More healthy ideas..

Eggs with garlic and salted turnip (Chai po)

Steamed fish and prawn paste (which I made from scratch!) and tofu.
Very light and refreshing!

Salad Ideas...

So what do you do if you have loads of lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, avocado and fetta cheese in your fridge? Well.. the answer is to have salad everyday! Haha.. here are a variety of ideas for you guys... and they involve very basic ingredients.

Spiced chicken and egg salad.

Salad with Pan-fried salmon with shitake and oyster mushroom sauce.

Simple salad with all the ingredients and red onions topped with balsamic cream.

Steamed Seafood and Tofu

I love steaming my food - the natural sweetness that the seafood adds to the stock is so delicious and good for you! So.. how do you steam an entire meal in one plate? Easy.. hehe.. here's a step by step guide.

1. Use a large deep set plate.

2. Add fresh basa fish fillets marinated in cornflour, salt and pepper.

3. Pile on 6 LARGE fresh prawns.

4. Pile on tofu slices.

5. Add mushrooms, sour plums, sliced chilli and ginger, spring onions or coriander and tomatoes.

6. Add 2 tablespoon of light soya sauce, sesame oil, 2 tablespoon of water and a dash of white pepper.

7. Steam for 15 - 20 minutes.

8. Splash shaoxing jiu (chinese cooking wine) and serve immediately!

After steaming, I placed the tofu and mushrooms on another plate and topped with fried shallots.

I also cooked a simple cabbage and carrots dish.

Sundried tomatoes!

I love my sundried tomatoes so it's no wonder that I cook it all the time... brown rice is a must as well. All you gotta do is buy some sundried tomatoes and stir-fry them with chicken, mixed vegetables, button mushrooms, tomato puree or tomato paste and some fresh basil. Add salt and pepper to season. It really is a simple, nutritious and delicious meal for 1.. but I usually cook in bulk so my dinner for the next 3 days is pretty much ready when I get home from a long day at uni. :)

Fruits & Yogurt.

Hi guys.. sorry for my mysterious disappearance once again. Haha.. I'm back in sunny Singapore! I have been really busy going for interviews and meeting up with some of my prospective employers, hence leaving me with little time to even check my emails, much less blog! Anyways, here are some long overdue photos.. because of the stress and tension from exams, I really needed vitamins and nutrients from wholesome foods. That explains why I had lots of fruits, vegetables, brown rice and yogurt. :)

Till next time, take care all!

Dinner with my "lovely" notes as companion.

Egg Garlic Rice with chicken stir fry.

Are you sick of Brown rice yet?

I'm not! Haha.. I happen to be a big fan of brown rice and chicken, white button mushrooms and vegetables! I have just been in this phase but I assure you that there are more updates (not involving brown rice!) coming soon. Haha..

Sacred Heart Diet Day 3 & 4

Day 3: The soup, fruits and vegetables only.

Breakfast: 1 orange
Lunch: 1/2 bowl of soup and 1 apple
Snack: Blueberry yogurt
Dinner: 1 pumpkin scone (whoops!)

I went for pubcrawl and had both alcohol and carbonated drinks (diet coke).. so yeah.. I stuffed up my diet there. :X Sigh...

Day 4: The soup, bananas and skim milk only.

Breakfast: 1 banana and 1 glass of milk
Lunch: Megan's Chocolate party - Chocolate brownie, chocolate and cream cheese scones, chocolate banana filo pastries, chocolate pancakes, muffins, cookies, chocolate crispies, chocolate cake balls...
Dinner: After all that.. do you think I still wanna have dinner?!

Sneak preview of what we had for "lunch" today.

I feel... *bleah*

-_-"

But since I still have lots of that soup left in my fridge, I am going to resume my diet tomorrow and pretend that today never exisited. Haha.

Sacred Heart Diet Day 2.

Day 2: The soup, vegetables and 1 big baked potato.

Breakfast: 1 carrot. (I know.. How weird!)
Lunch: 1 bowl of soup.
Dinner: 1/2 bowl of cooked mixed vegetables (see photo), 1/2 a baked sweet potato.
Supper: 1/2 freshly baked pumpkin scone (it's healthy!! Will post up pics and the recipe later!)

I feel... sick of the soup but satisfied after the pumpkin scone!

I couldn't finish the entire bowl, so I only had half of what's shown here.

A sneak preview of the pumpkin scone!

Sacred Heart Diet Day 1.

Day 1: The soup and ONLY fruits.

Breakfast: 1 whole orange
Lunch: 1 bowl of soup and watermelon
Dinner: 1/2 bowl of soup, 1 whole orange, handful of almonds.

I feel healthy. :)

Ingredients all chopped up. I substituted green peppers with pumpkin and I used campbell's all natural beef stock, roma canned tomatoes, 1 brown onion, 2 large carrots, 1 bunch of celery and 1 can of green beans. Season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

so vibrant and colourful!

The soup tasted ok.. not as bad as I thought. Haha.. very tomato-ish and minestrone-like.

Watermelon as dessert.

Grocery Shopping.

So I went grocery shopping for my Sacred Heart Diet and this is what I came home with.. I just had the soup.. and lots and lots of fruits. Today is day 1 by the way! :) I started a day late because I had a choc-chip bun for brekky yesterday.. Hahaha.. will post pics of the soup later!

Orange Love.

Naval Oranges and Vanilla Persimmons... don't they look gorgeous?

Sacred Heart Diet.

This diet comes from the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital that is used for overweight heart patients in order to lose weight rapidly, usually prior to surgery.

I am embarking on this diet for the whole of next week (starting Tuesday because I need to go grocery shopping tmr first!). *excited* Watch this space for my review.

This 7-day eating plan can be used as often as you like. If correctly followed, it will clean out your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well-being. After only 7 days of this process, you will begin to feel lighter by at least 10 pounds and possibly 17 pounds, and experience an abundance of energy.

SOUP:

1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes
3 plus large green onions
1 large can of beef broth (no fat)
1 pkg. Lipton Soup mix (chicken noodle)
1 bunch of celery
2 cans green beans
2 lbs. Carrots
2 Green Peppers

Season with salt, pepper curry, parsley, if desired, or bouillon, hot or Worcestershire sauce. Cut veggies in small to medium pieces. Cover with water. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue to cook until veggies are tender.

This soup can be eaten anytime you are hungry during the week. Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This soup will not add calories. The more you eat, the more you will lose. You may want to fill a thermos in the morning if you will be away during the day.

DAY ONE
Any fruit (except bananas). Cantaloupes and watermelon are lower in calories than most other fruits. Eat only soup and fruit today.

DAY TWO
All vegetables. Eat until you are stuffed with fresh raw, cooked or canned veggies. Try to eat green leafy veggies and stay away from dry beans, peas or corn. Eat veggies along with the soup. At dinnertime tonight reward yourself with a big baked potato and butter. Don't eat any fruits through today.

DAY THREE
Eat all the soup, fruit and veggies you want. Do not have a baked potato. If you have eaten as above for three days and not cheated, you should find that you have lost 5-7 pounds.

DAY FOUR
Bananas and skim milk: Eat at least 3 bananas and drink as much milk as you can today, along with the soup. Bananas are high in calories and carbohydrates, as is the milk but on this particular day, your body will need the potassium and carbs. Proteins and calcium to lessen the cravings for sweets.

DAY FIVE
Beef and tomatoes: you may have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes, or as many as 6 tomatoes on this day. Eat the soup at least once today.

DAY SIX
Beef and veggies, eat to your heart's content of the beef and veggies today. You can even have 2-3 steaks if you like with green leafy veggies but no baked potato. Be sure to eat the soup at least once today.

DAY SEVEN
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice and veggies, again, be sure to stuff yourself and eat the soup. You can add cooked veggies to your rice if you wish.

Due to the variety of digestive systems in individuals, this diet will affect everyone differently. After day three, you will have more energy than when you began, if you do not cheat. After being on the diet for several days, you will find that your bowel movements have changed. Eat a cup of bran or fiber. Although you can have black coffee with this diet, you may find that you don't need caffeine after the third day.

You can eat broiled, boiled or baked chicken instead of the beef. Absolutely no skin on the chicken. If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef on only one of the beef days. You need the high protein in the beef for the other days.
Continue on the diet as long as you wish and feel the difference both mentally and physically.

NOT ALLOWED:
No bread, alcohol, carbonated drinks (including diet drinks). Remember, absolutely no fried foods.

REMEMBER TO:
Drink plenty - at least 6 to 8 glasses - of water a day, as well as any combination of the following beverages: black coffee, unsweetened fruit drinks, cranberry juice and skim milk.