Trying to eat a clean diet. Help

[sixthson]

I think chinese food has the reputation of being healthy because it uses meat as an accent rather than the staple and it uses a wide variety of vegetables. I doubt it is all that healthy because so much of it is fried, using not the healthiest oils. Also, the chinese diet is high in sodium. You can, however, make stir fry meals using many of the same ingredients and make it healthy. An investment in a good oil is worth it. So, a healthy stir fry would be fish or chicken, veggies and rice, limiting soy sauce or use low sodium soy sauce.

Legumes are beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, to name a few. Try making some soups, like bean, pea or lentil soups using meat for flavoring. They can be very hearty and filling and a pot of soup will last you several days and should be inexpensive.

 

[travis82]

Have you got a garden, or even a patio or yard? There's a lot you can grow in quite a small space. It sounds like you need to convert your whole household to healthier eating habits. If you are the only one who's trying to reform his diet then it's going to be an uphill struggle. What if you were to take control of dinner one day a week and try to win them all over gradually?

That's not going to happen. My parents and my younger brother likes to eat whatever they wish to.


So yeah, I'm the odd man out, trying to eat a healthy diet.

 

[JohnnyAnger]

I think chinese food has the reputation of being healthy because it uses meat as an accent rather than the staple and it uses a wide variety of vegetables. I doubt it is all that healthy because so much of it is fried, using not the healthiest oils. Also, the chinese diet is high in sodium. You can, however, make stir fry meals using many of the same ingredients and make it healthy. An investment in a good oil is worth it. So, a healthy stir fry would be fish or chicken, veggies and rice, limiting soy sauce or use low sodium soy sauce.

Legumes are beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, to name a few. Try making some soups, like bean, pea or lentil soups using meat for flavoring. They can be very hearty and filling and a pot of soup will last you several days and should be inexpensive.

I would imagine western, restaurant based, Chinese food is probably more the issue. You don't often hear about China having a historic health problem due to its cooking.

 

[travis82]

I think chinese food has the reputation of being healthy because it uses meat as an accent rather than the staple and it uses a wide variety of vegetables. I doubt it is all that healthy because so much of it is fried, using not the healthiest oils. Also, the chinese diet is high in sodium. You can, however, make stir fry meals using many of the same ingredients and make it healthy. An investment in a good oil is worth it. So, a healthy stir fry would be fish or chicken, veggies and rice, limiting soy sauce or use low sodium soy sauce.

Legumes are beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, to name a few. Try making some soups, like bean, pea or lentil soups using meat for flavoring. They can be very hearty and filling and a pot of soup will last you several days and should be inexpensive.

Do you know that chinese takeout food has so much sodium, salt , MSG ( monosodium glutamate)??


One of the worst effects of eating sodium is water retention. You get puffy cheeks and your face swell up like a balloon.

 

[sixthson]

I would imagine western, restaurant based, Chinese food is probably more the issue. You don't often hear about China having a historic health problem due to its cooking.

Actually, stroke is the number one cause of death in China. Hypertension is a big problem and the high salt diets has to be part of that, as well as smoking.

 

[travis82]

I would imagine western, restaurant based, Chinese food is probably more the issue. You don't often hear about China having a historic health problem due to its cooking.

I'm not from china. I live in singapore.


We have a lot of food stalls selling chinese food that are loaded with fats, oils, salt and MSG. The food are delicious but also very unhealthy too.

 

[chrisrobin]

I'm not from china. I live in singapore.


We have a lot of food stalls selling chinese food that are loaded with fats, oils, salt and MSG. The food are delicious but also very unhealthy too.

The fats and oils in Chinese food are generally safflower or peanut - unsaturated. If a restaurant won't "hold" the salt or MSG, don't go back.

A good food guideline would be: the further from the factory, the better. Eat more chicken and fish and less beef and pork. Tofu is an excellent source of protein. And...stay away from high-fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (Butter is better.) If available, don't drink diet soda.

Bon Appétit!

 

[rareboy]

Thanks for all your advices. Yes, I'm a chinese guy.


Anyway, I heard that bread makes your face fat. Is that true?



I live with my parents and younger brother.


My mother buys dinner for me every day. Here's the problem. Because my dinner is from takeaway food that my mother buys from outside, I have no control over what I eat for dinner.


Most of the time, the takeaway/takeout food that my mother buys for my dinner, it is often unhealthy, lots of salt and processed food.


As for legumes, can you guys be more specific? Legumes refer to beans in general. What exactly kind of beans should I eat??


Thank you.

Rather than you mother buying dinner for you, why don't you learn to cook and have her buy fresh ingredients to do this? And if you are a grown boy, why is she still buying you dinner. You aren't a crown prince or anything. If you started doing some of the cooking, you could help your whole family to eat healthier.

 

[aaggii]

I don't know about the UK/Canada/other countries, but in the US foods that are produced "naturally", or that have lower sugar/salt/fat contents, are generally more expensive than say Doritos/Coca-Cola/potato chips, etc.

It largely comes from the crap like organic foods, you get to pay out the nose for the special labels and certification. I think that most of the stuff out there pushed as 'healthy' is just a way to sell you food at a jacked up price. This leads to the opinion of many folks like myself that healthy is a synonym for expensive.

In stores for vegans for example, sure, here too, but I highly doubt that if you go to the market, you can´t buy veggies and fruits at a reasonable price. With all this fat acceptance crap on tumblr, different blog users proved that eating healthy is not at all expensive. A $4 salad on McDonalds is not healthy food.

http://www.extension.org/pages/72579/is-it-really-more-expensive-to-eat-healthier#.VdiehJaBXzY

When I wanted to lose weight I simply ate less and healthier and moved more. That´s the whole story, period. Genetics, HAES and all those excuses are pure crap.

 

[Benvolio]

It needs to be saiid that thei talk about "clean", "organic", "additive free" etc. is mostly hype and exaggeration. You can safely ignore ir and concentrate on gaining weight. If you make your own bread, it may be delicious, much better tasting than commercial. But, without the additives, it will not stay fresh or mold free as long. There is a purpose for those additives.

 

[mikemizanin729]

Don't eat junk, eat healthier and do some exercise.

Can't be that hard.

 

[JohnnyAnger]

Rather than you mother buying dinner for you, why don't you learn to cook and have her buy fresh ingredients to do this? And if you are a grown boy, why is she still buying you dinner. You aren't a crown prince or anything. If you started doing some of the cooking, you could help your whole family to eat healthier.

This! I was made to cook for the family at least once a week from 13 onwards and if I were to move back in with them I think they would expect me to be cooking at least a few times a week.

Start with that, cook 1-2 meals a week and learn about cooking via books and recipes online - build from there.


I can't help that much in terms of what to hit up, as I have never struggled with gaining weight....

 

[dpnice]

I don't understand why you are asking us all for information.

It seems evident if you are living at home and your mother is providing you meals that there is no way you are going to change your diet or habits of eating.

The fact that you live in Singapore makes it difficult for us to suggest foods as we have less experience than you about what is available over there.

Perhaps if you explained what you are willing to do to eat healthily we could help. Do you prepare your own breakfast and lunch? Are you asking what sort of snacks you can eat?

Are you willing to start buying your own food and cooking for yourself? If not then I don't see how we can help.

 

[Benvolio]

Here is a discussion of the negative aspects of the clean food fadhttp://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9612872/why-clean-eating-is-worse-than-just-a-silly-fad/

 

[rareboy]

I don't understand why you are asking us all for information.

It seems evident if you are living at home and your mother is providing you meals that there is no way you are going to change your diet or habits of eating.

The fact that you live in Singapore makes it difficult for us to suggest foods as we have less experience than you about what is available over there.

Perhaps if you explained what you are willing to do to eat healthily we could help. Do you prepare your own breakfast and lunch? Are you asking what sort of snacks you can eat?

Are you willing to start buying your own food and cooking for yourself? If not then I don't see how we can help.

Pretty much all of this.

The OP has to be the one that doing all the heavy lifting and when I read someone say that they have no control over their dinner because while he is unemployed and living at home....mummy brings home take-out...well..I pretty much give up right then and there.

The first thing about good nutrition is taking responsibility for yourself as an adult.

 

[JPGhost]

Instant noodles..spam..are some of em.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

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or apeess stop fartin ans figa obvious anytime okay

tinku

 

[peeonme]

Start by counting calories, http://www.loseit.com/
you can join this web sight free, keep track of calories and get suggestions from them.

 

[travis82]

Sorry, but you guys make it sound so easy....

If I cook my meals, that means I have to spend a reasonable amount of money on food each week, each month.....


I don't have a job now, so I'm just depending on my savings to get by each day.


I can't afford to spend too much money just on food every week.



I don't really like cooking because you have to spend time preparing, cleaning, washing the food. After that, you have to clean up all the dirty plates,pots,forks and spoons.



And what happens if I get a job?


Does that mean I have to start eating unhealthy takeout and junk food from outside??

 

[JohnnyAnger]

So, you don't want to spend money or put in any effort? You're an adult mate - you have to start doing these things. A dirty pot is not going to kill you...