Saturday, August 31, 2013

Learning Points from a Cooking Workshop

I recently attended a Cooking Workshop at my boy's child care centre, and it was very informative for me. Here's what I learnt and remembered, hope you find them useful.

By changing the diet, it can improve the child's health. The child would have stronger immunity and it can cut down the visits to a doctor. However, it would take 120 days to see the effect.

What makes up a meal? Imagine a circle shaped plate divided into 4 quadrants - 1st quadrant, it is 1 fist size of fruit; 2nd quadrant is 1 fist size of vegetables; 3rd quadrant is 1 fist size of protein; and 4th quadrant is 1 fist size of grains. 

At a meal, it is recommended to serve only 1 type of fruit. Fruit should be taken before meal; if it is taken after food, it would cause wind. Banana is a good source of calcium, and has high potassium. The high potassium causes heart to beat faster, and hence, it is recommended to take in the morning and avoid taking at night to avoid having difficulty sleeping at night. When choosing a banana, it is recommended to choose those with some black dots instead of smooth shinny ones without black dots. This is because the shinny ones have too much chemicals on the banana skin that even the fruit ones do not want to go near them. Take green apple and carrots help to improve eczema (it is no wonder I have very good skin back then when I took a green apple with 3 carrots juice for 3 times a day on everyday basis under a diet programme).

One should take different colours of vegetable for different meal as they provide different vitamins and minerals. Protein for each meal should be just 1 type of meat, i.e. chicken, fish, pork, etc. It is not recommended to take too much of chicken, especially for women.

Do not wait till you feel thirsty and drink water. By the time you feel thirsty, you are actually already dehydrated.