A quick google search on the
Internet for “healthy eating habit” will give you about 4,820,000 links. This article though offers a guide and a
stern warning to the wealth of suggestions that you will consider to improve
your eating habit.
Avoid Fad Diets
Fad diets would ask you to
deprive yourself of certain nutrient that your body needs. And although these
types of diet will give you instant results, the benefits are only temporary
and they will prove to be unhealthy in the long run. Ajinomoto’s resident
Culinary Nutritionist Manelie Cruz warns, “You should avoid fad diets. Always
remember that the best diet is something that will influence your long term
health prospect.
Good Nutrition = expensive?
Most people believe that they
have to spend much to be able to eat or serve a healthy meal. But with a little
effort in the kitchen, you will discover that preparing healthy home-cooked
meals is still the most convenient and economical way to sustain a healthy
diet.
Healthy or delicious?
Imagine holding the
healthiest but the most horrible-tasting plate of food. It may be possible for
you to eat a plateful, but you, much less your kids, would not be able to keep
doing it every meal.
Ajinomoto Philippines
Corporation (APC) believes that making truly delicious meals remain to be the
best course to a life of wellness. Taste need not be sacrificed for health’s
sake and vice-versa. Recently, APC launched “My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate”
during the Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge to show that healthy dishes can
be tasty and affordable too. This is in line with the company’s culinary
nutrition advocacy, which is about creating delectable and nourishing meals by cooking
with culinary confidence and nutrition alertness.
My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate
My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate
is a plating method that visually represents the recommended measurement or
proportion of each food group. It is also a guide on how to choose, cook and
serve healthy food ingredients. Here are the components of My Eat Well, Live
Well® Plate:
1)
Vibrant-colored
vegetables: refers to variety of colorful vegetables which are the major source
of vitamins and minerals in the diet
2)
Fresh fruits:
refers to fruits that contain more nutrients but lesser calories.
3)
Healthy carbs: refers
to healthy choices of carbohydrates that are also high in fiber and other
nutrients. Not only limited to rice but also other choices like root crops and
corn.
4)
Good quality
protein: refers to safe and quality meat or fish during purchase and after cooking
5)
Healthy beverages:
refers to drinking water or other low calorie beverages packed with vitamins,
minerals and/or other essential nutrients rather than just sugar.
Counting colors
Take a photo of your plate
and count the colors; My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate encourages variety by
requiring each plate to have at least 5 colors. This concept can be likened to
the Japanese Bento Box with defined color groups for balance nutrition.
In an effort to promote the
practice of My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate, the young culinarians competing at
the Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge were requested to create their own
versions of the My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate for PhP 50.00 or less. 25 school
teams were able to produce their versions of the My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate,
proving to all that healthy meals can be delicious and affordable.
Get on with the program and
enjoy your own version of My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate!
Saturday is our schedule for grocery shopping. Before going to Puregold, we had lunch at Chic-boy, the favorite place for my boys! There are 2 branches of Chic-boy near our area but the one in 678 seems to closing down. We went there last Friday supposedly to eat dinner but was closed, so we instead ate at Jollibee.
Francis ordered Chicken with Spaghetti today (Php 90.00 - USD 2.00). The chicken is quite small compared to other fast food chain. He commented that the spaghetti is salty.
Chris ordered CB-4 Inihaw na Liempo Meal (grilled pork with rice) priced at Php 115.00 - USD2.55). As always, he finished his meal with 2 extra servings of rice. Of course - this is his favorite meal!
Alexa wanted Halo Halo only but ordered her spaghetti which she happily accepted. (Php 45.00/USD 1) But still, she ate half of the portion only!
For hubby and me, we had 2 orders of CB-2 Inasal Petso (chicken at Php 99.00 /USD 2.20).
One order of Gising Gising - a mixed vegetables (Php 55.00/USD 1.22)
Calamares - (Php 140.00 /USD 3.11)
Chic-Boy is still a nice place to dine if you are looking for an affordable yet satisfying meals. Their popular Chibog Busog Meals or CB Meals are the following:
- CB 1 Chicken Inasal (paa)
- CB 2 Chicken Inasal (petso)
- CB 3 Pork Barbeque
- CB 4 Inihaw na Liempo
- CB 5 Cebu Lechon Manok
- CB 6 Cebu Lechon Liempo
Web : http://www.chic-boy.com.ph
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/chicboyph
Twitter : https://twitter.com/OfficialChicboy
“Where to stay?” is one of the considerations when you are planning to go on a trip, either business or vacation trip. A decision has to be made correctly since your finances and needs are at stake. Nevertheless, here are some points on how to choose the right accommodation.
- Consider your options. Inclusions to these are hotels, rental apartments or villas, and bread and breakfast inns. If you have a relative in the area, it is much better since you will not have to spend.
- Do compare prices.Check on the cost for the different accommodations. Do not forget to include transportation expenses.
- Time. Consider how long you are going to stay on that area. This will greatly affect your budget.
- Make the decision. Consider the above factors and make your wise move.
No matter what your intention is for the getaway, selecting the right accommodation is of importance. Happy trip!
