Natural Healthy Food

These recent years, as my age is increasing **like a sum of numbers** I tends to be more picky about the food... My very beginning step into a healthy-food is have breakfast made of oatmeal. The usual oatmeal I have is the one in red packaging. This brand has 2 variation in our Indonesian market, the red and blue one. The red one is the instant mode, which need only hot-just-boiled water and pour it to 2-3 spoonful oatmeal, while the blue color is the one that we must cook on the stove. Will share some of the oatmeal variation later.

The above oatmeal is with : - fresh musroom, bought at small supermarket not-so-near-not-so-far from my house - fried crushed garlic - egg - some salt

Makan Sehat dengan Oatmeal

Sejak pulang kampung di Natal tahun lalu, saya semakin tertarik dengan oatmeal. Sebelumnya juga cukup familiar, namun karena selama ini kalau melihat bungkus oatmeal merek Quaker berwarna merah persepsinya selalu itu untuk orang tua, untuk orang sakit yang tidak bisa makan nasi. Suatu saat pernah membaca bahwa oatmeal itu sangat bagus khasiatnya untuk kesehatan. Kaya dengan serat, sehingga mengurangi resiko sakit jantung, dan beberapa khasiat lainnya. Maka, saya sendiri pun mencoba oatmeal. Mula-mula diberi gula sedikit, diberi susu, dicampur dengan cereal instant. Sudan bosan dengan yang rasa manis sekarang lebih banyak dimasak dan dicampur sayur, bakso, jamur etc..

Ayam Bumbu Rujak

Planning to cook ayam bumbu rujak.
Semoga bisa ya

Just an idea and effort to do my best.
To give something to my friends.

Picture menyusul yah ...

Recipe: Boiled Blood Cockles

This is my family recipe, we always eat at lunch.

Blood cockles, soak with water and let the dirts come out, then boil them.

Condiments:
3 - 4 bird's eye chili (cabe rawit), cut it to small pieces. Can be more or less.
2 garlic crushed
2 tbs soy bean sauce
1 tbs sugar
1/4 lemon, take the juice

To make the sauce:
Just mix the above.

Eat the cockles while still hot with rice (nasi putih).


tbs: table spoon

The power of Bananas

**Sent by a friend, hope this bless you :)**
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A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator! !! This is interesting. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.



Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia : High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.


Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey.. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.


Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.


Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !!!

Semangka - Watermelon

JAWABAN.com - Semangka dipercaya berasal dari gurun Kalahari, Afrika. Menurut para peneliti, buah ini pertama kali dipanen 5000 tahun yang lalu di Mesir dan menurut kepercayaan nenek moyang saat itu, buah ini terpakai untuk penguburan raja-raja agar roh mereka mendapat nutrisi di alam baka. Dan dari sanalah semangka dibawa keliling ke negara-negara di dunia.

Hari ini, kita tahu bahwa yang sudah dikubur jelas tidak bisa lagi menikmati nutrisi semangka. Kitalah yang berhak menikmati lezatnya dan betapa bergizinya buah yang satu potongnya sama fungsinya dengan segelas air tersebut. Tapi ingat, ketika mengkonsumsi semangka, bagian hijau dekat kulitnya ialah bagian terpenting yang harus ikut anda makan selain warna merah/kuningnya saja.


Apa saja fungsi semangka?

1. Jika anda sedang diet, maka semangka adalah teman baik anda. Buah ini bebas lemak dan memiliki kombinasi kadar gula terbatas dan kadar air berlimpah. Apalagi, buah yang satu ini bersifat cepat mengenyangkan di dalam lambung.

2. Semangka sangat baik bagi pengidap hipertensi. Kandungan air dan kaliumnya yang tinggi bisa menetralisasi tekanan darah.

3. Semangka juga mempergiat kerja jantung

4. Antioksidannya termasuk betakaroten dan vitamin C membantu sel-sel tubuh tetap sehat.

5. Semangka juga berfungsi untuk merangsang keluarnya air seni lebih deras sehingga sangat baik untuk mereka yang mengalami gangguan buang air kecil.

6. Semangka bisa dipakai untuk menurunkan demam

7. Semangka bisa mencegah sariawan dengan ampuh

Apa benar semangka adalah buah anti kanker?


Semua berawal dari likopen. Likopen salah satu komponen karotenoid seperti halnya betakaroten. Tapi diibandingkan antioksidan lainnya, seperti vitamin C dan E, kekuatan likopen dalam memerangi radikal bebas jauh lebih ampuh. Radikal bebas berlangsung tak terkendali, baik karena pola makan yang kacau, polusi atau pikiran negatif, kekebalan tubuh akan menurun. Akibatnya ya berbagai macam penyakit dan kulit tubuhpun menjadi kering, suram, dan kendur. Dengan likopen yang terdapat dalam semangka, radikal bebas bisa langsung lumpuh!

Likopen inilah yang mampu menumpas bibit kanker. Banyak makan semangka, bahkan setiap hari pun tak masalah, justru dapat menyusutkan risiko kanker mulut rahim dan kanker pankreas pada wanita. Terhadap kanker pencernaan, likopen semangka mampu mencegahnya hingga risikonya berkurang separuhnya, seperti kanker rongga mulut, kanker kerongkongan, kanker lambung, kanker usus besar, kanker anus. Begitu pula dengan kanker prostat. Wah!

Selain itu, likopen berguna untuk membuat wajah tampak bercahaya, tampak segar dan lebih muda. Bagi lansia, semangka tidak hanya membantu memulihkan gangguan kesehatan lebih cepat, namun juga membantu meningkatkan kemampuan mental dan ketajaman daya ingat.

Semangka disebut BUAH KUAT untuk pria, benarkah??


Likopen dalam semangka juga menyumbangkan kasiat khusus untuk pria menikah. Buah ini bisa meningkatkan kesuburan dan membantu membangkitkan gairah seksual pria. Bagi mereka yang rindu punya keturunan, buah ini juga bisa sangat membantu. Percaya atau tidak, penelitian menunjukkan bahwa senyawa sitrulin dalam semangka, memiliki efek afrosidiak yang sama hebatnya dengan viagra, tapi sama sekali tanpa efek samping. Mau coba?

Semangka lokal berbiji, semangka tanpa biji, semangka kuning, semangka merah, semangka impor, semangka bulat, semangka lonjong, atau varietas yang manapun itu, semangka tetap buah unggul dan berkhasiat tinggi! Jadikan buah ini sebagai kado cinta anda untuk keluarga. Aman dinikmati seberapa pun anda suka dan segarnya pun tiada tara.

Pare - Bitter Gourd

Pare sejenis sayur-sayuran berwarna hijau muda sampai hijau tua yang terkenal dengan rasanya yang pahit. Oleh karena itu semasa masih kecil dulu makanan yang diolah dari pare tidak pernah kusukai.

Pare umumnya diolah dengan ditumis, dioseng-oseng atau dibuat sup. Menu favorit keluarga kami yaitu pare ditumis dengan udang dan telur, rasa pahitnya pare akan tertutup oleh gurihnya udang, apalagi bila makannya satu ekor udang untuk satu potong pare he he he ... Selain itu sup pare yang diisi dengan cincangan daging babi, dimasak bening begitu .. paling nikmat dan tidak berminyak. Parenya dimasak sebentar saja sehingga warnanya tetap hijau.

Sup tersebut hampir sama dengan yang biasa ditemukan di pasar2 di Thailand. bedanya, apre di sini begitu buuuuesar, dengan panjang rata-rata 30 cm dan diameter 10 cm. WOW. Kemudian tengahnya diisi dengan cincangan daging babi, trus disup. Selain itu parenya itu dimasak terlalu lama sampai warnanya jadi kuning.

Kalau saya pribadi sih kurang berselera dengan sayur yang terlalu lama dimasak. Selain dari sisi kesehatan sayur itu tidak perlu dimasak terlalu lama. Hal ini bisa merusak vitamin-vitamin yang terkandung di dalam sayuran tersebut.

Orang-orang Cina misalnya yang di Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia percaya bahwa pare termasuk dalam kategori makanan 'dingin'. Di musim kemarau atau musim panas dimana matahari bersinar begitu terik sering dihidangkan sup pare. Fungsinya untuk menurunkan 'body heat' yang bila dibiarkan akan menyebabkan panas dalam. Benar atau tidaknya saya juga tidak tahu. Yang pasti sewaktu saya mengalami fever saya kasih sup pare dan badan saya terasa lebih mendingan.