Healthy

Baking ingredients conversion

2012-09-29T17:20:00.001-07:00

Measuring Spoons

1 Tablespoon = .5 fluid oz or 14.79 ml

3 tsp = 1 Tablespoon

4 Tablespoons = 1/4 cup

16 Tablespoons = 1 cup

Butter

1 ounce = 28.34 grams, so one cup of butter weighs 227 grams.

1/4 cup of butter = 57 g
1/3 cup of butter = 76 g
1/2 cup of butter = 113 g

All-Purpose Flour and Confectioners' Sugar

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/8 cup (2 Tablespoons)	16 g	.563 oz
1/4 cup	32 g	1.13 oz
1/3 cup	43 g	1.5 oz
1/2 cup	64 g	2.25 oz
2/3 cup	85 g	3 oz
3/4 cup	96 g	3.38 oz
1 cup	128 g	4.5 oz

Bread Flour

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	34 g	1.2 oz
1/3 cup	45 g	1.6 oz
1/2 cup	68 g	2.4 oz
1 cup	136 g	4.8 oz

Rolled Oats

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 c	21 g	.75 oz
1/3 c	28 g	1 oz
1/2 c	43 g	1.5 oz
1 c	85 g	3 oz

White Sugar (Granulated)

Cups	Grams	Ounces
2 Tbsp	25 g	.89 oz
1/4 cup	50 g	1.78 oz
1/3 cup	67 g	2.37 oz
1/2 cup	100 g	3.55 oz
2/3 cup	134 g	4.73 oz
3/4 cup	150 g	5.3 oz
1 cup	201 g	7.1 oz

Packed Brown Sugar

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 c	55 g	1.9 oz
1/3 c	73 g	2.58 oz
1/2 c	110 g	3.88 oz
1 c	220 g	7.75 oz

Honey, Molasses & Syrup

Cups	Grams	Ounces
2 Tbsp	43 g	1.5 oz
1/4 c	85 g	3 oz
1/3 c	113 g	4 oz
1/2 c	170 g	6 oz
2/3 c	227 g	8 oz
3/4 c	255 g	9 oz

Egg Tarts-Recipe 2(Less sugar)

2012-09-24T06:02:00.002-07:00

Egg Tarts Pastry :-
Ingredients :
Butter 125g
Sugar 20g
Egg 1 pc
Wheat flour 300g

1. Butter and sugar mix and beat well, until become white.
2. Add in egg, then beat well.
3. Put in flour, mix well , until become soft dough.
4. Divide into small portions and shape into balls, press to tart mould.

Egg Tart filling :-
Ingredients
Sugar 10g
Egg 2pcs
Evaporated milk 120ml
Hot Water 180ml

1. Dissolve the sugar in the hot water, leave aside to cool down.
2. Stir in the egg, evaporated milk with sugar and water (cool).
3. Mix well then refrigerate it for 30 minutes before poring it into the tart mould.
4, Pre-heat the oven at 200 C.
5. 5 minutes for 200 C, 150C for 15 minutes.

Lemon Cheese Cake

2011-03-23T05:56:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
Cream Cheese                                   250g
Creamer/Sweetened condensed milk 500g (1 can)
Egg                                                    1pc

Base
Digestive biscuits   - about 6pcs
Melted butter     -    125g

Prepare base

1.Melted butter, see above picture.
2.You can use digestive biscuit, marie biscuit or chocolae cookies. Crush the biscuits or cookies into crumbs mix with melted butter.
3.Then press onto the base of the baking tin, remember put in aluminium foil.
5. Chill in the fridge.

Prepare cheese mixture
1. Beat cream cheese, condensed milk on medium speed with an electric mixer until very well blended.

2. Make sure all the cream cheese gets mixed in well. Add eggs , lemon juice and mix.

3.Pour into crust and bake at 160 C for about 30 minutes. pour water on baking tray , then the cheese mixture pan put on it. See below picture.

This is to avoid the cheese cake become too dry.

4. Leave it in the oven for about 1 hour, let it cool in the oven.
5. Refrigerate it for 6 hours or more then serve.

Butter cake- recipe 2

2011-03-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Butter 125g
Sugar 80g
Eggs 2pcs
Wheat Flour 200g
Fresh milk 2tbsp
Baking powder 1/2 tsp
Salt a pinch
Cooking oil 1tsp

Methods :-

1.Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius.

2.Beat butter and sugar till soft and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add salt.

3.In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt 3 times. Fold in the sifted ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with milk, cooking oil starting and ending with flour.

4.Pour batter into a greased or cake tin (about 8inch round shape, also can put aluminium foil in the cake tin) and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.

5.Remove cake from oven and let it cool.

note : I found this recipe is more nicer than the previous one.

Egg Bread

2011-03-14T18:50:00.000-07:00

Ingredients
Bread - 2pcs (cut into half)
Egg - 1pc (beat)
Butter - 1tbsp

Method
1. Put butter into non stick pan, apply egg on both side of the bread (see below).
2. Fry both side of the bread.

Easy Scrambled Eggs

2011-03-13T17:20:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Eggs- 2pc
Butter -1tbsp
Milk - 2tbsp
Shredded cheese (optional) - some

Method
1. Beat eggs, add water/milk, mix well.
2. Put butter on non stick pan.
3. Pour the egg mixture into the pan when the pan has warmed and the butter is bubbly.
4. Cook the eggs over medium heat until you see the edges start to appear firm. At this point, stir the eggs and begin to scramble them.

5. Lower the heat to medium low or low when the eggs appear almost cooked all the way through.

6. Remove the scrambled eggs from the pan and serve. You can put on shredded cheese now.

Note : you can put on shredded cheese when it is still cooking in the pan, or after remove it from the pan.

Onion Chicken Baked Rice

2011-03-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Butter - 2tbsp

Onion - 1pc (chopped)

Garlic - 3 pips (peeled and chopped)

Chicken thighs (deboned and cut into small pieces) - 2pcs or chicken whole leg 1 pc

Rice - 200g (or 1 1/2 cups) - washed and drained

Boiling Water - 350ml

Seasoning

Salt - 1tsp

Black pepper - 1tsp

Method

1. Use non stick pan, heat up butter , stir fry onion and garlic, add in chicken and rice. stir fry until rice turns into transparent , use medium heat.

2. Put rice mixture into a baking tray, add in boiling water, seasoning and mix well.

3. Cover the baking tray with aluminium foil (see picture below).

4. Pre-heated oven at 180 C.

5. Put baking tray into oven and bake for 20minutes at 180 C.

6. Leave it in the oven for another 20 minutes before removing.

7. Remove the baking tray and serve.

Note : You can change chicken to other type of meat.

Easy Pan Cake

2011-03-09T00:06:00.000-08:00

Ingredients :

Flour – 90 g
Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
salt – a pinch
sugar – 1 tablespoons
Egg -1pc
Fresh Milk -100ml
Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Mix dry ingredients above in a bowl. Make a well.
2. Add in beated egg, mix and beat well.
3.Add milk , oil , mix or whisk the batter until there are no lumps, leave for 30 minutes or until bubles form on the surface.
4. Use a non-stick pan and fry. Do not use any oil.
5.Pour a huge tablespoon and leave for a while until bubbles burst and form tiny holes. Flip over and brown the other side.
6.Serve pancakes with a dollop of butter and maple syrup, or you can add cheese during fry.

note : this can made about 10 pancakes, just double up the ingredients if wish to make more.

Healthy Kids Breaksfast 1

2011-03-02T18:02:00.000-08:00

Butter Cake

2011-02-24T06:48:00.000-08:00

Butter Cake

Ingredients
Butter 250g
Sugar 180g
Eggs 4pcs
Wheat Flour 300g
Fresh milk 1tbsp
Baking powder 2/3 tsp
Salt a pinch

Methods :-

1.Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius.

2.Beat butter and sugar till soft and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add salt.

3.In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt 3 times. Fold in the sifted ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour.

4.Pour batter into a greased or cake tin (about 10inch round shape, also can put aluminium foil in the cake tin) and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.

5.Remove cake from oven and let it cool.

Egg Tarts

2011-02-24T06:29:00.000-08:00

Egg Tarts Pastry :-
Ingredients :
Butter 125g
Icing sugar 50g
Egg 1/2 pc
Wheat flour 280g

1. Butter and icing sugar mix and beat well, until become white.
2. Add in egg, then beat well.
3. Put in flour, mix well , until become soft dough.
4. Divide into small portions and shape into balls, press to tart mould.

Egg Tart filling :-
Ingredients
Sugar 80g
Egg 1.5pcs
Evaporated milk 90ml
Hot Water 180ml

1. Dissolve the sugar in the hot water, leave aside to cool down.
2. Stir in the egg, evaporated milk with sugar and water (cool).
3. Mix well then refrigerate it for 30 minutes before poring it into the tart mould.
4, Pre-heat the oven at 200 C.
5. 5 minutes for 200 C, 150C for 15 minutes.

Top 5 Cancer causing Foods

2010-10-24T18:01:00.000-07:00

The Top 5 Cancer causing foods :-

SAUSAGE- High in SODIUM nitrates, which will cause the cancer
PROCESSED MEAT /BACON- high in the SODIUM nitrates , raise the risk of heart disease.
DOUGHNUTS - made with white flour, sugar and hydrogenated oils, fried at high temperatures.
FRENCH FLIES -made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures
CHIPS, CRACKERS, COOKIES - usually made with white flour and sugar

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Eating For Life

We Eat Food That's Fresh

Healthy Eating for Life for Children

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About Kidney Disease

2010-10-15T00:41:00.000-07:00

Kidney disease is common harmful, but it's treatable.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is present when individuals have an increase in excretion of albumin in the urine (protein leak) or major decrease in kidney function.

This may lead to complications such as high blood pressure, anaemia, heart and blood vessel disease.

Globally more than 500 million individuals, or about one adult in ten in general.

What causes chronic kidney disease ?

Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Glomerulonephritis
Infections
Renal stone disease
Others- inherited diseases

Signs and symptoms

Discomfort or burning sensation when passing urine
Passing blood in the urine
A change in the frequency of urine passed
Back pain
Frequent urination especially during the night
Swelling of the ankles
Persistent puffiness around the eyes, particularly in the morning

How to detected ?

Simple laboratory tests are done on small samples of blood and urine to assess kidney function and protein excretion in urine.

What are the consequences of undetected chronic kidney disease

The first consequence is the risk of developing loss of kidney fucniton leading to kidney failure and the need for dialysis or transplantation.
The second consequence is the risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease.

High risk peoples :

Patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Individuals who are obese or smoke
Age over 50
with a family history of diabetes, hypertension or kidney disease

Preventative

Medicines to reduce protein in the urine and protect
Reduction of blood pressure
Control of blood glucose and cholesterol
Stop smoking
Increase physical activity
Control of body weight

this is for education purpose only, any health problem, please consult professional, doctor

EARLY SIGNS OF CANCER

2010-09-24T06:04:00.000-07:00

10 EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF CANCER

1. CHANGE IN BOWEL or bladder habbits consistently for a duration of 2-3 months.
2. UNUSUAL BLEEDING or discharge from any opening of the body.
3. A SORE that does not heal, Maichanges colour, ulcerates or bleeds.
4. UNUSUAL BLEEDING FROM NOSE, deafness hearing or ringing sound in the ear.
5. UNEXPLAINED LUMP or swelling that does not go away, or progressively enlarged, and associated with pain or may not pain.
6. PAIN OR DISCOMFORT in the abdomen.
7. INDIGESTION or difficulty in swallowing.
8. OBVIOUS CHANGE IN SIZE or texture in a skin spot, wart or mole.
9. UNEXPLAINED TIRED , and weight loss 10% or more within 3-6 months.

10. HOARSENESS OF VOICE or nagging cough > 2 weeks, especially for non smokers.

PREVENTION OF CANCER

Avoid over weight

Be sun aware
Don't smoke
Do more exercise
Eat more vegetables and fruits
Eat low sugar, fat and salt foods

Maintain healthy lifestyle

Take less alcohol

this is for education purpose only, any health problem, please consult professional, doctor

DIABETES

2010-09-23T01:56:00.000-07:00

Diabetes is a disorder where the pancreas produces insufficient insulin. This insulin imbalance causes the body's blood sugar level to rise, and eventually causes damage to various organs in the body.

Types of Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes

Accounts for about 5% of people with diabetes
Occurs mainly in young people, age below 20
Caused by an inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or insufficient amount
These people need insulin injections

Type 2 Diabetes

About 95% of people with diabetes
Age older than 30
The body can't effectively use the insulin produced
Controlled with diet, exercise, medications/insulin
Normally linked to obesity and sedentary lifestyle

Normal Blood Glucose Levels
Normal blood glucose levels

People who do not have diabetes

-Fasting : 4.4 - 6.1 mmol/L
-Non fasting : 4.4 - 8.0 mmol/L

People who have diabetes

-Fasting : 5.0 - 7.2 mmol/L
- Non fasting : < 10.0 mmo/L

Sign and Symptoms of Diabetes

Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Fatigue
Unexplained weight loss
Sudden vision changes
Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
Slow healing wounds

Below are the high risk peoples

Family history of diabetes
Overweight
Age over 40 years old
History of big baby
History of diabetes during pregnancy

Complications of diabetes

Kidney failure
Heart disease and stroke
Eye complications
Nerve damage
Limb amputation
Impotence

Diabetes also affect your body and kidneys

May damage small blood vessels in your body and affect your kidneys, eyes, skin, nerves, muscles, intestines and heart. High blood pressure and hardening of the arteries can develop, which can lead to heart disease.
High blood sugar makes the kidneys work harder and results in progressive damage to small filtering units of the kidneys and leads to leakage of protein in the urine
Diabetics are also at increased risk of urinary tract infecftions due to high sugar content in the urine.

How to prevent kidneys are affected if you are diabetes

Carefully follow prescribed treatment ot control blood sugar
Control blood pressure to 130/80 mmHg
Control cholesterol level with diet and medication if necessary
Get urine checked for protein annually
Get blood checked for kidney function
Treat urinary tract infections early
Healthy diet that is high in fibre,, low fat, sodium and cholesterol
Maintain healthy weight
Exercise at least 30 minutes a day, at least 3 times per week
Quit smoking

this information is for education only, any health problem please consult doctor directly

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TIPS

2010-09-22T00:43:00.000-07:00

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TIPS :

Get enough sleep -failing to get enough sleep or sleeping at odd hours will increase the risk for variety of illnesses, i.e. cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity and etc.
Shutdown the box !! - switch off TV, notebooks, pc . all the boxes, at least a week. go out to exercise, jogging, hiking , swimming, go for gym !
Give up smoking - one cigarette approximately takes off 11 minutes of your life and smoke contains over 3,000 chemicals, at least 50 of which are known and identified carcinogens (will cause cancer). and more worse the peoples around you also will affected !
Eat Vegetables and fruits - eat more vegetables and fruits will reduce your risk of dying early.
Laughing - laugh can reduce the risk of variety of illness, with positive attitude and thinking , will suffer less from conditions such as heart disease, you laugh will make people surround you laugh too !
Hug - hugging your loved ones everyday, can reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, cause when hugging, will lower blood pressure and reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Connect with people - proper social network will have more better healthy lifestyle, will reduce stress.
Drink warm water- warm water is more healthy compare to ice water, the benefits, such as calming of the digestion system and the clearing of the nasal cavity, remove the deposits in the nervous system, which in turn will eventually boost your mood and mental status.
Get a Pet - interaction with pets, will reduce the stress hormone cortisol.
Better posture- will stay healthy with good posture. Bodies and minds are undergo stress everyday, let your body have better posture , if not muscle tension will create some illnesses, i.e. gastro-intestinal, headaches, migraines, insomnia, backache and etc.

BMI TABLE

2010-09-17T05:52:00.000-07:00

How to calculate whether you are under or over weight ? Use this formula :-

BMI formula :-Weight (KG)
                       Height ( M) x Height (M)

Example : Weight = 60KG , Height = 1.6M
               BMI = 60 / 1.6 x 1.6 = 23

BMI Categories:

Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater