Student Wellbeing Tips

Continuing on with Kaixin's post yesterday, we discover the importance of taking a break and having some downtime. Hanging out with friends is an obvious idea but whats better than hanging out with friends? Eating nice food while hanging out with friends! However, we all know the struggle of eating healthy while at restaurants as we are unaware of the ingredients and cooking methods used by restaurants. Despite that, it is definitely still possible to eat healthier while eating out.  Here are 6 tips for healthier eating while eating out! 1) Order your food before your friends.  It is very easy for your friends' choices to subconsciously affect our own choices and may cause us to order a dish that's less healthy than we'd like. 2) Check carefully how your food is prepared. This means checking the menu carefully to get an idea how how that dish may be prepared, as different preparation methods may drastically affect the amount of calories and nutrients it c...

As we’ve all heard plenty of times, it is recommended to eat 2 servings of fruits and 5 servings of vegetables a day if we want to maintain a healthy diet. Consuming 2 servings of fruits and 5 servings of vegetables helps prevent a number of diseases such as heart disease, cancer and constipation while also helping us maintain a healthy weight. But what does 1 serve actually equate to? However, as busy adults, consuming adequate servings of fruits and vegetables is often overlooked as we do not have the time to prepare a well-balanced meal. So how can we include more fruits and vegetables into our daily diet? Although this may not fulfil all 2 servings of fruit and 5 servings of vegetables, here are some ideas for including more fruits and vegetables in your daily meals: Vegetables – Breakfast Adding cooked mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach to your toast Adding leftover veggies to an omelette Lunch Adding carrots, lettuce or tomatoes to your sandwic...

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it breaks the overnight fast and provides your body with essential nutrients and energy so you are able to last throughout the day. It is proven that people who skip breakfast are often more tired and restless than those who eat a healthy balanced breakfast everyday.  However, many of us, especially university students often skip this meal as we're always running late for class. However, running late doesn’t mean we have to skip out on the most important meal of the day.  Introducing breakfast smoothies! Breakfast smoothies are an extremely easy and quick way to get enough energy and nutrients to last you a whole day and you can even drink them as you're on your daily commute to work/uni. You can even make the process quicker by proportioning your fruits in a big Ziploc bag in advance and freezing them for up to 3 months.  Today I will share 2 of my favourite breakfast smoothie recipes! Ma...

What usually comes to mind first when a person thinks ‘healthy eating’? Salad! Salads are a great way to eat healthy while also being able to have a delicious meal and there are so many to choose from. Most salads, even those with only a few ingredients are enough to make for a meal rich in nutrition. Just the veggies itself contain calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins and antioxidants. Not only that, the vegetables in salads are great sources of fibre, keeping your digestive system healthy. Today, I have gone out and bought a basic chicken Caesar salad from both Sumo Salad and Soul origin and I will be comparing the two so you can get the best tasting salad for the best price! Both soul origin and sumo salad use the exact same ingredients with the only differences being that sumo salad uses grilled chicken and soul origin uses poached chicken and that sumo salad has a Caesar dressing, whereas soul origin had lime mayo. Our criteria will be: price, taste, presentation and healthin...

When eating healthy comes to mind, most people just assume they should stay away from fried, fatty and sugary foods. But to really eat healthy, we must consume varieties of foods that provide us with nutrients required to maintain good health while also giving us energy. The essential nutrients include protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. However, often times, healthier food options are a lot more costly than going to McDonald's and take a lot more time than simply heating up a ready packed meal. A lot more thought is required in order to make sure the meal you're having is healthy while providing enough nutrients and giving you the energy required. That is why, in the coming weeks we will be learning about ways to make healthy eating easier and less costly! We will begin with two easy and healthy snack ideas: 1) Parmesan roasted tomatoes Full recipe: http://rasamalaysia.com/parmesan-roasted-tomatoes/ This is a great and easy snack option as it on...