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Will You Tell Your Friend About Her Unhealthy Eating Habit and How To Do That Tactfully?

Mun — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:28:29 +0000

You probably have been eating healthily and exercising regularly. But, sometimes, when you are eating with your friends and see them eating lots of meat with soda, what will you do?

Will you say something to her or him or will you just keep quiet?

For me, it depends on the friendship and situation:(...)
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Will You Drink Pepsi Raw Just Because It Has Natural Ingredient?

Mun — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:26:07 +0000

Pepsi UK has stepped up in soda war with its new drink – Pepsi Raw after Coca-Cola launched Diet Coke Plus in 2007. According to the company, it has dropped artificial preservatives or sweeteners. Original Pepsi has fructose corn syrup, sugar, artificial colorings, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavors. Instead, this so called “Pepsi Raw” is made from natural sources such as apple extract, plain caramel coloring, tartaric acid from grapes, coffee leaf, cane sugar, gum arabic from acacia trees, and sparkling water. Guess that is the reason Pepsi raw is paler in color.(...)
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Why You Should Not Skip Breakfast and What To Eat For Breakfast?

Mun — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:24:59 +0000

How nice it will be if we do not have to eat breakfast (so that we can sleep 15 minutes more.). Many are skipping breakfast too when they try to lose weight. Have you wonder why we need to have breakfast? Can we just skip breakfast?

Read on to find out more.(...)
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7 Tips of Eating Out Healthily

Mun — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:00:36 +0000

The great thing about eating out is the variety. My friend said that I am lucky of not staying with my parents – don’t have to eat at home every day. I would say that eating out in Malaysia is a joy. From exotic five-star cuisine to economical roadside fare, we are indeed spoiled for choice. I know that eating at home may be boring for some people if they eat the same dish every day. Nowadays, more and more families are eating out on daily basis even they have maids at home. For individuals who are hard pressed for time and those who do not like cooking, or students living away from home, eating out most of the time is more out of necessity than choice. Ironically, home cooked food is normally better in terms of nutritional values.(...)
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Do You Do Other Things While You Are Eating?

Mun — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:11:09 +0000

I like to do many things at once, multitasking, so to speak. However, that is one thing I will normally will focus in and try not doing other things. Having meal. Yes, I like to enjoy my meal and not a fan of multitasking at meal times.

Many people tend to do other things while they are eating – watching television, playing games, working on spreadsheet or driving are some of the examples. Doing these things may lead to mindless eating get us eating more than what we need. Look at city folks who grab breakfast or even lunch on the run. Look at those drive through culture popularized by the fast food chains. More and more companies are also using meal times to have meeting with food served. The speed at which we finish the food is not the only problem, the bigger issue is that we often pair eating with some other activities.(...)
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Bread Face Off: White Bread vs. Wholemeal Bread

Mun — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:07:01 +0000

British call it wholemeal bread and American call it whole wheat bread. That is not the discussion today. What I intend to do is to find out which one is better, wholemeal bread or the normal white bread.

First of all, we have 2 types of wheat flour, white flour and wholemeal flour. To produce wholemeal flour, whole grain is used. Nothing is removed during milling for whole meal whereas white flour is refined.(...)
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The Secret To Eat Chocolate For Health Benefits

Mun — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:00:46 +0000

You probably have read about news saying chocolate can lower blood pressure and therefore is good for health. Don’t be happy too quickly and drive straight to supermarket to grab as many chocolate as possible.

Why?

Read on to find out key 3 things about this fact:(...)
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What To Eat To Gain Weight For Hardgainer?

Mun — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:02:00 +0000

Your best friend wants to lose weight. Your neighbor wants to lose friend. Everyone seems to have too much fat. Due to high publicity on overweight and obesity issue in our society, more emphasis is placed on weight loss rather than gaining weight. But, there is one forgotten group of thin people struggling to put on weight – hardgainers.

Even if you are a hardgainer, no worry, it is not the end of the world. It is still possible to gain weight with determination. The good thing about being a hardgainer is that you will find it hard to gain body fat and therefore any weight gain is mainly muscles (provided you do the right exercise) and they are highly visible with good definition. Today, let’s just focus in what to eat and leave the topic of workout for hardgainer for some other time.(...)
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