Monday, June 7, 2010

A healthier 1 dish meal
















The dish I'm modifying is FRIED RICE - this is eaten on Day 1 at a hawker centre.
Ingredients used:
- 4 cups of rice
- 1 cup of frozen peas and carrots
- 1 third of a corn, grated
- 1 cup of chicken, diced
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 tablespoon of oil
- 4 tablespoon of soya source
- 2 pinch of salt and pepper each
- 1 bunch of spring onions
this serves 3 servings

With help from my mother, I cooked this meal using 1 tablespoon of oil. This thus reduces the amount of fats taken in as excessive intake of fats cause heart disease and an increase in weight.
I also reduced the amount of soya source used by half and used 1 pinch of salt instead of two. This would reduce the amount of sodium (salt) taken in. Excessive amount of sodium taken could result in an increase in blood pressure. I have also added in more green vegetables (1 more) this would increase the calcium and fiber intake in my diet. I also did not reused oil (hawker centres always reuse their oil when frying food for customers) this reduces the carcinogens take in, thus reducing the chances of getting heart related diseases.

I have taken a photograph of the modified dish I cooked. However, due to a error in my phone (which is where I took the photo of the food), the picture has been deleted. I will thus try to upload it as soon as I can.

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