KiasuParents - Parenting in Singapore

MyPillow wrote:

Zeit wrote: It's because you're not above 60 yet. For the elderly in my family, all have switched to brown rice already. You can go to Australia to buy the expensive clever rice.
http://originsonline.com.sg/healthcare/ ... uct_id=173

For white rice, let it cool down first. You can leave it in the fridge and reheat the next day. Less 'potent'.

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-di ... nd-cooking

Another factor prob is genes dependent . check the seniors in family health issues
my maternal n paternal all no diabetics n never take brown rice. High blood pressure n cholesterol coz some oldies like to eat fatty meats since young. If there is family history , good to manage the
rice, drinks, salt diet . Go out and exercise more. Eat greens n proteins more , carbo minimal.

Yes. Gotta check your spouse's side as well, as it may affect your children.

Genes aside, it's still good to avoid as diabetes leads to heart diseases, stroke, loss of eyesight or limbs.

Nebbermind wrote:BTW, when he talked about sugar intake, he was referring to obesity, right? Not diabetes...which, well, the obese will have higher risk.

No he was talking abt diabetes, regardless of weight. Normal weight people can also get diabetes. Obesity was just a sidetrack when he flashed the 1 in 5 children infographic or something?

Nebbermind wrote:

MyPillow wrote:
i rarely drink outside teh, kopi .
all home brewed
No 3 in 1

200ml Dutch Lady Strawberry Milk - Sugar (16.4g)
Nescafe White coffee 3 in 1 (30g Sachet) = total carb 21g
Nescafe regukar 3 in 1 (22g) = 13g
1 can coke = 39g

HOw many coffee do you take a day?

cannot take 3 in 1
I drink one cup in morning,
1 heap teaspoon coffee powder
1 teaspoon dutch condensed milk
4 teaspoon oats

sometime in afternoon, ownself make lipton tea or green tea

Our family has been consuming red rice and low GI white rice for a few years. I cook red rice and low GI white rice together and it turns out ok. No need to cook them separately. And my rice cooker doesn't have brown rice function.

Low GI white rice tastes awful so it is better to put pandan in it if you want to cook it alone.

I am looking for organic black rice because I read that it is even better than red rice. Anybody knows where I can buy it? TIA

ammonite wrote:White rice has been eaten for generations. The difference is not in the white rice, but the quantity, accompanying food, and lack of exercise. Of course no irvins salted egg yolk chips either, lol.

(Nice?? I saw the long queue but could not bring myself to try the samples. My kids as well went eeew. I guess we are just not into novelty food. )

It's because of our sedentary lifestyle. Plus, airconed underground linkways, better public transport connections, lift landings at every floor for HDB. Luckily I also go cycling and briskwalking at night.

You gotta try Irvins chips once in your life time. It's dangerously addictive! Bought 2 cartons for my HK friends to bring back. They are crazy about this local snack. My Indonesian friend also asking me to buy as it's also very popular in Jakarta, but I'm not free to queue, as the Jun hols are over!

MyPillow wrote:
cannot take 3 in 1
I drink one cup in morning,
1 heap teaspoon coffee powder
1 teaspoon dutch condensed milk
4 teaspoon oats

sometime in afternoon, ownself make lipton tea or green tea

Oats with coffee....nice har? 4 teaspoon like very little...that's for bf?

MyPillow wrote:

lee_yl wrote: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/h ... ary-drinks

Ah yo! scary right!
The K and Jap had white rice fr breakfast to dinner lei ! wonder what is their data ?

They don't drink tea black with sugar, they drink unsweetened tea

Plus K & Jap don't have so much meat in their diet which means lower cholesterol.

The interplay between sugar and cholesterol not really fully understood yet

Zeit wrote:
It's because of our sedentary lifestyle. Plus, airconed underground linkways, better public transport connections, lift landings at every floor for HDB. Luckily I also go cycling and briskwalking at night.

pay the same sc/cc...even 2nd floor also must take lift...or else lugi!!

Zeit wrote:Yes. That's why I have the fitness tracker that PM wears. Must walk 10,000 steps per day, but sadly, I can hardly meet my target.

There are apps to download to track your daily calorie intake too. After a few months, I gave up! Who can resist that pack of Irvins salted egg yolk chips?

Can be done if one has the heart.

sidetrack. if you think Irvin's is good, can try Frenzied frenz (some others not that nice). My colleagues and I used to go crazy over these but after they keep hiking the price, I decided they can keep the calories.

Nebbermind wrote:

MyPillow wrote:
cannot take 3 in 1
I drink one cup in morning,
1 heap teaspoon coffee powder
1 teaspoon dutch condensed milk
4 teaspoon oats

sometime in afternoon, ownself make lipton tea or green tea

Oats with coffee....nice har? 4 teaspoon like very little...that's for bf?

i dun like oats too, so this is my mini efforts lor . I should increase to 2 tablespoons soon.
not nice at all , i kindly "warn" you ah