Meals: Now and 20 Years Ago

Posted by admin | Food | Wednesday 18 November 2009 4:11 pm

Do you know that our meals now and 20 years ago has so much differences,
especially the portion.

Nowadays, people eat a lot more than 20 years ago.
Check it out!

Pizza

Coffee

Popcorn


Bagel

Burger

more portion = more calories!

No wonder we have so many diseases now…

Divorce Cakes

Posted by admin | Food, Spices | Tuesday 10 November 2009 6:18 pm

We always find cake when we have a birthday or wedding party.

But now people are more creative and they make Divorce cakes!

Oh my God….

Now you believe?

Salad in Japan?

Posted by admin | Food | Friday 6 November 2009 9:42 am

I went to Japan last September.

Of course I tried their menu also while I was traveling around.

But ‘weird’ menu that I remember most is salad.

They serve it with rice?

Dont believe it? See this picture!

The red color are salmon and tomato. The green color are lettuce and avocado.
And under the lettuce is rice!!

How is the taste? Not bad…

Coconut Water For Your Body

Posted by admin | Food | Sunday 13 September 2009 1:25 am

Coconut water is fresh taste …. especially when you just take it from the fruit…

Coconut milk is supposed to be drink immediately after removed from the fruit because it ferment quickly if hit the air. That’s what causes a sense of coconut water rapidly changing.
For that coconut water is usually a long-removed from the fruit and mix (the seller) with sugar water and milk so that the taste is not too asemnya be felt.

Here’s a summary of the benefits of coconut water:

1. Contains nutrients, vitamins and especially minerals.
Suitable to fight dehydration.
Much like the fluid that many advertised but much better because of more complete and no
additional chemicals.
Even in an emergency, young coconut water can be used directly sterile as intravenous fluids.

2. Virtually fat free and no cholesterol.

3. Low sugar but taste good
(in the same volume, sugar is only 20% of apple juice).

4. Good for urinary system (can reduce kidney stones) and reproduction.

5. Reduce plaque in arteries
(at least in the dog experiment), so good for the heart.
Balancing good and bad cholesterol.

6. Good for blood circulation, thereby reducing blood pressure
(This statement diapprove by the FDA) and good for people with diabetes.
But there are papers from researchers who said that Indonesia is not easy on the coconut
influence blood pressure. (his paper should be studied further because it is measured in the short
term and only 20 people sample).

7. Cytokinin is believed to contain the anti-aging and anti cancer.

Foods That Make You Fat Easily

Posted by admin | Food | Thursday 19 March 2009 6:03 pm

Sometimes we only eat based on what we like, without knowing how quickly the food will make the fat. Below are the 15 types of foods that make us fat with ease. Whether there is your favorite food in it?

1. Potato.
Potatoes contain high carbohydrate that make us fat easily. Moreover, if you process it using cream and butter. 1 / 2 bowl already contains 200 calories. Similarly, snacks such as donut, sponge cake, and roll also contain high carbohydrate especially, if the foods are made from potatoes.

2. Candy.
Instead of contains bad fat, the maltose degree also very high. So, stop your ‘eating candy’ habit.

3. Ice cream.
Although tasty, ice cream is a dish that contains very high of fat, sugar and calories. So, think back to when you are in diet.

4. Potato chips
This tasty snack is one of food that make you fat because it contains very high salt. It also contains fat and sugar in it, so you can imagine how high is the calories. In addition, many potato chips contain preservative, taste, and artificial sweetener that clearly can harm health.

5. Processed meat
Although hot dog, sausages, and other processed meats are very practical, those contain bad fat. The fat degree in it is equal with the salt’s degree.

6. Fried Snacks
Traditional snacks that are fried (it’s common in Indonesia) aren’t good for health because the oil isn’t replaced each time they fry. The fat’s degree is also very high and less of hygiene if it sold in roadside.

7. Fast Food
Hamburger, Nachos, and fried potatoes have a highly fat and calorie’s degree. Those also don’t contain nutrition.

8. Soda water
Soda water rich in contents of sugar, sodium, and calories. Like fast food, soda water doesn’t have nutritional value.

9. Sweet cereal
Cereal is good for our body but when it is meet with sugar, it can be a threat to our body because it will increase blood sugar and causes fat.

10. Milk, whole milk
Though calcium is good for the body, this type of milk contents have a very high fat. So if you want to take advantage of the calcium, replace it with drink fat-free milk or at least that the uterus is reduced fat.

11. Broth / Gravy
The carbohydrate, fat, and calorie’s degree are in the same high.

12. Bread
Especially bread made from flour that has been experiencing a process rarefaction, so the fat and carbohydrate become higher. If you still want to eat bread, try to eat wheat bread, so it has fiber.

13. Whipped Cream
Often used as decoration on the strawberry juice and salad dressing, all contain high fat, and calories will be higher if mixed with your food healthy. We recommend, if you are eating healthy food, do not have the variety of flavored cream or topping.

14. Mayonnaise
It has many ties of fat in it. So, you should use only a little if you want.

15. Instant Coffee
Did you know that a cup of instant coffee contains more than 39 fat? Well, calculate carefully how many calories of instant coffee into your body.

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