Feeling particularly down today after re-reading my food intake composition from the 3 day food blog… in a reflective mood…
I realised that I am overeating! Every single day! And to make things worse I have an extremely unhealthy diet rich in EVERYTHING and EVERY ASPECT. I need to eat healthier and in the right areas, for example the healthier aspects like fruits and vegetables; and abstain from unhealthy foods such as oils and fats. My diet thus far definitely explains why I have been steadily putting on weight. ..
I am grateful for these useful nutritional tools on the HPB website that help me analyse in detail my diet and categorize it into the different nutritional subcomponents…like the Energy and Nutrient Composition of Foods, Food pyramid and of course, the Food Intake Assessment! It tells me how much of the different food categories/nutrients I should be eating (judging from my age,height and weight) and then analyses my diet to tell me exactly in which component I am overeating/under eating/ eating just right. At least now I have a clearer picture of how unhealthy my diet is and which component I need to cut down on à currently it is every component but I will work on it! I wish I found those tools sooner! Someone should advertise it so that people can utilise these simple and convenient tools to monitor their diets and eat healthily. I'll start by sharing it with all my friends who do not know about these tools.
I hope the dish I shared in yesterday’s post will inspire you to make your own healthy dish! By substituting an unhealthy ingredient which something else, or using less salt/ less and healthier type of oil to cook it, you can make your dish healthy by decreasing the fat and sodium content. For example, you can use Extra Virgin Olive Oil compared to normal kinds of oil. It is much healthier. Use less oil too!! Pasta does not need so much oil! Remember to add in all your veggies, even to pastas! Not only will your pasta taste great, it will be much healthier too! Of course, my recommendation yesterday about using whole wheat pasta compared to normal pasta is sure to work wonders as it is much healthier, keeping the same great taste! It has much lesser calories and is also a great source of fibre, which will prevent constipation! :)
Using whole-wheat pasta will also ensure you get your daily required carbohydrates (just enough for one meal and not too much- wheat is at the top of the food pyramid!), and thus, will the veggies, it ensures your very balanced diet one dish meal! Also, for the pasta dish, using low fat cream for your Alfredo sauce will definitely cut down your calories and definitely your fat content! Lastly, cooking pasta only requires boiling, blanching and stir-frying, which are healthy methods of cooking, compared to deep frying etc.
With 4 new tips on how to cook Alfredo sauce pasta, you will definitely have a one dish meal that is healthy and balanced!
This is a quick and healthy way to kick-start a healthy diet! You should try it too!
From now on, I will keep a record of my daily intake and make sure I get a healthy diet and live a healthy lifestyle. No more over-eating of fatty foods for me!
