Thursday, July 1, 2010
Blog comments
Sin Yee's Blog!
Hahaha! HER SODIUM IS WORSE THAN MINE. I FEEL BETTER NOW (Y) Honestly, I think she needs to cut down her sodium and fat, lest she gets heart failure, and eat more carbos like bread rice etc. Sin Yee's overdoing everything except for the important stuff like Calcium and Dietary Fibre, so I think she should try and get a better diet! Fighting!
Ruthanne's has more sodium than me too! Keke ^^
Haha I agree she needs more calcium, and everyone seems to be getting more energy than they need! (but I guess its why she's always so hyper in school) I think overall Ruthanne knows what's she doing, and we all seem to be using the same tools too!
I was seriously shocked at how much Bella eats. ._. And I'm pretty amazed at the amount of salt, and sugar and fats she consumes. I think she should definitely cut down on those and eat healthier food, and less hotdogs. (: Fighting!
proud of your love 8:02 AM
Reflections
Overall, I'm really really surprised at how bad my diet is. I didn't expect it to be perfect but not this bad either! Oh sodium, dear sodium. I definitely have to start eating fruits and vegetables again, and take more milk! I don't exercise a lot either, since I'm not in a sports cca, so I definitely think it's crucial for me to take care of my diet and maintain a good balance before my health goes on a downward spiral!
The Food Intake Assessment is definitely the most useful tool in my opinion, because not only does it tell you all about the different nutrients that you take and how much you're getting, it also gives you tips (at the bottom after the analysis) on how to try and improve your diet such that these areas will go down/up. The food pyramid, like I mentioned, is also something easy to remember and you can take with you 'on the go' to constantly make sure you maintain a good balanced diet! The Energy and Nutrition Composition tool is also really effective in telling you about your individual meals that you enjoy to take, so you can learn more about them and how to make them healthier!
I like my one-dish meal, honestly, because I like pasta! :) That was also one of the main reasons I chose this as my dish! It's also more or less a base dish that is already slightly healthy, so a lot can be added/done to it to make it not only tastier, more presentable but also more balanced and healthier! (:
proud of your love 8:00 AM
One Dish Meal
Aglio Olio
We learnt this in class, so i thought it might be a good idea. It's quite healthy already, being cooked with olive oil! But it's quite a plain dish and there's a lot of possibilities to work with it so it makes a good dish!
Making it EVEN healthier:
- add meat (fish, beef, prawn, etc) for more protein
- toss/cook with vegetables for dietary fibre!
- use less seasoning!
- don't add salt when boiling the pasta to reduce sodium!
proud of your love 7:35 AM
Diet Analysis

Food Intake Assessment
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Haha! I'm unhealthier than I thought! (and I take less fat than I th
ought too!) But it seems I take a lot of carbohydrates, probably from all the bread and rice, so maybe I should cut down on my bread intake. I'm not taking enough calcium in the morning (probably because I always wake up late and I have no time), not enough dietary fibre (recently! I take a lot of salads but we ran out), and way too much sodium! Oh no! This tool is definitely one of the most useful, cause then based on a fairly regular diet I know what I should take more/less of and how to change my diet appropriately, which is very .. useful. Have I mentioned that?

Energy and Nutrition Composition of Food
I was pretty curious about the why I had so much sodium
in my system, and I figured it might have been the gyoza, since it's pretty staple in my dinner diet
It's pretty scary how much sodium there is in it! I never knew! This is also a good tool because you can use it to find out the composition of food you eat, especially those you eat very often!

The Healthy Diet Pyramid!
Aha! Everybody's best friend. I guess it's pretty obvious I have to cut down my sodium and salts, eat more fruits and vegetables! I think this is a pretty cool tool and its something you don't need to enter in and calculate and is easily memorised, so you can use it whenever and wherever to help make sure your diet is balanced (:
proud of your love 7:01 AM
Day 3
6.35am
2 pieces - bread
1/2 cup - milk
9.55am
1 packet - Chrysanthemum Tea
Mee + Green Veg
1.15pm
Triple Decker Ham & Cheese
1 cup - Mango juice
8.20pm
5 pieces - Gyoza
1 Bowl - Rice
1 Chicken drumlet, boiled
proud of your love 6:53 AM
Day 2
6.40am
2 pieces - bread
2 pieces - bread
1/2 cup - milk
1.15pm
Beef bowl
Mango Ice Cream
7.00pm
5 pieces - Gyoza
1 Bowl - Rice
proud of your love 6:52 AM
Day 1
6.40am
2 pieces - Bread
1/2 cup - Milk
9.55am
1 packet - Chrysanthemum Tea
Chicken Stew w/ Rice
12.25pm
1 Cup - Mango Juice
Triple Decker Ham & Cheese
7.00pm
5 pieces - Gyoza
1 bowl - rice
proud of your love 6:49 AM
