healthy? how? why? what? -Lets talk about Carbohydrate how much you should take?

Health

As we grown up, we tend to follow whatever cuisine or lifestyle that we had since we are kids.
However , as times goes by, even how we maintain our health, it should be improve in a different way.

When we are talking about health, what is this all about?
Many peoples has neglect about this part in our daily routine in life
It do complies
Diet
Excercise
Habit
Rest
Emotion handling
lifestyle

First of all, what do we know about diet?
Let's start talk about carbohydrate , our main "fuel"
well, we just knew we cant live without carbohydrate , if we did we will feel weak
But the question is how much do we need?
The truth it is depends on what activities you planning to have for that particular day

Have you ever think of why is that after a meal, I feel sleepy and tired rather being feel more energize?

After the food digested or we " refuel" ourselves it should be like a car with fuel and it can burn and give the full power we need.

In Asian Country, most of us can't live without Rice
However, people did not know that the more rice that you consume, the faster this "fuel" is burning inside your body! The next thing is , you will feel you get hungry fast!
Well my dear friends, sure it is ! Cause the fuel is burning fast so it become " empty " fast as well, so the next thing you know is that you are looking for Food to refuel yourself!

Ok, lets think about it. This is not any Rocket Science.
Some people may say, hey I eat rice like for a decade!
Well , let us just flash back a little bit and a little bit more back to the time when we all are younger or as a kid.
What was the society back there, what they are doing for living? Is that office jobs? Or it is hard work that need strength?
Think about it, with those hard works , human need immediate fuel that could give them the strength to work.
 Tell me how you actually travel to school! You may walk , you may cycle and you have a bunch of sports activities to play. Which is the activities that all required strength!

Well let's come back now to our current society and lifestyle.
What do you do as your work? Well most of us work in the office!
So how much strength do you need?
Many people thought they needed that same rice  or more amount to give them strength, end up they feel so sleepy after the lunch.That excessive of carbohydrate that was not use, subsequently store in your body and also become YOUR FAT and what is bad it may convert to higher sugar level that could cause diabetes !!!
After that , you work so hard at Gym or do any exercise just to get rids of those Carbohydrate you did not use??
Tell me about it and think about it Today!
What you really required is the minerals and the vitamins that can help you think better!
And only little potion of the carbohydrate that fuel yourself up and plenty of fibre that help your digestion! Beside the protein, there is vitamin and minerals that your body needed to build up your immune system.

So out of all this, it is best to reduce rice taking or replace it with any other carbohydrate that had more fibre in it is contain.


picture taken from and credit to http://www.nst.com.my/
The fibre in complex carbohydrate, on the other hand, slows the body’s absorption of energy, ensuring that the brain gets a slow and steady supply of fuel.
Food: Whole grains (brown rice, oats, breads, pasta, crackers, cereals).

information taken from : Feed the brain - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/feed-the-brain-1.209141#ixzz2OKWU2mzG

Little Flower rules

Little Flower rules

1.           I love myself

2.           I love my life

3.         I love everyone who appear to my life regardless who you are

4.           I appreciate everything

5.           I am thankful to everyone

6.           I am who I am

7.           Nobody can set the limits but myself

8.           I appreciate the challenge appeared to me that make the tough of myself

9.           Life is about balance

10.        Never stop access to knowledge

11.        Music is the soul of my life

12.        Creativity is the greatness that color my life

13.        Every single live is precious and gem in my life

14.        I love unconditionally and it continues wherever, whenever I am.

15.        Every Life lesson means to growth me.

16.        Life is beautiful and I Love it. 

17.        I greet and I say thank you.

18.        Whether You like it or not , Yes , I am still smiling.

19.        Keep trying. 

20.        I keep my faith to my life.

21.        I like all kind of weathers, because it means the earth still alive.

22.        I am open to all kind of opinions because it adds on my understanding.

I choose my way to love and to precious each second of my life.

Thank you for everyone who support me , thank you for people who does not support me. You all exist to make a balance to my life and yes I love that you appear.

Thank you.

The rules goes on add on each day from my learning.

Love

Little Flower

My Fresh Energize Drinks ~ Lemongrass, basil , lime , honey

I love to work in my little flower garden . ^_^ That bring me my own herbs , fruit now.
Working hard on that , I need an refresh energize drinks.
Here it comes I got it from my Little Flower Love Garden.
My little lemon grass , Limau Kasturi , sweet Basil.

It is a hot day after working on it. I add it all to my cold drinks.

1. Rinse everything with running water.
2. Cut off the lemon Grass Roots , 
3. cut the Limau Kasturi into 2 pieces , and 
4. pluck the basil leaves.
5. Dissolve honey in the room temperature water or warm water.
6. Everything add in your plain water 
7. Add in ice
   
   Wah Lah, there goes my drink. ^_^
   
   

Benefits value:

• Basil – antiseptic, antibacterial, fungicidal, digestive aid, beta carotene, vitamin C, folate, B1,B2, B3, B5, B6,vitamin E, copper, magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, omega 3
  
  Little Flower Sharing ^_^ :For your reading pleasure : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil  
  
  
  
• Honey -
  1. Honey is nature's energy booster
  
  2. Honey is a great immunity system builder
  
  3. Honey is a natural remedy for many ailments 

          Little Flower Sharing ^_^ :For your reading pleasure :  http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/health-benefits-of-honey.html

• Limau Kasturi ( Calamondin) -

1. Strengthens the immune system.
2. Relieves itching from insect bites.
3. It has anti-inflammatory properties.
4. It can help with the relief of cough.
5. It helps to clear stubborn acne.
6. It can be taken for the relief of constipation.
   
   Little Flower Sharing ^_^ :For your reading pleasure : http://mind-body-spirit-connection.com/calamondin.html & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamondin

• Lemongrass
  
  1. It contains an antibacterial and antifungal properties
  2. It helps to detoxify the liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder and the digestive tract.
  3. Helps boost the immune system
  4. Helps reduce uric acid, cholesterol, excess fats
  5. It helps alleviates indigestion and gastroenteritis.
  6. Helps improve the skin by reducing acne and pimples
  7. It helps tone the muscle and tissues.
  8. Helps in menstrual troubles
  9. Helps reduce blood pressure and improve blood circulation
  10. Helps reduce cellulite
  11. Act as sedative for the central nervous system.
  12. May help prevent color cancer.
  13. Helps in reducing fevers
  14. Help in flatulence and colic
  15. Relieves arthritic pain and rheumatism
      Little Flower Sharing ^_^ :For your reading pleasure : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon & http://healthtips-sastha.blogspot.com/2012/02/health-benefits-of-lemon-grass.html

 Tips : 

• Don't mix honey with hot water, as any heating will reduce the aroma, flavour, and nutrition value of honey.
• How much ingredient to add in , it is depends on You ^_^, whether you like a strong or mild favor. Add in as much as per your taste bub.

My Simple Con gee aka Porridge

I love eating Porridge. As I love eating the smooth Porridge. Always wonder how to make it.
I search around and I found the working method and faster way to cook my con gee.

How to make a smooth white con gee.

1. Soaks the rice minimum half an hour before you boil it, drop a little oil to the rice so it does not stick together.
2. Boiled the water, usually the water is triple than the rice ratio, if you would like a watery con gee , you can add more , or the other way around
3. add in your rice and let it cook until boiled, turn down the heat to the lowest heat.
4. boiled for 20 minutes and the rice will be seen as started to break
5. Start to stir continuously for 10 minutes
6. You will find the con gee texture become smooth and thick as all the rice has break equally
7. If you found it is not smooth enough, cook for 10 minutes and stir for another 10 minutes.
8. At last you will get your white smooth con gee. You can keep it , or you can later add in any other ingredient and boil for 5 minutes.

Tips:

• Half an hour is just the minimum time to soak the rice, the longer time you soaks , the rice easily cooked and break
• Oil make the con gee become smoother
• Always watch out if the con gee is stick at the bottom of your pot, make sure you stir it and keep it to become overcook and burn

My recipe of today

Chicken Soup con gee cook with Scallop and Chinese Cabbage

I have boiled my chicken carcass soup and kept in the fridge.

1. Scallop should be soak for overnight to get it become soft as it is dried scallop.
2.  Heat up the chicken soup , if the chicken soup is not enough just add on water
3. Add in Scallop to boil for 10 minutes.
4. Bring the soup to boiled, add in the soaks rice.
5. Cook as per above con gee recipe
6. Serve it with Sesame oil/ parsley / ginger/ roasted Seaweed/ pepper , it is all depend on individual favor.

Chicken Soup for cooking usage

Cooking is just simply loving when there is a way for you to prepare your ingredient before or simply just cook and kept in the fridge and it is ready and available to use it. Well , boiling Chicken Soup is simply the simplest pre prepare ingredient , if you add more ingredient in, it is simply become the Chicken Stock.

At this moment, Chicken Soup has make my cooking more convenience and yet tasty.

How to make chicken soup?
Buy a chicken and put in? Some people may say , oh I cant finish the chicken .
Well, there are chicken carcass where people usually discard it and you can just simply use it to boil your chicken soup. It is as tasty as you boil a chicken and yet you will not worry about not able to finish your Chicken :)

Chicken Carcass is available in supermarket. Just go and grab it. It can be as cheap as 5 bucks.

How to cook?

1. Clean the inner organ that stick with the chicken carcass
2. wash the chicken carcass
3. Boil the water . The ratio should be double of your chicken carcass
4. Add in the chicken carcass and let it boiled with maximum heat for 2 minutes.
5. Bring down to lower heat.
6. Boiled until the meat and bone is soft enough for you to tear with spoon
7. Off the heat and add a little salt for the seasoning.
8. tear the bone and meat and stir to mix
9. Filter off the bone and meat.
10. Keep for one week

Love Had Raised Me up

In life, everyone have their own path.
However, the path where you grow is may not be your desired choice.
As times goes by, people remember how they are being raised, and static at the comfort zone.
As that is the only thing they knew.

Little Flower grow path, has been raised by love.
For being long enough that Little Flower has finally awakening.

As it is now awakening Little Flower, she choose her path to stay grounded and continue grow.
Now she felt herself belong to the nature.
She hear all the nature concert , she hear the tree whispering.
Life is never been calm as this and life is not the same way again.
She found her peaceful mind. She felt the earth is alive and she feel that she is being with the presence.

Thank you Love and Little Flower continue to love and spread the love.

My Endless and Unconditional Love

I finally found the love, the unconditional love that flows within me.

I continue to love as long as I am breathing.

my love is everywhere and every second

Life is so beautiful that I could continue to love

And this is the little flower love