A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Many people have never seen, eaten or heard of the umbra fruit. This fruit is called ‘sar lei’ in Cantonese or buah kedondong in Malay. Umbra is sometimes used in fruit rojak, where the fruit will be dipped with thick rojak sauce (made of shrimp paste). These days, some restaurants and coffee shops sell…
Did you know that by adding foods that burn fat to your diet, you can lose weight without working too hard, thus achieve a slimmer physique? Here’s a list of the various foods that burn fat and why they’re supposed to work: Foods that Contain Vitamin C Because the body requires vitamin C to burn…
I have been nuts over almonds ever since I went on a high protein-low carb diet 8 years ago, due to PCOS. Almonds are my all-time favorite snack, apart from walnuts, hazelnuts, cashew nuts, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. I love roasted almonds but they are not as healthy as raw almonds as…
My kind of biscuits are those that are multi-grained and multi-seeded, made from wholewheat, are low in sugar or sugar-free, free from sweet cream fillings and low in oil. Here are some of them: Fjord wholemeal rye flour crispbread with sesame seeds. Goes very well with cheese spread and cheeses. Iko range of health biscuits….
The other day, I noticed a small white horizontal line on one of Sherilyn’s fingernail. I wasn’t alarmed because once in a blue moon, I have it too. I have read somewhere that this could be a sign of a vitamin deficiency. Coincidentally, I also have a small white horizontal line on one of my…
This is Baby’s new favorite snack : Crispy rice puff with seaweed and sesame. This was purchased from an organic shop. The ingredients of the crispy seaweed rice puff: Baby loves it so much she can chomp down 4-5 balls in one sitting.
This morning, my maid made me steaming mad again. Baby had woken up early today. Just as I was about to leave the house to jog, she woke up. This time, I didn’t want to bring her along to jog as I wanted to buy some chicken meat at a nearby stall, so I left…
This is Baby’s lunch yesterday : Organic veggie pasta in the shape of tiny flower pasta (made from spinach, beet root, durum wheat semolina and pure barley powder), chopped spinach, fried eggs, steamed fish with tomatoes and a drizzle of sesame seed oil. Also sprinkled a pinch of grated Parmesan cheese on her pasta for…
Cherry tomato is another veggie that Baby loves. There is always a packet of organic cherry tomatoes in our fridge. It’s a very healthy snack and my 3 gals and I love popping them into our mouths whenever we feel hungry in between meals. My gals and I love anything that is cooked with tomatoes….
I’ve been having cracked heels for several years now. I’ve tried almost every cracked heel cream in the market including Vaseline petroleum jelly but none really works. Each time I show the hubs my cracked heel, he would suggest bringing me to see a skin specialist. But being a procrastinator, I have yet to make…