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Sunday, September 18, 2005

~ A health-freak's guide to Sweet Potatoes! ~

I haven't been blogging for days cos life's way too happening. I don't even have the time to talk to myself!

Friday was BBQ at Pasir Ris Park. *Slurpz* Quite a traumatic experience cos Pasir Ris is a glowing hot spot for dengue! Eeeks. No we were NOT PARANOID! Reliable sources say that the number of dengue cases has already amounted to more than 8000 from Jan-Sept. At the rate these mosquitoes are multiplying, there'll be more than 12,000 people who would have caught the fever by the end of this year! That's 12,000/4.5mil = 0.27% probability that YOU will be down with dengue! And if you live in the hot spot areas, I bet the figure will triple or something. And experts suspect that these mosquitoes have found new breeding grounds like trees and shrubs. Gosh. We’ve got to do something before they mutate and start conquering the earth!

OK, so where does the SWEET POTATOES part come into the picture?

Well the environment wasn't that conducive but there was ONE delicacy that was worth dying for

SWEET POTATOES!

NOOO!!! Stop thinking of PEASANTS whenever you see that poor sweet potato!!!
You’ve been watching too many Channel 8 drama serials!! (those that depict how our forefathers struggled during pre-independence times)

=( Sniff. It's tragic. That’s when I made up my mind to do this food some justice by sharing its wealth of benefits.

So I did my research on Google....

And tears started dwelling in my eyes…….

Commissions for

SWEET POTATOES???

There actually exist commissions for SWEET POTATOES.
They even have a board of directors.
Their mission? To promote the consumption of SWEET POTATOES.

I am utterly amused and HAPPY!!! =)) Yaaay!! It’s heart-warming to know that I am Not alone in this effort to promote greater awareness of my favourite health food. And then I started thinking- If we form a commission for every single food in the world, wouldn’t that create loads of jobs for the people? Woo hoo. I’m seeing the big picture! Now you can’t say that my Economic theories cannot be put into practice.

And so I collated and summarised my research findings:

Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes:

* Rated the most nutritious of all vegetables
* Rich source of anti-oxidants for protection against heart disease, stroke, cancer, and delaying the progression of Alzheimer's disease
* Among the top 3 food sources of potassium
* Low glycemic index for maintaining steady blood glucose levels
* Fat and cholesterol free
* High in fiber

Saturday was YOGA and loads of SHOPPING!!!

Shopping with StephY!

And then came Sunday....

the ENORMOUS BRINJAL DAY.

*faints*

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4 Comments:

At 7:19 PM, StephSy said…

Ancestors had tapioca, not sweet potato. =Þ
At 10:13 PM, JayNe said…

heh heh. I thought they'll always say eat 'Fan shu' as in sweet potato. Not 'Mu Shu' as in tapioca mah?? =p
At 10:58 PM, StephSy said…

Please join our blog. :)
At 11:46 PM, JayNe said…

LOL! You still remember that! Awww.. fond old memories. we should get the url eeltwins.blogspot.com!

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