Chicken & Vegetable Soup

It is easy to prepare a pot of soup that is light and healthly for everyone.

Do it a try and let me know if you like my recommendation.

Ingredients (serves 5)
2 chicken drumsticks (Remove skin and visible fat)
3 cups water
1 carrot, diced
1 potato, diced
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk celery
1 Tomato slices ( Do not remove the skin)
1/2 tsp salt and Pepper Garnishing
A handful of wolfberries
5 pc of red dates

Method :

1) Boil drumsticks in water for 30 minutes.
Remove and shred. Return bones to stock.
2) Add vegetables (celery, onion, carrots, potatoes) to boiling stock. Simmer until cooked. Remove chicken bones.
3) Add shredded chicken.
4) Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Useful tips:
For added dietary fibre, it is best to eat the carrots and potatoes with the skin on·
Wolfberries is good for eyesight and it can enhance the sweetness of the soup too.

Healthy Juices

Healthy Fruit/Vegetables Juices to recommend:

1) Carrot + Ginger + Apple
Function: Boost and cleanse our system.

2) Apple + Cucumber + Celery
Function: Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and eliminate stomach upset and headache.

3) Tomato + Carrot + Apple
Function: Improve skin complexion and eliminate bad breath.

4) Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk
Function: Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat.

5) Orange + Ginger + Cucumber
Function: Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.

6) Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon
Function: To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney.

7) Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi
Function: To improve skin complexion.

8) Pear & Banana
Function: Regulates sugar content.

9)Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango
Function: Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization .

10) Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk
Function: Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen
body immunity.

11) Papaya + Pineapple + Milk
Function: Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.

12) Banana + Pineapple + Milk
Function: Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation

Balanced Diet

Our body requires mixture of appropriate amount of nutrients ranges from 40 - 60 types to maintain a well-being balanced diet. Below is a food pyramid which is able to provide a general guidelines as how much nutrients a body needs.

My advice is to eat appropriately till 70 - 80% full and abstain yourself from eating after 8pm.

Benefits of a breakfast

The right breakfast foods can help you concentrate, give you strength – even help you maintain a healthy weight.

Studies has shown people who habitually eat breakfast tend to have better attitude toward work, higher productivity and better ability to handle tasks that require memory. Those people also have better endurance, concentration and problem solving ability.

Breakfast allows one to achieve their desired calories and nutrients which an individual need.
It is linked to many health benefits, including weight control and lower cholestrol levels.

To sum the points: A low colories breakfast can help to give you:

1) A more nutritionally complete diet, higher in nutrients, vitamins and minerals
2) Improved concentration and performance at work
3) More strength and endurance to engage in physical activity
4) Lower cholesterol levels

You can make a healthly breakfast in a few minutes.
Few examples:

Breakfast 1
A tuna & tomatoes wholemeal sandwich + 1 glass of milk

Breakfast 2
Oatmeal + 1 hardboiled egg

Breakfast 3
Cereals with milk + 2 slices of Mushroom Hams

Never ever skip your breakfast no matter how rush you are for work or school as it is the most essential meal of a day.

There is a saying: Eat like a king in the day, eat like a prince for lunch and eat like a pauper for dinner. Remember and Practice it.