Prima curry la mian

Decided to buy a packet of Prima's Curry La Mian mix. It has been touted to taste really close to the real thing. At $2.80 a packet, it better be. Lol. In any case, this was experimental so I don't really care, I like to experiment with my food. And so I cooked accordingly to the instructions. The mix actually tasted really good. 

It was kinda scary though, cause one packet is around 700 odd calories and I DEFINITELY will not be finishing it by myself. I added some eggs, tau pok, meat balls to make it into a hearty meal and shared it with my brother. Haha. 

Weightloss tip - If the calories is too much to take, share it with somebody else! ;)

Will eat this again, but only once in a full moon. 

Pan seared scallops on a bed of sweet pea mash

Decided to make myself a scallop dinner. Very low in calories, very easy to make. Guilt free indulgence. Am feeling so proud of myself. 

Diet portion size

I've had some questions on the portion size that I usually take during lunch time. Here's one of the pictures of what I eat for one of my small meals. I usually have 2x the amount of vegetables and animal protein and less rice. But because fried rice was being served, so I adjusted the portion sizes accordingly. My lunch everyday is home cooked by our help at home.

Please do not be alarmed and think that it I am under nourished. In fact, I eat many times a day, so I do get my nutrition from my meals, albeit smaller portion sizes. This is one of my secrets to losing weight without killing myself at the gym. Smaller portions, higher meal frequencies. ;)

S&B Golden Curry Dinner

Cooked Japanese curry for dinner. Amongst all the instant kare (curry) mix that I've tried, I still like S&B the best. Flavourful, sweet, fragrant. Can't go wrong with this one. I think S&B stands for Spice and herB group. Interesting eh.

So I tried to be fancy and added some bonito flakes, peas and seaweed to make the dish more appetizing. Looks like my presentation skills have gained some XP!

Broccoli Soup with Curried Yogurt Topping

Made this for dinner :)

Broccoli soup thickened naturally by puree-ing the broccoli florets. Yummy and guilt free indulgence.

Check out the recipe here.

Homemade Fruit Salad

Just thought of sharing one of my healthy weight loss snack tips. Sometimes it's really boring to eat an apple by itself or a cantaloupe in slices, so what I like to do is to actually slice up a few pieces of different types of fruit and mix them together, it becomes more palatable and interesting. 

I notice that I get filled up more easily from snacking this way. One of my favourite combinations - Red dragonfruit, cantaloupe and kiwi. 

Pandan Chiffon Cake Mix from Prima

Was at NTUC today and I saw the Pandan Chiffon Cake Mix from Prima. It looked really good so I decided to try it out. I was kinda skeptical because the last blueberry cake mix from some random brand tasted pretty artificial and the last thing I wanted was a radioactive looking green cake out of my stove. But I decided to be adventurous and just went for it.

I followed the instructions to the tee, using my iPhone stopwatch to make sure I do not overbeat the mixture. The only thing that differed was that I didn't have a tube cake tin. I used a regular cake tin. Check out the colours in the picture. Really natural and not as radioactive looking as I expected.

All in all, the cake turned out really well, save for the slight collapse in the centre. But I suppose that can be rectified if I used a proper tube cake mould. Really lovely, cake mix wasn't too sweet and my dad actually helped himself to a slice after he tasted my test cake. He is a fussy eater who doesn't usually eat cakes, so that says quite a bit!

Go easy on the slices though, cakes always pack too much calories in too little volume ;)

Chopped salad with garlic avocado yogurt dressing

Made this today: Salad Recipe

Am a happy girl.