Showing posts with label Food Info. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food Info. Show all posts
Apr 15, 2012
Cinnamon Roll at Adventist Hospital, Penang
Nice and yummy rolls that you can buy from Adventist Hospital, Penang
Aug 13, 2010
Is it OK to Put Hot Food Directly Into the Fridge?
Question: Can I put hot food in the refrigerator?
Answer: It’s fine to place hot food directly in the refrigerator.
Don’t worry about overheating the fridge — as the U.S. Department of Agriculture points out, the refrigerator’s thermostat will keep it running to maintain a safe temperature of 40° F or below.
What you do need to worry about is whether the hot food will cool off quickly enough to reach a safe temperature once it’s in the refrigerator. So never put deep containers of hot food in the refrigerator — instead, place the hot food in shallow containers so it will chill quickly.
A large pot of soup or stew, for instance, should be divided into smaller portions and placed in smaller containers before being refrigerated. A large cut of meat or whole poultry should be divided into smaller pieces and wrapped separately or placed in shallow containers before refrigerating.
If you prefer, you can also quick-chill the food in an ice water bath before refrigerating it.
Either way, be sure you refrigerate the food within 2 hours of cooking it.
Have a question? Click hereJun 3, 2010
Brain and Liver Damaging Habits
1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2 . Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our 20 body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6 . Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest.. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells..
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain
The main causes of liver damage are:
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3 . Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication & alcohol.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil.
As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is20very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.
We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'
The top five cancer-causing foods are:
1.. Hot Dogs
Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and Bacon
Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.
3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.
Mar 5, 2010
Why frozen vegetables are fresher than fresh
Frozen vegetables can be more nutritious than supposedly fresh supermarket produce, a study has found. Fresh vegetables can lose up to 45 per cent of important nutrients by the time they reach the dinner table.
Time spent in storage, in transportation and sitting on the shelves means it can be more than two weeks from the vegetables being picked to being eaten.
Goodness draining away: Green beans lose 45 per cent of nutrients in the 11 to 15 days it takes to reach the dinner table, while broccoli typically has a 25 per cent nutrient loss
By contrast, produce frozen close to the point of harvest maintains a higher level of many vitamins and nutrients. Eighty per cent of shoppers believe the fresh vegetables sold in supermarket are less than four days old.
Healthier for you: The frozen vegetable aisle in a supermarket
In reality, they can be up to nine days old when they arrive, and remain on the shelf for a further four.
Including the time these vegetables are stored at home before being eaten, these 'fresh' items can be more than 16 days old.
The study found that in these circumstances green beans can have lost up to 45 per cent of nutrients, broccoli and cauliflower 25 per cent, garden peas up to 15 per cent, and carrots up to 10 per cent.
The study on the loss of vitamins and nutrients was conducted by the Institute of Food Research on behalf of frozen food giant Birds Eye.
The key nutrients the vegetables contain are vitamin C and glucosinates, which are said to block the development of cancer.
Birds Eye claims its Field Fresh range of frozen garden peas contains up to 30 per cent more vitamin C than fresh equivalents, and its green beans contain up to 45 per cent more than fresh.
Nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker said: 'The nutritional content of fresh vegetables begins to deteriorate from the minute they are picked.
'This means that by the time they end up on our plate, although we may think we're reaping the vegetable's full nutritional benefits, this is often not the case.'
The findings confirm a study published by researchers at the Centre for Food Innovation at Sheffield Hallam University, which found frozen products are not nutritionally inferior to fresh
Researcher Charlotte Harden said: 'We must disregard the mistaken view that "fresh" food is always better for us than frozen food. Frozen food can be nutritionally comparable or in some cases nutritionally superior.'
A spokesman for the British Frozen Food Federation said: 'Fast and organised methods of harvest-to-freeze have evolved which minimise loss of nutrients.
'In contrast, "fresh" food can spend up to a month in the chain of producers, wholesalers and retailers before it reaches customers.'
Feb 15, 2010
Chips can lighten even the bleakest of moods
Chips can lighten even the bleakest of moods, making us calmer and more cheerful, researchers say
They may not be the best food from a nutritional point of view. But when it comes to lifting our spirits, it seems chips are unbeatable.
They can lighten even the bleakest of moods, making us calmer and more cheerful, researchers say.
They think the effect could be down to the carbohydrates that chips contain, or because the taste and smell remind us of happy times, such as childhood holidays by the beach.
Chipper: The carbohydrates that chips contain, or because the taste and smell remind us of happy times, such as childhood holidays by the beach
Dr Mike Green, an expert on the psychology linked to food, asked 60 men and women to watch a five-minute film which graphically depicted the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Half were then given a magazine to read to take their mind off things, while the others were told to eat a plate of chips.
All filled in mood questionnaires before and after watching the video and again after finishing their chips or reading.
Dr Green, of Birmingham's Aston University, said: 'The psychological data showed that participants who were feeling down felt better after eating chips.
'In fact, calmness was restored after 20 minutes.'
'It may be down to the biological effects of the nutritional components on brain chemistry or simple a pleasurable sensation, triggered by the way chips taste.' Previous research has shown that carbohydrates can lift mood.This study, which perhaps unsurprisingly was commissioned by the Potato Council, used chips bought from a fish and chip shop. It is not known if oven chips have the same effect.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1251018/Why-chips-make-feel-chipper.html?ITO=1490#ixzz0fbShloVl
Nov 12, 2009
Jamie Oliver's Pasta Sauce is more Salty than Sea Water
Jamie Oliver's pasta sauce has more salt than TEN bags of crisps
Under fire: Jamie Oliver's pasta sauce is more salty than the sea
Jamie Oliver has been accused of giving shoppers a salt overdose in his big brand sauces.
Research by health campaigners found the salt in a portion of his Spicy Olive, Garlic and Tomato Pasta Sauce is equivalent to more than ten bags of ready-salted crisps.
The sauce contained 3g of salt per 100g, making it more salty than sea water.
Consuming half a jar would equate to 5.3g of salt, which is 88 per cent of the maximum amount an adult is recommended to eat in a day.
Loyd Grossman has also been named and shamed in a study published by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH).
His bolognese sauce contains 1.5g of salt per 100g, five times more than the level found in Asda's Good For You Bolognese.
Government watchdog the Food Standards Agency claims the nation is consuming far too much salt, leading to an epidemic of high blood pressure and strokes.
CASH found that brands associated with TV celebrities generally had more salt than supermarket own-label sauces.
The level in Oliver's pasta sauce was some 30 times the figure in WeightWatchers' Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce.
Oliver's Green Pesto Sauce also contains 3g of salt per 100g, although it is eaten in smaller quantities.
Food firms insist salt is used for good reasons, both because it delivers the taste that customers want and, often, as a preservative.
However, CASH said manufacturers should be able to bring the salt level down to match those it considers to be best.
CASH chairman, Graham MacGregor, a professor of cardiovascular medicine, said: 'Atlantic seawater has 2.5g of salt per 100g. A couple of Jamie Oliver's sauces are even higher than that.
'I think one problem is that a lot of the famous chefs unknowingly are salt addicts. They get used to eating lots of it and their salt taste receptors get suppressed.
'It would be really interesting to measure Jamie's daily intake of salt.'
The Oliver pasta product says half a jar equals one serving.
However, a spokesman for the chef said this would be enough for two or three people.
He added: 'Jamie spent a lot of time working on these sauces and they are designed to be eaten in the Italian way - one jar with at least 500g of pasta - feeding four to six people.
'Because they are more concentrated than rivals you don't need as much and the salt content is dissipated.'
• The BBC is to broadcast a five-part series celebrating the 40-year career of Delia Smith. Starting in January, Delia Through The Decades will assess the impact she has had on our eating habits.
Sex Food
Sure fire sex foods
Think you know what foods turn someone on? Do you keep a pantry full of love potions and shop for a list of foods for love which are supposedly sure to work?
Check out this list of alleged natural aphrodisiacs and see if you can tell the love potions from the love poisons.
Oysters are a favourite among erotic foods and research now shows this shellfish to be a rich source of zinc – a mineral required for the production of testosterone. Not only the hormone behind the male sex drive, testosterone is believed to stimulate the female libido as well.
A chilli's heat comes from "capsaicin," a chemical that stimulates our nerve endings, raising our pulse and making us sweat. Some researchers believe that eating hot foods also triggers the release of endorphins, body chemicals that gives us a natural high that is conducive to love-making.
In addition to the sensuous texture of melted chocolate, this quintessential lovers' gift contains a stimulant called phenylethylamine, considered by some researchers as the "love chemical" as it gives you a feeling of wellbeing and excitement that is very similar to the endorphins giving us a natural high.
Wild yam
Wild yam has a traditional use as an aphrodisiac and chemical analysis shows that it contains chemicals that can increase sensitivity in the genitals. It also has a reputation for inducing erotic dreams, when drunk at bedtime, although it has not been proven in clinical trials.
Ginkgo
Ginkgo is commonly used for age-related memory loss, but some have had success using it to treat sexual dysfunction; possibly by stimulating the release of nitric oxide, widening blood vessels of the genitals and erectile tissue. Ginkgo shouldn't be taken with blood-thinning drugs or by people with heart disease.
Asparagus
Many foods thought to be aphrodisiacs were considered so because of their phallic shape. Asparagus however, has more than suggestive form. It is rich in vitamin E, a vitamin considered to stimulate production of our sex hormones and may be essential for a healthy sex life.
Due not only to its shape, but also its creamy, lush texture, some studies show its enzyme bromelain enhances male performance.
Caviar
It is high in zinc, which stimulates the formation of testosterone, maintaining male functionality.
One of the most notorious of the modern love potions, Spanish Fly is actually quite dangerous. Made from the dried body of a special beetle, it irritates the urinary tract, sending a rush of blood to the genitals.
Viewed as the "drink of love," moderate quantities lower inhibitions and cause a warm glow in the body.
Figs
Seasonal crops were celebrated by ancient Greeks in a frenzied copulation ritual.
Yohimbine
Yohimbine, extracted from Yohimbine bark, can facilitate erections by stimulating the nervous system and increasing blood flow to the penis. But it is not for everyone. Common side effects include increased heart rate, raised blood.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 6, 2009
Chinese Thosai Boy Speaks Tamil
Language could be a barrier when you do not understand nor speak the same language. Jun Xiong, a chinese national who works in an Indian Vegetarian Restaurant speaks no tamil at all. Today, due to his fast learning, interest and hard work, he can now masters language, prepares Indian food and earns good testimonies from his customers. Watch Jun Xiong recalling the day he sells snacks promoting them in Tamil! Cool, he said he sold the snacks probably due to 'strange' chinese man selling indian snacks and tamil talking. Hard work pays. "Wanga wanga" let's watch Jun Xiong in action.
Oct 31, 2009
POTENT Recipe : FORGET Viagra
Recipe for 'sleepless nights'
Try this natural home-made recipe which has almonds and honey among its ingredients.
The simple-to-brew drink is said to be more effective. And it costs a fraction of the blue pill.
Women can also have it but be warned. This is really potent and it may cause you sleepless nights (wink, wink).
Recipe:
200ml milk (fresh, UHT, anything)
6 almonds or 1 tablespoon ground almonds (skinned and pounded or ground – if you want a quick fix, then buy ground almonds from the store)
1 egg (preferably free range eggs or ayam kampung eggs – must be fresh)
1 tablespoon honey (Tualang honey is very good!)
Heat the milk up until it is warm. In a blender, blend all the ingredients together for a minute and ENJOY!
**Just wondering whether it works? Going shopping this weekend and looking forward to try it out. Wooo... raining these few nights and I think it will be a package. Thanks Faridah for this petua. By the way, have you try it yourself? How is the feeling? Let's try and share.. Oooo.. no need viagra!! **
Source:
By FARIDAH BEGUM
http://www.dailychilli.com/news/358-recipe-for-sleepless-nights
Mar 4, 2009
Pigs' Trotters, an Anti Ageing Food
Non-Halal Post
Britain agrees deal to sell pigs trotters to China Link
Britain agrees deal to sell pigs trotters to China Link
For the Chinese, trotters are a delicacy
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As Britain 's spending on cosmetic surgery soars, Fiona MacDonald Smith suggests it's time that we chopped and changed our diet instead .
The latest anti-ageing food? Pigs' trotters. That's right, you heard it here first. In New York , the most talked-about new opening of the past couple of months has been a Japanese restaurant called Hakata Tonton, where 33 out of the 39 dishes contain pigs' feet.
The reason for this, according to its owner, Himi Okajima, is that they are rich in collagen, the protein responsible for skin and muscle tone, more recognizable to beauty addicts in the form of face creams and fillers.
"Collagen helps your body retain moisture," says Okajima, who has introduced a chain of restaurants specializing in collagen cuisine in Japan . "Your hair and skin will look better, but it's not just for looking beautiful now. If you begin eating collagen in your thirties, you will look younger in your forties."
Maybe this sounds a little improbable ( "It's news to me," sniffs Lisa Miles of the British Nutrition Foundation. "I've certainly never heard of eating collagen." ) but Okajima believes he is on to something. Figures published last month show that British spending on cosmetic surgery is the highest in Europe , hitting nearly £500 million in 2006, four times more than in 2001.
Isn't there a cheaper solution? Couldn't eating the right foods, in the right way, be a simpler, and ultimately more long-term way to stay looking and feeling younger? "You are what you eat," says nutritional therapist Ian Marber, aka The Food Doctor.
"You can't turn the clock back but you can slow things down. Every cell replicates from RNA and DNA. In order to keep the DNA in good condition, you want to protect cells from harmful free radicals. And for this you need to eat fruit and vegetables, which contain vital anti-oxidants like vitamins A, C, E and zinc.
"It doesn't have to be expensive," he adds. "I know people go on about so-called 'superfoods' which have a greater concentration of anti-oxidants, but two apples a day will give you plenty of vitamins and fibre. You just need to ensure a varied diet."
"The key is to remember we're omnivorous," agrees nutritionist Christian Lee, who is the national trainer for the Dr Nicholas Perricone cosmetics and nutrition empire. "Have you ever noticed how women age more rapidly than men?
That's because they don't eat enough protein. The days you don't eat protein are the days you age. The body can't store protein, but it needs it for cellular production and function.
"At each meal you should be able to hold up three fingers and say 'I've got a good source of protein (lean fish or poultry, nuts, seeds or tofu); an essential fatty acid ( Omega 3 or 6, so that's coldwater oily fish, flaxseeds, linseeds ) and a low glycaemic carbohydrate ( fruit, vegetables, and whole grains like quinoa, buckwheat and oatmeal )'. If you can say that, you're on the right road."
Perricone, a dermatologist, became America's most famous anti-ageing specialist with his "Three-Day Nutritional Face Lift", which extolled the virtues of eating wild Alaskan salmon twice a day, claiming its essential fatty acids would banish puffiness and tighten the skin. Uma Thurman, Heidi Klum and J-Lo are all fans.
In his new book Ageless Face, Ageless Mind, which has yet to reach the UK, Dr Perricone's team assert that up to 40 per cent of wrinkles are caused by dietary sugar.
"When you eat high glycaemic carbohydrates like bread, cakes and pasta, they turn into sugar in the blood so fast that the pancreas can't respond with enough insulin and the blood becomes saturated with sugar," argues Christian Lee. "The sugar needs to go somewhere so it attaches itself to the cell membranes.
When it does this to collagen molecules in the skin, it causes the collagen to become stiff and immobile and that's the birth of the wrinkle. The bad news is that it doesn't end there - the sugar then pumps out free radicals, causing a double whammy of damage.
The good news is you can prevent it - either by cutting out sugar or by taking a supplement of alpha lipoid acid, which is 400 times stronger than vitamin C and E combined."
So ditch the sugar, but don't forget the pigs' trotters.
FOODSTUFFS THAT KEEP YOU YOUNG
Spinach contains the pigment lutein, present in the retina, which helps maintain the health of the eye.
Tomatoes contain the anti-oxidant lycopene, which can protect the skin from UV damage from the sun.
Purple or red berries - such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries - are full of anthocyanins which can help protect against diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and help maintain strong arteries.
Oily fish, such as fresh water salmon, herring, mackerel and sardines, and also flax seeds and linseeds, are the main source of omega-3 fatty acids, which can delay the ageing process of the skin.
Water: drinking more aids digestion and elimination; drinking too little can harm the complexion.
....AND SOME THAT AGE YOU
Carbonated drinks - along with tea, coffee, sugar, red meat and alcohol - can push the body's balance towards the acidic, meaning that alkaline minerals (such as calcium) are removed from bone stores to balance it, weakening the bones. Restricting them may help you keep stronger bones.
Nightshade vegetables - potatoes, tomatoes, chillies, aubergine and peppers - while often healthy in other respects, contain a chemical that studies suggest can activate pain and inflammation associated with arthritis. Avoiding these foods may help reduce it.
Refined carbohydrates - such as white bread, white rice, su gary cereals, pasta and noodles - contribute to the development of type II diabetes, which accelerates the ageing process and, if not controlled, can lead to a wide range of other health problems.
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