Friday, March 16, 2007

Organic Vegetarian Food

Went to Temple Street yesterday. The guan yin temple was really crowded because the temple gave out good luck red packets. Lets go straight to the point. Beside the Guan Yin Temple is Fortune Centre. This place houses a lot of vegetarian food stalls. Upon recommendation from one of my friends, I have decided to drop by the place a pay this stall a visit. This organic vegatarian food stall, resides in one secluded corner on the 4th level of Fortune centre. It slipped off my mind that I had to take shot of the stall. Sorry guys.

Yummy Claypot Herbal Noodles

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This herbal claypot noodles tastes a lot like bah kut teh. The only difference being, this is totally vegetarian. Organic.

Pumpkin Curry Pau

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Delicious curry pumpkin filling wrapped in wholemeal bread. I never knew pumpkin would taste so much like potatoes.

These days I am very much into vegetarian food as well. Organic food is free of pesticides. It is worth paying a premium because these foods are very healthy Organic vegetarian food can help preserve a person's youth and vitality.

The ABC drink

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What is ABC. This fruit drink is a mixture of Apple juice, Beet Root Juice and Carrot Juice.

Most of you should know the health benefits of Apple and Carrot Juice given the popularity of Pokka Carrot Fruit Juice. Hmm....for beet root. This is what I find out from wiki

Medicinal uses

Various cultivated forms of B. vulgaris have been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times.

The Romans used beetroot as a treatment for fevers and constipation, amongst other ailments. Apicius in De Re Coquinaria gives five recipes for soups to be given as a laxative, three of which feature the root of beet.[6] Hippocrates advocated the use of beet leaves as binding for wounds.

Since Roman times, beetroot juice has been considered an aphrodisiac. It is a rich source of the mineral boron, which plays an important role in the production of human sex hormones.

From the Middle Ages, beetroot was used as a treatment for a variety of conditions, especially illnesses relating to digestion and the blood. Platina recommended taking beetroot with garlic to nullify the effects of 'garlic-breath'.

Today the beetroot is still championed as a cureall. One of the most controversial examples is the official position of the South African Health Minister on the treatment of AIDS. Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, Health Minister under Thabo Mbeki, has been nicknamed 'Dr Beetroot' for promoting beets and other vegetables over anti-retroviral AIDS medicines, which she considers toxic.

Beetroots are rich in the nutrient Betaine. Betaine supplements, manufactured as a byproduct of sugar beet processing, are prescribed to lower potentially toxic levels of homocysteine (Hcy), a naturally occurring amino acid that can be harmful to blood vessels thereby contributing to the development of heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.

This cureall drink cost a whopping $6!!!




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Venti Ice Blended Chocolate Chip from Starbucks. This is the only drink I would buy from Starbucks. Got it at the $5 discount. Thanks to the voucher I won from a draw after buying my Samsung LCD monitor.

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