Yummy Pizza for lunch

TC made pizza with the kids. He bought the pizza base and kids made their own pizza. Super easy to make for the family and very delicious. 

Pizza

1) Spread tomato sauce on pizza base

2) Top the pizza with green, red capsicum, Mushroom and chicken

3) Sprinkle mozzarella cheese 

4) Bake for 5 minutes at 180C

5) Sprinkle Vegecolor on top of pizza

Mixed salad

1) Mix organic vegetable. 

2) Cut apples into cube and mix with the vegetable

3) Cut oranges and mix together 

4) Add olive oil and red wine vinegar. 



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Pei Lin
8332 3173

Recipe: Banana Oatmeal muffin

These Banana Oatmeal muffins are perfect for snack time. This is a very easy recipe that I found from the internet. The toppings can be fruits, raisins and nuts of your choice. My kids love them.

• 2 mashed ripe bananas (about 3/4 cup)
• 2 tablespoons Macadamia oil 
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup white whole-wheat flour 
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375º.

2. Combine bananas and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla) in a medium bowl; mix well, and set aside.

3. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup and level with a knife. Whisk together flour and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in a small bowl.

4. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until they are combined.

5. Use paper liners, and spoon 1/3 cup batter into each cup (cups will be full).

6. Bake for 16 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. Decorate with choice of fruits.

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Pei Lin LEE
8332 3173
Health Consultant

How many times can cooking oil be reused?

Today, I read an interesting article in New Straits Times entitled "How many times can cooking oil be reused?" According to the article, one should avoid reusing oil more than twice or the oil has turned black, smell rancid or has turned thick and sticky [Ref. 1, see excerpt below for full article ].

Should we follow the article guidance? Personally, I will not follow.

I will share why this is a nutrition misconception and why cooking oil should not be reused at all. Reusing cooking oil poses a great danger to people's health.

Here are the reasons [Ref. 2]
1.  Most cooking oils contain small amounts of malondialdehyde - a possibly carcinogenic substance that affects enzymatic activity, speeds up the process of aging, and is cytotoxic. The malondialdehyde level in oil will increase 10 times or more when the oil is used repeatedly.

2. The oil used for deep-frying is kept at higher-than-boiling temperatures for extended periods of time. This causes unsaturated fatty acids (unstable in nature) in plant oils to oxidize continuously, resulting in the formation of harmful, or even carcinogenic, substances.

3. Oil that is used repeatedly will have a lowered smoke point, and toxic substances are produces more easily in such oil.

I learned this knowledge through Dr Chen Jau Fei, renowned Nutritional Immunologist. She is giving a health talk on 26th November. Please details here. Please contact me if you would like to get the ticket.

See other posts related to cooking oil
1. How do you choose cooking oil?

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Pei Lin LEE
Health Speaker/Consultant

References
1. The Straits Times,. "How many times can cooking oil be reused?"  12 Nov. 2016
2. J.F. Chen, "Nutrition. Immunity. Longevity"

6 Immune Superfood for your Kid's Immunity & for their Learning Ability

One of the most common questions parents ask me is are there any natural wholesome food which is able to help in the children to stay healthy and at the same time enhance their ability to concentrate and focus to improve memory and excel in their studies.

The immune Superfoods are :-





Ginseng Berry

Are the kids under a lot of stress? Stress is inevitable in a fast paced society like Singapore, and ginseng berry is able to improve the blood circulation and transport oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Hence, your child will be able to sleep well. With better quality sleep, you will notice your kids will perform better, have better mood and able to handle their stress better, improves memory and concentration 



Cactus

Cactus has more than 10,000 types of phytochemicals. Every plant food has its own phytochemicals, also known as plant nutrients.

For example, an orange has 100 types of phytochemicals, where as aloe vera has more than 300 types of phytochemicals. The more phytochemicals, the better it is for our immune system.

With more than 10,000 types of phytochemicals, cactus can effectively strengthen our kid's immune system.

Cactus has very high anti-inflamatories properties to prevent the wound for being inflammed, speeds up wound healing and reduce the appearance of scars. Cactus is rich in many other nutrients and antioxidants, such as calcium. Cactus can help to boost up the production of blood platelets which is crucial for a dengue case.



Cactus fruits:

The fruit is an excellent source of nutrients for kids. It prevent DNA damage and promotes cell renewal. Cactus fruits nourishes our garbage collector in our immune system to help in expelling the phlegm more effectively.




Grape Seed:

Grape Seed contains OPC that are reported to be up to 20 times more powerful than vitamin C and up to 50 times stronger than vitamin E. Singapore is believed to have the highest myopia rate in the world. We can help prevent our child to become part of the statistic. The OPCs in the grape seed helps to strengthen the blood vessels and improve blood circulation in the eyes and it's the best nourishment for our children's eyes.



Rose:

Rose is high in antioxidants and will help to promote healthy skin thereby preventing UV rays to harm our child.



Seaweed:

Seaweed helps to clean out toxins from the digestive system. Seaweed also helps to prevent constipation.

Some parents asked me, if there are any difference when these super foods are consumed individually or it is better to consume all 6 together?

Have you heard of food synergy?
Food synergy happens when nutrients in food work together to produce a more healthful effects. In order to harness the optimum health benefits, it is best to consume all these 6 immune Superfood together. This will greatly boost the main functions of our immune system.

We are what we eat. The only way to attain good health is to lead a nutritional immunology lifestyle where we take care the best doctor within us and nourish it with the correct wholesome plant food. At the same time having a balance diet, sufficient rest and exercise.

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Pei Lin LEE
Health Consultant
Contact me:+65 8332 3173