Excerpts taken from Mind Your Body, 30 Nov
Shall reveal the truth about trans fat:
): best way to extend shelf life of products
): increases low density lipids (LDL) and decreases level of HDL
): increase insulin resistance, making consumers more prone to developing type 2 diabetes
Trans fats are formed when liquid vegetable oils go through a chemical process called hydrogenation which is used to make an oil more solid so tht it has a longer shelf life in baked products, longer fry life for cooking oils, and can provide a certain kind of texture to processed food.
Warning: Please avoid all the food listed below at all cost unless you want to die of a painful death!!!
): margarine
): deep-fried chips and crackers
): fast food
): commercial baked goods like cakes and cookies
): sweets, chocolates and ice-cream
): most cereals, plus energy bars
): frozen food like pizzas and fish fingers
Say goodbye to fries
I am trying to cut down on such food but sometimes you just can't avoid it as it is found in almost everything, especially nowadays, with all the processed food available. Must learn to control temptation no matter how delicious the food may be, otherwise i will also see myself putting on weight!
For more information on trans fat go to:
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/503_fats.html, very informative including a table showing the amount of trans fat found in certain food.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Post-sleepover
A wonderful experience - having a sleepover that is.
This is the itinery of how we spent the 2 days:
Day 1
3.00 - 4.20: made pink konnyaku jelly. yumyum but a little watery
4.30 - 6.30: played xbox games. shrek 2 (RPG) & top-spin, a tennis game
6.40 - 8.30: ordered hawaiian pizza & ate popiah that Charmaine's mum bought. burp... watched a movie (some love story plot) at the same time starring Sammie Cheng (so mushy...eurgh)
8.40 - 10.00: continued shrek 2 on xbox. Jie-ying left after that.
10.15 - 11.00: took turns to bathe
11.20 - 1.30am: watched mrs doubtfire on vcd. very amusing :).
1.40: lights off & into dreamland. Zzzzz
Day 2
7.30: woke up
8.00 - 9.30: made pancakes for breakfast. burnt 3 haha. ate it with honey & shaved ham. delicious!
9.40 - 10.50: played xbox games
11.00 - 11.50: watched the 2nd disk of mrs doubtfire. tried sims 2 on xbox. harvested food & cooked a meal in the game. quite realistic. planning on buying.
12.00 -1.40: took comfort bus to westmall for lunch at KFC. ate a shrooms burger. probably full of trans fat /:
2.00 - 3.00: continued top-spin on xbox. went out with my parents when they came to fetch me
Thanks Charmaine for the invitation to have a sleepover at your house and the christmas presents. i had bag loads of fun! hope all my frens did too...
This is the itinery of how we spent the 2 days:
Day 1
3.00 - 4.20: made pink konnyaku jelly. yumyum but a little watery
4.30 - 6.30: played xbox games. shrek 2 (RPG) & top-spin, a tennis game
6.40 - 8.30: ordered hawaiian pizza & ate popiah that Charmaine's mum bought. burp... watched a movie (some love story plot) at the same time starring Sammie Cheng (so mushy...eurgh)
8.40 - 10.00: continued shrek 2 on xbox. Jie-ying left after that.
10.15 - 11.00: took turns to bathe
11.20 - 1.30am: watched mrs doubtfire on vcd. very amusing :).
1.40: lights off & into dreamland. Zzzzz
Day 2
7.30: woke up
8.00 - 9.30: made pancakes for breakfast. burnt 3 haha. ate it with honey & shaved ham. delicious!
9.40 - 10.50: played xbox games
11.00 - 11.50: watched the 2nd disk of mrs doubtfire. tried sims 2 on xbox. harvested food & cooked a meal in the game. quite realistic. planning on buying.
12.00 -1.40: took comfort bus to westmall for lunch at KFC. ate a shrooms burger. probably full of trans fat /:
2.00 - 3.00: continued top-spin on xbox. went out with my parents when they came to fetch me
Thanks Charmaine for the invitation to have a sleepover at your house and the christmas presents. i had bag loads of fun! hope all my frens did too...
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Sleepover
Will be going over to my friend's house (the one beside me in the pic) for a sleepover later on at around 2.30 pm with 2 of my other friends.
Pretty excited because i have never had a sleepover at any of my friend's house before.
All my best pals since sec 1 will be there... (all 3 of them).
We' ll probably be playing xbox games and other board games as well, going out
and also cooking.
The cooking will include cooking for breakfast - pancakes and konnyaku jelly hehe :b and we' ll have to wash up after ourselves, so cooking simple stuff would be ideal!
Can't wait...
Friday, November 25, 2005
Night Watch
A book I'm currently reading by Terry Pratchett (the Discworld series) - Fantasy.
Would give it 4/5 stars so far!
Here's the synopsis taken from the book:
Commander Sam Vines of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes that he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard. Dying in the past is increadibly easy. But he must survive, beacuse he has a job to do. he must track down a murderer, teach his younger self how to be a good copper and change the outcome of a bloody rebellion. There's a problem: if he wins, he's got no wife, no child, no future.
A Discworld Tale of One City, with a full chorus of street urchins, aldies of negotiable affection, rebels, secret policemen and other children of the revolution.
Would give it 4/5 stars so far!
Here's the synopsis taken from the book:
Commander Sam Vines of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes that he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard. Dying in the past is increadibly easy. But he must survive, beacuse he has a job to do. he must track down a murderer, teach his younger self how to be a good copper and change the outcome of a bloody rebellion. There's a problem: if he wins, he's got no wife, no child, no future.
A Discworld Tale of One City, with a full chorus of street urchins, aldies of negotiable affection, rebels, secret policemen and other children of the revolution.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
RS Survey
Went out today to conduct streets surveys for RS with my group.
Very unsuccessful...only managed to get 3 before we gave up and went for lunch.
Haha, must still be in holiday mood. Anyway, it is holiday!
But...we are continuing our progress on saturday at my friends house:
we're going to have a sleepover after that.
Our conscience tells us to, otherwise we would be too guilty :)
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Funny poems
Someone sent this to me...really crappy
haha...
But still...have a good laugh :)
I wrote your name on sand it got washed.
I wrote your name in air,it was blown away. Then...
I wrote your name on my heart & i got Heart Attack.
God saw me hungry, he created pizza.
He saw me thirsty, he created pepsi.
He saw me in dark, he created light.
He saw me without problems, he created YOU.
Twinkle Twinkle little star
You should know what you are
And once you know what you are
Mental hospital is not so far.
The rain makes all things beautiful.
The grass and flowers too.
If rain makes all things beautiful why doesn't it rain on you
Roses are red, Violets are blue
monkeys like u should be kept in zoo.
Don't feel so angry you will find me there too
not in cage but laughing at you.
When ur life is in darkness pray to God ask him to
free u from darkness and if after you pray and you're
still in darkness, please pay your ELECTRICITY BILL!
haha...
But still...have a good laugh :)
I wrote your name on sand it got washed.
I wrote your name in air,it was blown away. Then...
I wrote your name on my heart & i got Heart Attack.
God saw me hungry, he created pizza.
He saw me thirsty, he created pepsi.
He saw me in dark, he created light.
He saw me without problems, he created YOU.
Twinkle Twinkle little star
You should know what you are
And once you know what you are
Mental hospital is not so far.
The rain makes all things beautiful.
The grass and flowers too.
If rain makes all things beautiful why doesn't it rain on you
Roses are red, Violets are blue
monkeys like u should be kept in zoo.
Don't feel so angry you will find me there too
not in cage but laughing at you.
When ur life is in darkness pray to God ask him to
free u from darkness and if after you pray and you're
still in darkness, please pay your ELECTRICITY BILL!
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
HK Disneyland
where cute disney characters come alive!! Visit: http://www.hongkongdisneyland.com
and take a virtual tour around
A place for the young and old alike,
i spent 1 fruitful day there playin my hearts out:
the rides, shops & meet-the-characters session!
Whoopee!!
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