After-Meal Pouch · 16 stories

From Menu to Makeup

I write about food I’ve eaten and beauty products I’ve tried. · Writes about: Beauty products · Food & snacks · Restaurants · Kids & baby · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Shopping

ProducthysFood & snacks

Alpha-CD diet jelly for before or after meals: hys Bansa Stick

hys Bansa Stick is an apple lemon–flavored diet jelly stick made mainly with alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) from hys, Gym Kitchen's (짐키친) second health and diet brand. The writer looked at hys Bansa Stick's all-in-one formula of white kidney bean extract, apple cider vinegar and dietary fiber in a single stick, its bouncy texture and sweet-sour taste, and its simple routine of taking one right before or after a meal. hys Bansa Stick suits people who want a light diet snack to balance their eating habits rather than an extreme diet.

Written Apr 24, 2026Product provided
ProductChildlifeKids & baby

One-spoon liquid kids' multivitamin: Childlife Multi Vitamin & Mineral

Childlife Multi Vitamin & Mineral is a liquid children's multivitamin from Childlife, a US supplement brand that specializes in kids' health products. A mom who gives her daughter only Childlife supplements tried this vitamin-and-mineral formula at one spoonful once a day. Childlife Multi Vitamin & Mineral is worth considering if your child struggles with capsules or powders and you want an easy-to-take liquid multivitamin.

Written Apr 28, 2026Product provided
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon Korean restaurant: beef bone soup for a toddler, Najumyeonok

Najumyeonok Gwacheon Branch (나주면옥 과천점) is a hanok-style Korean restaurant on Chanumul-ro in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, and a convenient lunch stop on a Seoul Land or Seoul Grand Park day out. With her husband and 2-year-old daughter, the writer ordered grilled galbi (marinated ribs), Hamheung naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) and sagol gomtang (beef bone soup), and the kitchen-grilled galbi and mild sagol gomtang made eating with a toddler easy. Najumyeonok Gwacheon Branch is a satisfying kid-friendly lunch choice near Seoul Land, where each family member can order to their own taste.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
Product흑미담Food & snacks

Korean black goat extract with no gamey smell: Blue Ribbon 흑미담

Blue Ribbon 흑미담 Black Goat Extract is a Korean black goat (heugyeomso) health tonic named after 흑미담, the Namyangju flagship restaurant listed in the 2025 Blue Ribbon Survey. The writer, who felt drained every afternoon after childbirth and while raising a child, examined the extract's ingredients, gamey-odor removal, low-temperature slow extraction and HACCP manufacturing to judge whether it suits Parents' Day or Teachers' Day. Verdict: because its ingredients and production standards are easy to explain, Blue Ribbon 흑미담 Black Goat Extract makes a good thank-you gift.

Written May 7, 2026Product provided
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Yangjae Station pie shop, Teachers' Day pie gift: Hodu Kkakki Brothers

Hodu Kkakki Brothers (호두까끼형제) is a takeout-only pie shop in Dogok-dong near Yangjae Station in Gangnam, Seoul. While choosing a Children's Day gift for a teacher, the writer bought the Hodu Kkakki Brothers Premium Assorted Pie, with walnut, pecan, hazelnut cacao and macadamia cheese pies, and checked its taste and packaging. The Premium Assorted Pie is a good pick for anyone who wants a thank-you gift that feels classy without being too much.

Written May 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiCafés

Goyang bakery café with parents: mango juice & cream buns, Baedagol

Baedagol Bakery House (배다골베이커리하우스) is a large bakery café on Hoguk-ro 1121beon-gil in Deogyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. On a weekend visit with parents and a daughter, the family shared mango juice made with fresh mango, an iced Americano and an iced café latte, along with plain meal breads, cream buns, salt bread and dessert breads. With a large parking lot, high ceilings and bread that tastes good too, Baedagol Bakery House is an easy pick for taking parents to a café in Goyang.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
ProductHandongKids & baby

Strawberry deer antler drink for picky kids: Handong Kids Teunteun

Handong Kids Teunteun Malgeunsum Nogyong (Handong 키즈튼튼 맑은숨 녹용) is a children's deer antler drink made by Handong Deer Antler Research Institute for kids from 12 months, combining Chongmyeongtang deer antler Cheongmyeong concentrate with loofah and jack bean in a pack of 10 spout pouches of 30ml. The writer received Handong Kids Teunteun to try and gave it every morning to her daughter, who had frequent runny noses and coughs from group life at daycare, and thanks to the strawberry concentrate there was no bitter taste, so even this picky eater finished a pouch in one go. For parents who want good taste and portability together, Handong Kids Teunteun Malgeunsum Nogyong was a safe, solid choice.

Written Jun 7, 2026Product provided
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam samgyetang restaurant for a 2-year-old: Masamgyetang

Masamgyetang Bangbaeng Sageori Branch is a samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) restaurant on Dogok-ro 3-gil near Bangbaeng Sageori in Gangnam, Seoul, known for masamgyetang made with grated yam. A couple worn out by the heat brought their 2-year-old daughter, and she happily ate the thick yam broth, which is rich without feeling heavy, along with the tender chicken. With a clean dining room and a self-serve corner, Masamgyetang Bangbaeng Sageori Branch makes a satisfying restorative meal out for families with little ones.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
ProductHandongKids & baby

Bitter-free deer antler calcium jelly for kids: Handong Kids Teunteun

Handong Kids Teunteun Deer Antler Calcium Stick is a yogurt-flavored jelly stick supplement for children from Handong Deer Antler Research Institute (Handong녹용연구소), with calcium, zinc and Russian deer antler extract in each stick. The writer gave her daycare-age daughter 1 stick a day, after daycare or on the way there, and the girl ate Handong Kids Teunteun on her own with no bitter antler taste, while the jelly form meant nothing spilled or blew away. For parents who have struggled with bitter kids' deer antler supplements, Handong Kids Teunteun Deer Antler Calcium Stick is worth trying for its taste and portability.

Written Jun 16, 2026Product provided
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Yeoksam Italian with a toddler: weekend family meal, Mano di Chef

Mano di Chef Gangnam is an Italian restaurant on B1 of Bithumb Financial Tower near Yeoksam Station in Gangnam, Seoul. The writer visited on a weekend with her husband and two-year-old daughter, used a high chair and baby tableware, and ordered the seaweed pesto & seafood barley risotto, the cream & shrimp pasta and the tomato basil pizza. Mano di Chef Gangnam suits families who want a relaxed Italian meal with a young child.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGapyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gapyeong octopus restaurant on camp checkout day: Paldang Jikhwa

Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi (팔당직화불쭈꾸미) is a Korean restaurant specializing in flame-grilled jjukkumi (baby octopus) near Seorak IC in Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong. On the morning they packed up camp, a couple ate the flame-grilled spicy baby octopus and pork belly rice bowl with rice swapped for pot rice, their 2-year-old daughter ate a 220g handmade pork loin cutlet, and the table added seasoned vegetable side dishes from the self-serve bar plus steamed egg from a review event. Spicy baby octopus for adults and a pork cutlet for kids in one stop make Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi a good family meal on the way home from camping or a trip to Gapyeong.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
ProductInnerpeBeauty products

Glow cream under makeup & overnight: Innerpe Coconut Pudding Cream

Innerpe Coconut Pudding Cream is a pudding-textured hydrating glow cream from the wellness beauty brand INNER. The writer tested Innerpe Coconut Pudding Cream in midsummer, applying it thinly in the morning before makeup and thickly at night like a sleeping pack. The writer was pleased with how well base makeup adhered and how smooth skin felt the next morning. Verdict: Innerpe Coconut Pudding Cream suits summer skincare when you want deep hydration and a dewy glow without stickiness.

Written Jul 15, 2026Product provided