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Pomelo and snow crab salad

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Saw this recipe from The Urban Vegetarian at Gusto tv website. It seemed simple and refreshing so I can't wait to try it myself. Since I cannot find the real snow crab in the supermarket, I substitute it with surimi snow crab. Preparation : 30 minutes Calories : less than 500 cals Ingredients : - A slice of pomelo and diced - Three surimi Snow crabs and diced -  Half medium carrot and thin sliced - Half medium cucumber  and thin sliced - Tanghoon / Rice vermicelly - chopped coariander Dressings : - A lemon juice - Olive Oil - A tsb of honey - fish sauce - chilli padi or - ready made vietnam dressings Instructions : - Poach the carrots and tanghoon until it's cooked and al dente - Arrange the tanghoon, carrot, cucumber pomelo and snow crabs in the bowl - Pour the dressings over and garnished it with chopped coariander

Fetu - zucchini with Pineapple and Pork Bakwa

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I created this dish because I have extra bakwa in the fridge and want to finish it so here it is and not to have guilty feeling, I add pineapple to add tangy flavour and it turns out delicious Preparation : 30 minutes Calories : 700 cals Ingredients - Zucchini (sliced like fetuccini like) - Pineapple (diced) - Sliced button mushroom - Bell pepper (diced) - Pork bakwa (diced) - olive oil - cilantro for garnish - garlic Instruction : - sautee the garlic in the olive oil, then add all vegetables except pineapple, zucchini and pork bakwa - After vegetables half cooked, add pineapple and pork bakwa for about a minute - Add zucchini sliced and stir it for half minutes only - Serve and garnished it with cilantro 

Stir Fried Soba With Homemade Chicken Fingers

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I saw this recipe when I watch the urban Vegetarian and since I love soba, I create my own creation. Preparation : 30 minutes Calories : less than 500 cals Ingredients : Soba Red bell pepper (diced) a handful of broccoli a handful of zucchini (diced) homemade chicken fingers (made by mom) Sauce : - japanese soya sauce - a tsb of honey - lime juice - olive oil Instruction : 1. Boil the soba for 2 - 3 minutes until aldente and put aside 2. Sautee all vegetables until cooked but still retain crunchiness, add the soba and the sauce mixture 3. Topped it over with chicken fingers

Truth and Myths about FAT

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What is Fat ? Fat is an essential part of our diet and nutrition. Our body requires small amount of good fats to function and help prevent disease.  However too much fats, especially the wrong type of fat can cause serious health problems like heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure Why we need Fat ? - Fat is concentrated source of energy. The body can pull on its fat reserve during lean times of energy and converting it into glucose - Fat provides cushion to help protect our vital organs - Fats enables our body to process vitamins A,D,E, K  - Fats contain essential Fatty Acids good for our heart and immune system and cognitive system in the brain What happen if we have too much fat ? - If we have too much fats from our diets more than what our body need, the unused calories will be stored as fat and will cause weight gain - Even though fat cushion the vital organ, too much fat will make our heart and other organ work more - Saturated fats are w

Egg tofu muffins

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I made this because I have extra ingredients in the fridge and want to make something new and light so here it is egg tofu muffins. It can be eaten for breakfast, snack or even light lunch depends on how many eat Preparation : 30 minutes Calories : less than 500 cals Ingredients : - 2 eggs - 1 medium tofu, smashed - a handful of sliced button mushrooms - a handful of diced yellow bell pepper - half clove of garlic and shallots - olive oil - a pinch of salt and pepper (optional) - a handful of chopped parsley Instructions : - Beat the eggs, add salt and pepper and put aside - Sautee garlic and shallots and add mushrooms and bell pepper until the flavour come out - Mix together beated egg, mashed tofu and stir fried mushrooms and bell pepper and add chopped parsley - In muffin tray, place the muffin cup and fill it with the mixture until 3/4 - Bake for about 15 minutes in 200 C For another variation, we can top it with grated cheese and serv