Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2012: GOLD! International business houses race (Aka. the expat race)
Well done Austcham Paddle Club – day 1, 1 GOLD! The only team to have 2 boats in the grand final – bringing home GOLD for the A Boat and 5th / 7th for the B Boat. Let’s do it all again tomorrow…
Singapore Dragonboat Festival – 30th June / 1st July – Bedok 800 metre race
Austcham Paddle Club have trained solidly for 8 weeks in the lead up to the 800 metre race at Bedok, 2012. The team are quite fit and paddling well together considering the DBS Regatta was only a few weeks ago in May. Over the last 8 weeks there’s been beefcake, milkshake, time trials, Hellweek and of […]
Nutrition Info: Calories in Dark Chocolate
Dark Chocolate can be good for you! It has some really great health properties such as lowering blood pressure, but before you all run out to start binging on chocolate to improve your health, understand that it contains calories and if you over eat it – then you’ll gain weight, which increases blood pressure. So […]
Nutrition info: Tomato Sauce (Tomato Ketchup)
The type of tomato sauce (ketchup) I’m referring to is the one you find in a bottle at the supermarket and you smother your fries with it. During the manufacturing process, it is indeed made from tomatoes, however lots of sugar is added to improve the taste and extend the shelf life (not too mention […]
Nutrition info: Calories in Bak kut teh
Bah kut teh (pronounced bar coo tay) is a form of chinese soup. It actually means ‘meat bone tea’ as it consists of a broth made from herbs, spices and pork ribs. In more luxurious versions you can also find offal, mushrooms, tofu or a chinese vegetable, choy sum. The soup is normally eaten with […]
Answers to the questions some of you have asked!
Dear Health Guru readers: Thanks so much for reading my blog and asking so many questions in the comment box. I do really love all the questions you ask – most of them really get me thinking and I typically have to go and do a lot of researching to answer them sensibly. In saying […]
Nutrition Info: Calories in Beancurd
Beancurd is made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. Therefore, the ingredients are quite simple. Knowing that, I’ve taken an estimate on the calories in beancurd. Remember – if the beancurd manufacturer / cook sweetens with sugar or adds other food items that contain alot of calories […]
How to calculate the calories in your food
Calculating the calories in your own meals is quite easy. Divide your meal up into protein, carbs and fat and weigh the amount. Then calculate using the following equation for each component: Protein: 4 calories per gram (16.7 Kj) Carbs: 4 calories per gram (16.7 Kj) Fat: 9 calories per gram (37.7 Kj) Yes, each […]
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