Eating

The Six Best Grains for Healthy Carbs

Let’s get this straight: we need carbohydrates. In fact, they’re our body’s natural fuel source. The problem is that today we have more access to higher quantities of carbs, and more often in highly refined forms like sugar than nature ever intended. When not burned off, the excess is stored as fat. Cereal grains like wheat, rice and oats are our main carbohydrate sources. You’ve probably heard some are better than others. For example, rice is a bad carb. It’s basically pure …

 Eating

Hidden Sugars: What You Need to Know

A granola bar contains nearly as much sugar as a can of coke: welcome to the world of hidden sugars. It’s fair to say that Singaporeans enjoy eating more than just about anything else. But with one in nine people suffering from Type 2 diabetes, it’s clear that our love affair with food is not always healthy. But diabetes is entirely preventable through a good diet and exercise. There’s no reason we can’t have our chilli crab and eat it …

 Bread Recipes

Brown Rice and Quinoa Loaf Bread (Vegan and Celiac Friendly)

Making this bread had been a mission more complicated than we would have anticipated. Because we were trying to create a version of gluten free bread that was free of eggs but would rise normally and retained its softness and moistness inside. After several attempts, we had successfully achieved a recipe that could pass on as loaf bread itself, with the additions of quinoa and brown-rice of course.

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HEALTHY RECIPES

Spinach Fatayer

Spinach Fatayers, or spinach stuffed pies, are triangular little savoury pastries that are a beloved Lebanese treat. Light, delicious and healthy, these treats are the perfect pre-meal snack that can be easily whipped up to whet any appetite.

Chili Crab Crystal Dumplings

Partially inspired by Singapore’s all-time favourite dish of chilli crab, these little morsels consist of fresh crabmeat in a spicy chili paste and wrapped in a translucent springy skin. Make 15 – 20 dumplings.

Dumplings, Three Ways – SORTEDfood

Making your own dumplings might seem like a daunting affair – especially when you’re not too sure where to begin. Here are three different types of dumplings at three varying skill levels to suit any tastebud and any chef. Fried, baked or steamed, satisfy your dumpling cravings right at home.

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