Being in the US, I'm getting a healthy portion of food every day.. Yes, I've been eating wayyyy too much than I usually do but I've also got to see the tasty healthy options that I may just start incorporating in my daily diet when I'm back.
1. Smoothies!!
They are an easy way of getting all that delicious goodness. The people at the dining hall get creative and change the ingredients once in a while and so far they've been doing a GREAT job.
They've experimented with strawberries, strawberry and orange, peaches, bananas =)
All you need extra is yogurt and crushed ice!
2. Grains and Oatmeal
One of the combination of food I created here was to scoop up a ladle of oatmeal (or cream of rice), add a thin layer of brown sugar, then a big blop of yogurt (I love the strawberry flavour here), and a big spoon of grains or cereals. Yum!
It is an acquired taste though. I love how you have a crunchy, cold feel first, followed by a warm and soft feel after. I usually dig the spoon deep into the bowl so that I could feel all of it in one spoon =)
3. Meat options
We are also served with a slice of meat every day. The type of meat and the way it is cooked is changed every day. Marinate the meat well few hours prior, grill it and have a slice for breakfast or lunch, and I'm satisfied!
4. Omelettes
This is one of my favourite! Every weekday morning, one of the chefs makes an omelette for you with ingredients of your choice. A choice of ingredients include paprika, mushrooms and onions. You are given a bowl to pick out your ingredients (and how much you want of each) and you have the option of adding cheese to it. Delicious!
5. Sandwiches
While I'm use to having sandwiches back home, it is a useful idea to mix up the ingredients every once in a while. Try out different vegetables, maybe a slice of meat, different type of bread perhaps, toast it and you've changed it!
One of the things I learnt here is the importance of watching what you eat. The dining hall staff go as far as listing out the calories in each meal. They even make suggestions for what would be a healthy portion of serving! How could you NOT eat healthy after that?
1. Smoothies!!
They are an easy way of getting all that delicious goodness. The people at the dining hall get creative and change the ingredients once in a while and so far they've been doing a GREAT job.
They've experimented with strawberries, strawberry and orange, peaches, bananas =)
All you need extra is yogurt and crushed ice!
2. Grains and Oatmeal
One of the combination of food I created here was to scoop up a ladle of oatmeal (or cream of rice), add a thin layer of brown sugar, then a big blop of yogurt (I love the strawberry flavour here), and a big spoon of grains or cereals. Yum!
It is an acquired taste though. I love how you have a crunchy, cold feel first, followed by a warm and soft feel after. I usually dig the spoon deep into the bowl so that I could feel all of it in one spoon =)
3. Meat options
We are also served with a slice of meat every day. The type of meat and the way it is cooked is changed every day. Marinate the meat well few hours prior, grill it and have a slice for breakfast or lunch, and I'm satisfied!
4. Omelettes
This is one of my favourite! Every weekday morning, one of the chefs makes an omelette for you with ingredients of your choice. A choice of ingredients include paprika, mushrooms and onions. You are given a bowl to pick out your ingredients (and how much you want of each) and you have the option of adding cheese to it. Delicious!
5. Sandwiches
While I'm use to having sandwiches back home, it is a useful idea to mix up the ingredients every once in a while. Try out different vegetables, maybe a slice of meat, different type of bread perhaps, toast it and you've changed it!
One of the things I learnt here is the importance of watching what you eat. The dining hall staff go as far as listing out the calories in each meal. They even make suggestions for what would be a healthy portion of serving! How could you NOT eat healthy after that?
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