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Calories in Bak Kwa (Chinese BBQ Pork)

Bak Kwa (BBQ Pork)Calories in 1 sheet Bak Kwa – 45g

Energy: 176 calories
Protein: 12 g
Carbs: 18 g
Fat: 6 g

Does that suprise you?  That BBQ pork contains more carbohydrates than protein?  That’s because it’s loaded with sugar during cooking!

From Wikipedia:

Bak Kwa, or rougan is a Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky, made in the form of flat [...]

It’s official – The Burgers are NOT BETTER at Hungry Jacks

Hungry-Jacks_logoIt has bread, lettuce, tomato and a meat patty – it can’t be that bad right?

Wrong! And just how bad it is is now printed for everyone to see.

Fast food giants Hungry Jacks (Burger King) have bowed to new changes to combat obesity and have printed the calorie content of their food on menu boards. [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Waffles

Waffles!

I’ve been asked, how many calories in waffles?  Before I answer this question, I am going to ask you:

What brand? What size? What weight? Was it home-made, bought from a store or from a supermarket? What ingredients? How much butter, milk and eggs were in the batter? Was it low fat milk or full cream?  [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Subway Cookies

subwaycookies

Next time you upsize your Subway sandwich to a meal, consider that 2 cookies will be more calories, fat, sugar and carbs than the sandwich itself…  and 2 cookies is 1/3rd of your daily energy requirements …. AND would take approximately 73 minutes of brisk walking to burn off.  There really is no “healthier option” [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Mooncakes

Traditional Mooncakes

Mooncakes are a round or rectangular Chinese cake/bun that is eaten during the Mid-Autumn festival inwhich the moon is worshiped.  They are typically about 10cm in diameter and 4-5cm thick.   They are shared as gifts between family and businesses during this time and can only typically be purchased once a year during this month making [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Hummus

Healthy HummusI just made best homemade Hummus! Better than anything you can buy in the store for sure. So cheap & easy – and because I made it myself, I can make it as healthy as I want.

I highly recommend that if you are looking for a healthier dip or spread to snack on, choose hummus. Make [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Thunder Tea Rice

Thunder Tea RiceI cannot believe it’s taken me this long to try THUNDER RICE TEA! I love it…

What is it? It’s a selection of ingredients (vegetables and protein) that are finely chopped and served on top of either brown or white rice (of course I chose brown).  The ingredients are completely up to the chef but [...]

USA Updates Food Pyramid to “My Plate”

MyPlate-green300x273There as finally been a push by the USA in the right direction as far as revising healthy eating advice to a easier to understand “plate” that focuses on portion control and how your plate should look:

The new:  MY PLATE:

The principles of the plate are easy to understand and follow and how I have always [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Fish Ball Noodles

Fish Ball Noodle "dry"

Fish Ball Noodles is a dish containing fishballs served with noodles of different kinds is an extremely popular Singaporean dish. The dish can be served either in a soup or “dry” with the soup on the side. In the dry variety the noodles are cooked with lard, soya sauce, chilli and/or tomato sauce.

The type of [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Fish Balls

Fish Balls

What is a fish ball? An edible, 1 – 2 inch ball-shaped patty made of pulverized / pounded fish. They are generally white or yellow in colour.  They are a staple of Chinese cooking and are used in a wide array of dishes.  They are cooked by frying, boiling or steaming, added to noodle and [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Lard

"Wet" Lard - Yuck!

What is Lard? Lard is pig fat.  It can be used ‘wet’ and looks similar to butter and is often used in pastries or it can be used in a ‘dry’ form that is similar to crackling on a pork roast.

Why is it used? It’s used for cooking, frying, is popular in baking and [...]

Nutrition Info: Singapore Economy Rice Meals

Economy Rice Selections

In Singapore one of the cheapest meal deals you can find in the local hawker food centres are the “Economy Rice” stalls.  They consist of pre-prepared dishes such as braised tofu, black pepper chicken, sweet & sour fish / pork / chicken, sambal fish, ommelete and many variations of vegetables just to name a few.

First [...]

Nutrition Info: Soba Noodles

Buckwheat seeds

Soba noodles originate from Japan and are made with at least 30% buckwheat flour and the remainder is wheat flour.  They are similar to spaghetti noodles except light brown in colour.  They are an extremely healthy choice, here’s why:

What is Buckwheat? It is a fruit seed that is gluten free.

Health Benefits of Buckwheat:

Excellent source [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Easter Eggs

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

If you are lucky enough to receive chocolate this weekend, here is some nutrition info you may (or may not) want to be aware of:

Here’s a list of calories for popular Easter Eggs and Easter Treats.

Easter Treat

Size

Calories

Small solid milk chocolate egg

5g

20

Crunchie Easter Egg

100g

525

Kit Kat Chunky Easter Egg

100g

532

Lindt Gold Bunny

100g

535

Nestle Smarties Egg

50g

255

Cadbury Creme Eggs – [...]

The Meat Monster Burger

The Meat Monster Burger.

This is not a promotion… this is an “oh my god” moment.  As if super sizing meals and add-ons (drinks / fries / onion rings / desserts) weren’t enough – Burger King (in Japan only) have launched The Meat Monster Burger.   A burger packed with 2 beef patties, 1 chicken fillet, 3 bacon rashers, 2 [...]

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    • Guest_4235 : HI, I started to have Starbucks breakfast recently. the sandwiches and wraps looks much healthier than other fast food joints'. I did research on their official website, where I can only find US breakfast items. SG's food items are slightly different, and their local website did not capture any.Could you please help to get some info on that? I love their egg white redpepper mushroom wrap.
    • Guest_1550 : i hope you post more articles on the calories! probably the kind of noodles or rice calories, along with the fruit juices!
    • Guest_124 : «link»
    • Rid : Like your blog, perhaps a compilation of top 10 hawker stall healthy food. For foreigners who don't completely understand the food, eating out on a diet is often difficult. =)
    • Guest_262 : YEA!! please advise more of the new year goodies nutriution facts!
    • Guest_2848 : HI, Nat, can you give some advise on CNY food? Yu Sheng, pork jerks and dumplings. Thanks!!!
    • Guest_2077 : I hope you can update more often
    • Guest_218 : Hello! could you do a post on nutritional content of local snacks - for example soon kueh, ang ku kueh, and malay kuehs. Thanks so much!
    • Fat belly : Hello! I'm confused. I've read protein helps in weight loss, but some articles mention it helps to gain weight! So which is the right one? I don't wan to end up gaining instead of losing. Please help! Thanks!=)
    • Ri here!!! : I love the article....
    • Guest_3919 : Hello
    • belmont : Thanks a lot. I really appreciate the nutrition info articles. :)
    • Guest_3506 : how much calories in white wheel shaped pellet snacks
    • s1190 : Hi there, I read a lot of your articles in one go. Great information, great work ! In a few articles you mention 400-500 calories a meal/dish is considered a lot / almost half of requirement. And the average female only need 1200 calories /day and men 1500 / day. I suppose that's basal metabolic rate right ? So If the person do some sedentary activities, the calories needed is more. It's hard to believe that 1200/1500 is the standard. Minus 500 Kcal to lose weight then all day long i could onl
    • Guest_2834 : Nat, totally agree with your post on bad PT. My previous PT always texting on his phone, ANNOYING~! and it was very awesome of you to post an artical supporting Pauline~!
    • Guest_2822 : Hello, I understand you did a post on Mr Bean nutritional content before! I recently visited their website and found out that they have a comprehensive listing of their product nutritional information. Simply go to their website and there is this nutritional information button (in a small balloon) for each of their product category under the "products tab"
    • Guest_3745 : Hi! Would love to know whether there is a significant difference if we ask for evaporated milk instead of coconut milk in certain desserts, e.g. Chendol, Or is it about the same calories since evaporated milk is fattening too? Thanks!
    • Sally : Hi Nat. I was wondering if you could do a segment on Pepper Lunch. I love that restaurant, but have heard that it is quite unhealthy. Thanks!
    • Cheryl : Hi Guru, I was wondering, would it be better to not snack at all, or snack on "healthy snacks that can aid weight loss" for example nuts, certain fruit (in moderation)... Because I have a tendency to snack a lot even when Im not hungry. Recently I did try to cut down on my snacking, but a part of me says that these snacks are healthy so I snack even more -.- so.... Any advice? Healthy snack or no snack at all?
    • Guest_160 : i love this cite so much!! thank you nat!
    • Guest_3627 : Update leh
    • Rachel : @Winnie: TaoKaeNoi's grilled seaweed is pretty low-cal and very yummy, only 15 cals for one whole big sheet! The classic flavour is nice. The other 2 are quite spicy.
    • Rachel : Hi healthguru, please do up another post on bubble tea! It'd be nice to know the actual calorie counts of at least the basic milk tea with pearls for each different brand (koi, gingcha, each a cup, sweet talk) etc as certain brands are notably less milky and creamy than others. Would really appreciate it xx
    • Winnie : Hi there! Thanks for your really informative and interesting articles! I wanted to ask you more about healthy snacks other than the ones you've mentioned from xndo. Do you have any tips for simple, cheap, low cal yet healthy snacks that we can get at most supermarkets? Would you recommend popcorn or nata de coco? Thanks! :)
    • Guest_120 : i eat pau too, thought its steamed n it shd be less sinful, but seems to gain weight by eating it every snack time in morning though.
    • Melanthe : Sorry, and all kinds of pau too! As I eat pau every morning and i am extremely curious.
    • Melanthe : Please do a calorie count for Jollibean pancakes- rounds, normal and crispy ones, with all the flavours: green tea, red bean, peanut butter and cheese!
    • tommy : Hello, I would like to know what's the daily intake requirements for male, age 34 - calories, fat, carbo, sodium or any important things that i should note in my daily meal plans.
    • Guest_1826 : Hey, could you do a review of the food in Cedele (especially the cakes and sandwiches)? A lot of Singaporeans tend to think that it's a place for healthy dining, but I am a bit skeptical. After all, cakes still do contain a lot of sugar don't they? How healthy can it be?
    • Guest_3475 : Hello health guru, I hope you can write a post on jollibean pancakes. Because they sell a variety of pancakes and I don't think they have the same amount of calorie as compared to mr bean. For example they sell peanut roll which is a lot bigger then mr bean's pancake.
    • Guest_2131 : Do u have a breakdown of all types if pau? (yan, redbean)
    • Guest_4047 : Hi! I had a bowl of Laksa the other day with fish, shrimp and noodles and it was amazing. However, I reckon there are quite a few calories in such a bowl from all the coconut milk added?
    • Guest_3664 : Hi, i love fillet o fish frm mcdonald. Always ordered one without tartar sauce, how many calories will that be?
    • Guest_60 : Hi Health Guru, does belgium waffles have more calorie then a 6 inch waffle?
    • Guest_682 : Hi, what's the breakdown for Lao Ban tau huay (aka beancurd)?
    • Guest_4220 : Hi Health guru, i'm curious about the nutritional facts for mc d soft serve ice-cream. how can it be so sweet and nice and only 150kcal? is the info reliable?
    • Guest_2835 : hey your blog is very informative! is it possible to do a write up for jollibean pancakes like you did for mr bean? thank you!
    • Guest_1872 : Thanks for answering my enquires regardign waffles.
    • Guest_1960 : Hi We are a group of NUS students doing a survey on Body Image Perceptions among Singaporeans. Pls take 2 min to fill in this short survey. «link» Thanks!
    • Guest_3774 : Does 60g of waffle equals to 7 inch of waffle?

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