The Health Guru

Facts, Hints, Tips, Advice and Inspiration on everything to do about health & weight loss.

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 […]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Frozen Yoghurt

What is Frozen yoghurt:  Frozen yoghurt is considered as a type of DESSERT.   While it carries the name ‘yoghurt’, it truly is much more like a soft serve ice-cream.  It varies a little slightly as it is generally lower in fat (due to milk being used instead of cream) and is slightly more sour.  Therefore, […]

What is Yoghurt?

Yoghurt is produced by fermenting milk with bacteria called “yoghurt cultures”.  Fermentation of lactose (sugar) by this bacteria produces lactic acid, which causes the protein in milk to thicken and become tangy / sour. Yoghurt is rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 & B12.  The live bacteria that is retained is extremely beneficially for […]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Yami Yoghurt

Yoghurt has entered the retail snack food market in a big way.  No longer do you find it only in the dairy section in the supermarket, you can easily find stalls selling yoghurt and yoghurt based snacks in shopping centres. There’s a misconception that Yoghurt is healthier than Ice-cream.  There are so many varieties, styles […]

Nutrition Info: Chickpeas

Chickpeas are part of the legume family and are also known as ceci bean, garbanzo bean, chana, sanagalu, Indian pea and grams. These are a particularly valuable food as they are higher in protein without containing any animal protein.  For this reason, they are highly regarded by vegetarians.  They are also very versatile and can […]

Top 10: Best and Worst Anti-inflammatory foods

Chronic inflammation of the cells in your body is though to cause some of the biggest health problems of the world today including Heart Disease, Diabetes and Cancer. The best news is that studies have proven that the risk of each of these are significantly reduced by changing our lifestyle and making better food choices. Therefore, […]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Ais Kachang

Ais Kachang (or Ice Kachang) is a common Malaysian and Singaporean dessert.  It consists of a mountain of shaved ice and then brightly coloured syrups are poured over the top including rose syrup, sarsi syrup and gula Melaka syrup (palm sugar).  What makes it so unique are the toppings that can be added on top […]

Nutrition Info: Calories in Hot Cross Buns

A hot cross bun is a sweet spiced bun that typically contains currants, raisin, cinnamon, candied fruit and fruit peel that is marked with a white cross on top made from either pastry, flour or icing.  These buns are synonymous with Easter, traditionally only being eaten on Good Friday.  However, now they are growing in […]

Nutrition Info: Claypot Rice (with chicken)

Traditionally, Claypot rice is a one pot meal cooked in a slow-cooking claypot heated from hot charcoals / fire.  Rice makes up the base on the meal and is generally prepared first.  Later, other economical type meats and vegetables are added such as chicken, chinese sausage, egg and most available local vegetables. The flavour of […]

Nutrition info: Calories in Nata de coco

Nata de coco is a chewy, translucent, traditional Philippine dessert which is a coconut gel-product made from the fermentation of coconut water. Nata de coco is most commonly sweetened as a candy or dessert, and can accompany many things including pickles, drinks, ice-cream, puddings and fruit mixes. Nata de coco pudding: 1 cup (118 g) […]

Nutrition Info: Calories in KFC Chicken Breast (with and without skin)

KFC… it’s finger licking good…  and dripping with fat… When I researched this I was shocked at how much energy is contained in 1 little KFC chicken breast and what a difference removing the skin makes! KFC Chicken Breast Original Recipe (1 serving)
 Energy: calories: 360 calories Protein: 34 g Carbs: 11 g Fat: 21 g KFC […]

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    • Guest_4051 : Hi, would you consider thosai as one of the healthiest hawker foods available?
    • Beauty : thanks so much! It makes it so easy to count my daily calories. Can you do a table of calories for different genders, ages and lifestyles? I found a very good one online.
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    • Guest_4634 : I just read your post on Egg McMuffin. I had it for breakfast yesterday. No wonder I was feeling all cranky and moody and hungry the whole day!
    • Guest_3110 : Could you do a post on different kind of sugar? White sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, molasses sugar, stevia, xylitol etc. :)
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    • ashley : what is your take on meal replacement for weight loss program?
    • Guest_2939 : Hey! Could you do an article on the different types of rice porridge? Thanks:)
    • CM : Hello!! I saw the Mr Bean Soya Beancurd calories and I was thinking, does that include the one w soya milk? Or is it just the plain one (apparently immersed in water) If its the one in water, how many calories is the one w soya milk?
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    • Guest_4239 : Hi, can you tell us if nuts are fattening? If consumed at about 100g per day? I really can't keep my serving size to like 'a handful'...
    • Guest_4596 : please post information about vitamin water please!
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    • anorexicrecovery : Hello, I would like to ask whether if pork lard bits being garnished on top of the prawn noodle soup would be counted within the calories but I didn't consume them?
    • Cheryl : hi there, could you provide more information on the calories for some common snacks in singapore? like those in bakeries and so on. thank you!
    • Bellalin : I have been gaining on lots of weights since my 2nd boy was born. From 50kg to now 70kg. Been doing aerobic workout 5x a wk n I don't snack but still I m putting on weights slowly but surely. Now I just started on pills n counting calories to see if it helping. Any other advices as to how I can loose weight fast cause I look terrible now
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    • yv : In your post on boiled egg calories, you mentioned taking 2 hard boiled eggs everyday, Will that be too much for cholesterol?
    • shawna : ive lost close to 10kg now after almost 4 months of clean eating (with some cheats inbetween) and im looking at losing the last 5kg. ive been stuck at 51kg for a month now.. any ways? please help! :)
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    • pauline : hihi ty for posting all the useful tips. May I know how much calories does tom yam soup/tom yam soup with kway tiao contain? tyvm
    • Health Guru : @Guest_1856: Use the search box in my blog for "How to recognize food that's going to make you gain weight". It might help you.
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