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Lumpiang Ubod

Lumpiang Ubod is a favorite food especially when one is on a vegetable diet. It has the vegetables, a few carbohydrates and probably a little fat in it, hopefully the good fats. It is the better alternative though since one can’t help but eat out when in meetings, parties or events. This Lumpiang Ubod is served at Serye and most restaurants in the Philippines.And recently my fav..hahaha!!!

BALOT?/BALUt..jeje

I’ve always known that balut is not one of scariest foods among non-filipinos. What I discovered today is that balut is considered as one of the most 6 terrifying foods in the world.

What the hell is it?
Behold, for our journey of horror reaches its destination. Balut are duck eggs that have been incubated until the fetus is all feathery and beaky, and then boiled alive. The bones give the eggs a uniquely crunchy texture.

They are enjoyed in Cambodia, Philippines and the fifth and seventh levels of hell. They are typically sold by street vendors at night, out of buckets of warm sand. You can spot the vendors because of their glowing red eyes, and the faint, otherworldly sound of children screaming.

Wait, it gets worse …

… Because you’re never going to look at an egg the same way. Tell yourself that every time you crack open an egg from now on you won’t be half expecting a leathery wad of bird to come flopping out into the skillet.

Yes, balut is upsetting on about a half-dozen levels. Sure, all meat eaters know on some level that the delicious chop on your plate used to belong to something cute and fluffy, which gambolled in the sun during the brief spring of its life. Most of the time, it’s perfectly possible not to give a shit. But, when you’re biting into something that hasn’t even had a chance to see its mother’s face … well, it’s different.

Danger of this turning up in America:
Actually, marketed properly, these eggs could be a damn good motivator. When you’ve looked death in the face at breakfast time, what the hell else can the day throw at you?what do you think??!!

They Are 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World…but 4 now..lets go 4 this many delicious food..i want 2 eat again..~~)haha..

Doña Elena Cuisinera Club, Moms’ Cooking Club

Who would believe that a cooking club would have such powerful and vicious enemies?”hmmm…?

Traitorous food ingredients that masquerade behind tasty additives; misguided parents and caregivers who unwittingly serve unhealthy dishes; and perilous diseases that threaten the Filipino family’s health — these are among the sworn enemies of the Doña Elena Cuisinera Club – a group of concerned mothers, health practitioners and food enthusiasts who are waging a war against the unhealthy eating lifestyle plaguing Filipinos at present.

“The statistics are overwhelming,” asserts Professor Luchie Callanta, the official Nutritionist of the Doña Elena Cuisinera Club. “We have 10 million Filipinos who have a diet almost entirely comprised of junk food. To make things worse, 41% of our population consumes no fruits and vegetables at all.”

These unhealthy eating habits have had a profound effect especially on Filipino children. According to DOH data, obesity rates of children aged 0-5 have risen by as much as 400% in the last decade. Obesity in turn, may heighten risk for lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, cancer and diabetes.

Despite this, Prof. Callanta encourages Filipinos not to be disheartened. “If we admit defeat, our family’s lives will be endangered and we will just be another nameless addition to these statistics. But, if we stand up and fight, it’s tantamount to giving our families a chance to live healthier, longer, and happier lives.”

Prof. Callanta emphasizes that people do have a choice; and if they opt to champion their family’s health, the Doña Elena Cuisinera Club is there to support them in their cause. Born as a creative response against the perils of unhealthy living, the Doña Elena Cuisinera Club has the aim of turning Filipinos into full-blown Cuisineras –people who champion healthy eating without compromising the taste and quality of the food they prepare.

Projects of the Doña Elena Cuisinera Club include the release of 21 Ways to a Healthier Life book, which contains a shortlist of tips to a healthier lifestyle as well as Filipino recipes given a healthier twist. The 21 Ways to a Healthier Life book is a concerted effort between food artist Chef Golda Laurel-Liamzon and renowned nutritionist Professor Luchie Callanta of the University of the Philippines. In addition, the DECC also plans to hold monthly healthy cooking classes for Cuisineras from all around Metro Manila.

At present, one of the club’s top priorities is substituting the use of olive oil for regular cooking oils in preparing everyday dishes. They are promoting this as one of the easiest yet most effective means by which Filipinos can achieve a healthier lifestyle. In addition to lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, other benefits of olive oil include: reducing the risk of heart attack, inhibiting cancer, stabilizing blood sugar levels and controlling asthma and arthritis.

Meanwhile, with regard to obesity, olive oil also has a significant effect. A lower incidence of obesity has been observed among people from the Mediterranean—a culture that consumes an olive-oil intensive diet. Recently, scientists have proven that an olive oil rich diet leads to greater and longer-lasting weight loss than a low fat diet. Of course, the fact that recipes prepared using olive oil (compared to the traditional bland-tasting diet fare) are easy on the taste buds doesn’t hurt either.

As illustrated by the use of food alternatives such as cooking oil, it’s clear that the route to healthy eating need not be difficult nor does it necessarily mean starving yourself. As Prof. Callanta puts it: “Through The Doña Elena Cuisinera Club, we wish for Filipinos to realize that the pursuit of good health begins not by shunning food altogether; but by choosing, preparing and eating right.”

Please feel free to contact Doña Elena Cuisinera Club Secretariat at 713-8144 and email CuisineraClub@gmail.com. Its good..try it..!!*_!)hmmm…saaaraaaaaaaap..!!!

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