Miso Soup for Dinner

Sunday night
Cold, humid and foggy Amsterdam.

I've been following a strict diet recently to loose a few pounds and some love handles. It's pretty sad when you can't fit into pants and dresses that you once looked so good in, and you start to look for cardigans or tops and dresses with sleeves because you can't stand the sight of your flabby arms. You look into the mirror everyday before you shower and before you dress to find yourself growing not taller or bustier, but rounder and sideways. It's time to do something about it!

Besides going to gym and swimming regularly, i start to skip carbs for almost all my meals, and try to stick to vege and seafood for all meals. Well, occasionally i do give myself some "off days" to indulge in beef and pork... Few nights ago i replace my usual bowl of rice with miso soup.

Why miso soup?

One plain cup of miso gives you 36 calories and only 1g of fat! It contains 2g of protein in every 25-calorie tablespoon of miso paste, making it a concentrate source of protein. It also contains magnesium, zinc, copper and iron, which is very important in stimulating immune function, healing wounds, boosting energy production and antioxidants. Studies and researches also show that fermented soy food, such as miso, delayed the appearance of induced cancer, resulted in lower rate of cancer. How amazing it is!!!!

It's as easy as a-b-c when it comes to making yourself a bowl of nutrional, warm and yummy miso soup.

Ingredients :

Miso Paste, easily available at most supermarket or japanese supermarket.

I love to add egg toufu into my miso soup. I also add in a teaspoon of noodle soup base to enhance the flavour.

Cut your seaweed into thin strips.

Add miso paste, noodle soup base and toufu into boiling water, stir to mix well. Add more miso paste if it's too blend, and bring to boil. Add the seaweed and voila!!!!

Toufu & Seaweed
By adding toufu and seaweed into miso soup, you are actually doubling the goodness you can get in that small bowl of soup. Toufu are a good source of protein, and also helps in promoting immune system and antioxidant in the body, the omega 3 fatty acid of toufu helps reduce the risk of heart diseases. Seaweed are high vitamin A, B and C, which are very essential in our day to day life. There are antioxidants, too, and help us to reduce the risk of disease and cancer, promoting good immune system against infection.

Do you know?
Miso and toufu are easy on stomach, if you are having diarrhoe and difficulties in digesting solid food, miso soup is a home remedy to restore nutrients and to prevent dehydration during diarrhoe. So next time when you are having diarrhoe, drink miso soup to help you recover fast!

A small bowl of miso soup with toufu and seaweed, and all you get is antioxidant and antioxidant and antioxidant, plus boosting immune system and reduce risk of getting cancer. And it has no fat, so you can drink it at night as dinner and need not worry about putting on weight!

I'm so gonna have more miso soup as dinner in the future.

People always say : you are what you eat!

So eat healthily! Exercise regularly!


XOXO,
CeL|Ne

Source from : www.LIVESTRONG.com

High anti-oxidant & pro biotics breakfast

Good Morning !~
( from GMT 0 London )

What would you like for breakfast? Some hot English muffins with egg benedict? Some Nasi Lemak with plenty of sambal and fry egg? Or just a simple on-the-go chocolate muffin with a cuppa?

It's been a cold and wet morning in London, it feels more or less like 10 degrees celcius out there. I'm all warm and cozy curling under the warm duvet in my room with my hot water bag in my arms, and my Jerry bear next to me. I'm just too lazy to get dress to go out for a nice and warm cuppa & breakfast, hence i have whipped up my own breakfast in my room.

High anti oxidant, pro biotic and vitamin C.

Greek Style Honey yougurt, BlueBerries, Blackberries & Berocca Vitamin C efferverscent tablet.

Loads of Blueberries & Blackberries...  

The berries are so fresh and sweet; and not forgeting my daily fix of Vitamin C, to boost up my immune system.

"It's well known that berries are high anti oxidant fruit, especially blueberry.  It is the anthocyanins, a family of antioxidant pigments, that makes blueberry blue in colour. Anthocyanin pigments color many other dark red, blue, and purple plant foods. But blueberries are a superior source of anthocyanins! The deep, rich color of blueberries demonstrates an intense concentration of anthocyanins. Blueberries also contain a variety of these pigments, up to 30 different anthocyanins.

Anthocyanins combat oxidation, the wear and tear on our tissues. Oxidant are produced by normal metabolism, by aging, and by toxins from the environment. Oxidants damage tissues; "antioxidants" prevent and sometimes reverse tissue damage. Due to concentrated anthocyanins, blueberries, along with bilberries and blackberries, are near the top of the range in the antioxidant potency of common fruits and vegetables. "

Blueberries are also known for Brain food! Can you believe it??

"One of the astonishing facts about blueberries is that they benefit the brain.

The anthocyanins of blueberries are believed to be anti-inflammatory in the body, gut, and brain. Researchers believe the anthocyanins pass through the blood-brain barrier and concentrate in critical areas of the brain.

Animal studies show that blueberry consumption slows and even reverses brain aging and improves memory, learning, and motor function. Experiments with rats and mice are exploring possible use of blueberries in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. "

( all sources from http://www.getting-started-with-healthy-eating.com/ )


I'm so happy that my breakfast brought me so much goodness. So, stock up your fridge with plenty of blueberries, they may look ugly or weird in blue color, but the nutritional facts of it is definitely worth for you to swallow that ugly little fruit.

It is said that, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. No matter how busy or run out of time you may be, grab a handful of blueberries, a bar of muesli or cereal, and your favourite cuppa and run. That should be give you an appropriate amount of anti oxidant, fibre, vitamin c, and most importantly, your caffein fix in the morning.

Wealth is nothing without good health.

Take care peeps.

xoxo,
_CeL|Ne_