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Chinese Parents Show Their Love Through Food

In the last month, I’ve been living at home with my parents in Vancouver. I usually live away from home for schooling, but it has come to my attention in the last month that I have gained five pounds. I can’t blame it al…
Chocolate Sushi: A Perfect Portion-Sized Dessert

I went to my friend's fine dining restaurant this week. She's taking a course where they learn to make the food, manage a restaurant, pairing wine with food, etc. It's a really great deal to go to student-run fine dining…
How Would You Talk to Someone About Their Weight?

I was finally able to watch the premiere episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.Youtube trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLgmk323H6kIn the first episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, a lot of people d…
100-Calorie Healthy and Unhealthy Snacks

I was recently volunteering at another health tradeshow where we set up different tables and health assessment stations. One of the tables that I worked at showed examples of snacks ranging around approximately 100 calor…
Do You Have Clean Plate Syndrome?

I believe that clean plate syndrome is very typical and common in North American culture. We finish every bite of food on our plates because we have a reluctance to waste food. When I grew up, people often told me to "t…
Portion Sizing for Chinese Meals: Possible or Impossible?

Problem: Chinese meals (and a lot of other Asian meals in general) are eaten differently from western meals. With most western meals, you eat from one large plate and you don't share with others. You can use simple ratio…
Three Simple Steps to Help Prevent Overeating

We are all about gluttony. But we conditioned ourselves this way. When we are so stuffed and full, we get told: "Think about the children in third world countries who don't have enough food to eat!" And this makes us try…
Portion Sizes, 20 Years Ago and Now

Portion control is always a hot topic for achieving a healthy weight. I wanted to post this before I talk about portion control for Chinese meals. I got these photos from the Portion Distortion Quiz from the National Hea…
Prospectus for Health & Fitness Advice

There is some interest in me writing more blogs about weight loss. Before I do though, I just want to make it clear that I am by no means perfect in my own lifestyle. I had some people asking me if I watch my weight sinc…
The Dark Restaurant: Eyes not required

The Dark Restaurant (黑暗餐厅) has a very innovative concept. I was brought there by some friends in Shanghai, China. (However, many blind/dark restaurants are beginning to pop up all over the world! They recently opened on…