Nutrition Info: Calories in Red Sauce (Yong Tau Foo)

Is Yong Tau Foo a healthy hawker food option? YES! Is the sauce you smother it with equally as good for you – NOT NECESSARILY! It’s quite a general rule of thumb with sauces – just assume they’re high in calories! There’s only a few exceptions to this rule (vinaigrette, balsamic vinegar, lemon/oil etc). Always [...]

Healthy snacks under 100 calories

I’m not an advocate of snacking – but everyone’s different and I know there’s just some occasions and days where you are hungry and need a little snack to see you through to your next meal. The biggest danger with snacking is that often that ‘little tempting morsel’ is a calorie bomb. So i’ve found [...]

Which are the best types of fruit to eat for weight management?

Follow this guide to see which fruit is the best to eat rated on how many calories per serve (typically 100g or 1 piece). You can also see the content of protein, sugar and fibre in each. Typically the more sugar it contains – the more calories. Therefore, when trying to manage your weight and [...]

I survived Febfast!

Well I made it… 29 booze free days in February. I must admit, there were some tough days, I may or may not have craved beer for breakfast on the last saturday – but I stayed strong and not a drop of alcohol passed my lips. I even managed to easily stay sober at networking [...]

Calories in Alcohol – Estimate how many you drink.

If you are a Health Guru fan you’ll know that this month I’m ‘Febfasting’ – no drinking for the whole month of Feb. I’m past the halfway mark now, and so far so good. I must admit, there’s been some tough days where drinking a nice ice cold beer would have been fantastic, but I’m [...]

Alcohol Calculator – How much money do you spend?

Click on the image in the this blog entry to take you to a resourceful website where among many things – you can calculate how much money you spend on alcohol every week, month and year! It’s kinda scary….

Nutrition Info: Calories in Beer

“MMMmmmmmm…… Beer” – Homer Simpson There are thousands and thousands of beers being brewed across the world. Therefore to answer the debate correctly – how many calories in beer… it truly depends on what type of beer you’re drinking. And of course, the volume. As a typical rule of thumb: The higher percentage alcohol – [...]

Calories in Bak Kwa (Chinese 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 [...]

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

It 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 [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in 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 [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Subway Cookies

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

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

I 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. [...]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Thunder Tea Rice

I 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”

There 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 [...]

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Guest_2728 : Hi healthguru, do you happen to know if the calories vary among different varieties of the same fruit, per 100g? E.g. Fuji apple vs Pacific Rose apple, Korean strawberries vs US ones, Chinese pear vs western pears, Navel orange vs blood orange etc... or are they just all basically the same? Your expertise would be much appreciated
Guest_4396 : Agree! Sounds like an interesting topic. I also read somewhere before that the best time to start a new diet is like on the first few days on/after the menstrual period (can't remember exactly tho)!
Guest_4126 : Hi, Guru, this might sounds wierd, but could you please help to explain the impact of female menstruation cycle on energy consumption, calorie burning and metabolism?? I resently read somewhere that female might comsume up to 300 more calories per day before and during their period; meanwhile we also have crazy cravings. would be great to control/regulate the diet and workout during that period of time
Guest_4412 : Hey, I was just wondering - when you state the nutrition info in foods, do you actually buy it and test it with special equipment, or are they just estimates from the ingredients?
Guest_3291 : Hi Heathguru! do you know the calorie count for lao ban tau huey? and also the beancurd tarts from le confectionary? A million thanks!
Guest_2575 : It's all good for the silver, because it makes us angry... and we are scary when we are angry!!~ watch out of Aussies for the next big race people!! --alicia
Guest_3574 : 's waiting for the yogurt post:) sorry for the double post!
Guest_1944 : how about including other yogurt chains too, e.g. Sogurt, Yigloo, Yogurt place, Yoguru, Sour Sally (wisma atria) which has flavours like chocolate.. Since stores such as Yami yogurt already display nutrition info at their stores while other brands do not! And they all have varying tartness/creamin ess/iciness/swee tness too so the calories are definitely not the same..it'd be really great have a comparison of froyo across the various brands! I'm not the same person btw, just another reader who'
Guest_1944 : how about including other yogurt chains too, e.g. Sogurt, Yigloo, Yogurt place, Yoguru, Sour Sally (wisma atria) which has flavours like chocolate.. Since stores such as Yami yogurt already display nutrition info at their stores while other brands do not! And they all have varying tartness/creamin ess/iciness/swee tness too so the calories are definitely not the same..it'd be really great have a comparison of froyo across the various brands! I'm not the same person btw, just another reader who'
Health Guru : THANKS! I'm doing a post on Yami yoghurt this week... keep reading.
Guest_449 : This is a wonderful blog! You have so much information here that is otherwise really difficult to find (or nonexistent) on the web. I really appreciate your efforts and I am glad to say that your blog has helped me to make better and healthier choices in my life Can't wait for the yogurt post! I'm really curious about all these frozen yogurt stores that seem to be everywhere in Singapore now.
Health Guru : Please use the SEARCH box at the top to look for post about food you're interested in. There has been a post on Char Kway Teow. Thanks.
Guest_293 : what about the fats & caloriesin char kweh tiao
Guest_479 : Hi!! Can you help me find out the calories content in LaoBan Tau Huey? I'm counting my daily calories intake, but I cant seem to find any nutritional facts about Laoban Tau huey (
Guest_446 : Hi!! Can you help me find out the calories content in LaoBan Tau Huey? I'm counting my daily calories intake, but I cant seem to find any nutritional facts about Laoban Tau huey (
Happy guest : Hi, just want to say how much I appreciate this blog, it is really informative and helpful thank you so much xx
chandran : having oats cookie for breakfast is it healthy?
Health Guru : Guest_950 can you email me at: «email» so that I can answer you! Thanks.
Guest_950 : Hi! I'm pretty confused and stressed out right now! I've been reading your website for 2 years and finally have a question to ask. According to traditional chinese medicine, I have something called a 'fiery liver' and have to avoid deep fried, spicy, food cooked at extreme heat, spicy food which I love, curry, etc. I need to lose a lot of weight (about 20kg!) and have a health condition (my doctor--a traditional chinese medicine practitioner-- says that I have messed up body systems, thus af
Guest_2973 : Hello:). Would love it I'd you could do a post of the calories in coffee from places such as Starbucks and Coffee Bean.
Guest_1240 : Hi (: would appreciate if you can post on the calorie for different types of spaghetti (: thanks (:
Guest_4823 : hi can u do a post on laoban beancurd? i love it so much & i know soy has gd protein but idk if lao ban is high sugar too? i love ur blog!!
Health Guru : Hi yoghurt lovers - yes... a yoghurt post is coming soon. As a quick estimation the smallest size, natural Yami yohurt is approx 140 calories!
Guest_4156 : can you a post on the calories of yogurt! especially flavoured ones with toppings!
rasca : u know.....i dunno who u are, but reading these stuff has me motivated to want to do something abt my weight prob....thank you!
Guest_325 : hi, your blog is very informative! thanks!
Guest_1748 : awesome information!
Guest_1250 : Good job! Please post more information about local deilights! appreciate the effort!
Guest_267 : Request: calories in the various brands of froyo in sg! Also, a post about calories in different brands of bubble tea! (calories and nutrition). Would be much appreciated!
Guest_2093 : very informative blog considering how difficult it is to find info abt Sg food. keep up the nice work!
nat : awesome blog! Singaporeans need to read this.
Guest_3960 : Hi, can you post about what you think of natural peanut butters?
Guest_1746 : Guru! Please do on Singapore many yogurt stores like sogurt and ymi yogurt and even galcious! I don't know if it's healthy or loaded with calories!!
Guest_1746 : Hi guru, can u do a post about what to do after losing weight? How to maintain or even lose more? And also cAlroies on Indian rojak? Cause it is really hard to calculate that. And also chines food like kueh and all that:))
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Guest : Hello! Just wondering, could you do a post on the frozen yogurt stores available in S'pore? Eg. Yami Yogurt, Sogurt, Yoguru, Frolick, etc. It must be difficult to estimate the nutrition content in frozen yogurt, but perhaps you could give it a try? I love having fro-yo as a snack, so it'd be nice to know which brands to avoid and which brand to go for! (: Thanks!

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