your feedback and comment.

If the child score AL 21 or AL 22, any advice what are the factors to consider when choosing express or normal stream?

Jennifer:

I introduced chia seeds to my elder boy this morning. We left a few on a dish and added room temperature water. After some time, the black portion is seen not to get bigger in size, but there is a transparent gel covering that is formed.


This gel like covering is smooth and a little slippery.

Yes, this is what I got too when I added the chia seeds to room temperature water in my water bottle.

Elgarmummy:

maple:

Hi, need some clarifications regarding chia seeds. I bought chia seeds a few days ago. I thought chia seeds will expand when soak in water? But when I added it to my fruit juice, it didn't expand. When I added it to my cereals with milk, it also didn't expand.


It there something wrong with the chia seeds? Or was I mistaken?

I think it needs a higher temperature to expand. I usually add them to my warm milo drink. More of them expands when the water is hotter. The other thing is time. I once left my cup for an hour or two. When I came back, it looked like a one-cm thick layer of jelly.

Thanks for the explanation! No wonder it didn't expand cos the fruit juice and milk are cold, just taken out from the fridge. Also, I didn't allow them time to expand. Started drinking the fruit juice / eating the cereal within a few minutes after pouring them out.

I have subsequently tried adding the chia seeds to room temp water in my water bottle, 'shake' the bottle, and let them settle for a while. And the chia seeds expand!

Elgarmummy:

maple:

Hi, need some clarifications regarding chia seeds. I bought chia seeds a few days ago. I thought chia seeds will expand when soak in water? But when I added it to my fruit juice, it didn't expand. When I added it to my cereals with milk, it also didn't expand.


It there something wrong with the chia seeds? Or was I mistaken?

I think it needs a higher temperature to expand. I usually add them to my warm milo drink. More of them expands when the water is hotter. The other thing is time. I once left my cup for an hour or two. When I came back, it looked like a one-cm thick layer of jelly.

Thanks for the explanation! No wonder it didn't expand cos the fruit juice and milk are cold, just taken out from the fridge. Also, I didn't allow them time to expand. Started drinking the fruit juice / eating the cereal within a few minutes after pouring them out.

I have subsequently tried adding the chia seeds to room temp water in my water bottle, 'shake' the bottle, and let them settle for a while. And the chia seeds expand!

Jennifer:

maple:

Hi, need some clarifications regarding chia seeds. I bought chia seeds a few days ago. I thought chia seeds will expand when soak in water? But when I added it to my fruit juice, it didn't expand. When I added it to my cereals with milk, it also didn't expand.


It there something wrong with the chia seeds? Or was I mistaken?

Can show a pic of yours?

I eat my chia seeds either as sprinkled on buttered bread slices or on yogurt with others fruits. They do not expand greatly, just swell up when come into contact with a liquid.

Sorry, no pic to show cos drank them in my tummy already. LOL...

Hi mummies, need some advice. How long can lemon stay fresh in the fridge after cutting it?


Alternatively, is it feasible to freeze the lemon juice for longer storage? i.e. squeeze the lemon juice and pour into ice cube tray to freeze it. So that anytime we want to drink honey lemon, we can just add the ice cube into the honey water. Do you think this is feasible?

Hi, need some clarifications regarding chia seeds. I bought chia seeds a few days ago. I thought chia seeds will expand when soak in water? But when I added it to my fruit juice, it didn’t expand. When I added it to my cereals with milk, it also didn’t expand.


It there something wrong with the chia seeds? Or was I mistaken?

Hi mom74,


Yes, agreed that they won’t have CCA or PE on 1st day of sch. But they mentioned that jump jam is on every tue and 1st day of sch happened to be on a Tue, so I dunno lor.

Hi Mom 74,


I do not know exactly what is jump jam, think it is some sort of exercise for the kids before sch lessons starts.

On days when the children have PE or CCA, they will wear the PE T-shirt & shorts to sch, no need to wear normal sch uniform.

Hope the above helps.