Saturday, March 13, 2010

Top 10 Most Tasty Cuisines in the World

Hello everyone..!!!
Today we would like to share with you about tasty cuisines. Few days ago, we had read about Top 10 tasty cuisines in the world and they look very appealing and for those who are craving to eat everything that the world offers will be excited about these food. What is cuisine? Cuisine is a particular style of the cooking or the food that is cooked in a particular restaurant or hotel.
These are the rank of Top 10 tasty cuisines in the world that make our lives are more meaningful:


 1. French Cuisine

 


 2. Italian Cuisine

 


3. Chinese Cuisine



4. Indian Cuisine



5. Thai Cuisine



6. Mexican Cuisine



7. Japanese Cuisine



8. Spanish Cuisine



9. Greek Cuisine



10. Lebanese Cuisine




  






Thursday, March 11, 2010

Hot Tips......

Hello Guys,

How are you?

Busy lately?

Today we would like to share with you some tips before buying food products.
Some people are very particular in choosing food products but some people are not. This are the basic tips:

1. Read the ingredients on the label carefully. Ingredients are listed according to the amount present in products. Usually, the first ingredient listed is present in the largest amount. Example: flour in bread.

2. Identify the Halal/Haram/Mashbooh status for each ingredients. (Especially for Muslim consumers)

3. Check the expiry date on the product's packaging.

4. Check the nutritional value content in product for a better health.

5. Last but not least, ensure the price is reasonable and affordable.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Food can Affect Mood 2..

Hello everyone!

The last entry that we have posted is about food which can affect our mood. Today, we would like to continue further about it but we would emphasize on how sugar can make us feel good. Generally, people will feel good when the level of sugar contain in blood are high and vice versa. When we talk about food that contain high level of sugar, usually we will think about sweets and chocolates. As we have known, sweets and chocolates can give us quick dosage of energy but it is also will lose too soon because the level of sugar contain in blood can drop rapidly. As the result, it will cause euphoria due to sudden increase and decrease in the level of sugar contain and causes mood swings. That is why the healthy sources of sugar such as from bananas and watermelons are the best source to improve our mood.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Food Can Affect Mood..

Hello everyone!
Previously, we have talked more on halal food, healthy diet and so on but today, we would like to talk a little bit about which food can change our mood and what are the effects on our mood whether it is a good mood (positive) or bad mood (negative).

Usually, eating food that we enjoy can change our mood to be happy and more relax. However, it is also can alter our mood to a more negative emotions such as guilty and regret. These usually happen to people who want to take a balance diet but have forgotten about it when they really enjoy eating their favourite food such as chocolates, sweets, ice-creams and cakes.


ICE-CREAM


SWEETS



Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Legal HALAL Logo.

Greetings,
 
How far do you know about the HALAL logo whether it is legal or not?
Do you know that before this, every states in Malaysia has its own code number on the HALAL logo?

But now, JAKIM has already standardize all the HALAL logo.
As you know, we have imported many food products from other countries.Therefore,some consumers are curious about the HALAL status of the imported food products. Other countries like Malaysia also have their own HALAL logo that have been declared by their ISLAM council.
 
The HALAL logo are updated occasionally depending on the ISLAM council of each countries.

Examples of  HALAL logo sign for some countries:


Adelaide (Australia)  HALAL logo

Canada HALAL logo



Indonesia HALAL logo


New Zealand HALAL logo

Singapore HALAL logo

Thailand HALAL logo

United States of America HALAL logo

Monday, February 22, 2010

Food Additives

Hello Guys....
How are you.?
Do you know what is food additive?

Food additives are substances that are added in food to serve as  specific technical purposes. The examples are stabilisers, thickeners, gelling agents, anti-caking agents, anti-foaming agents, glazing agents, packaging gases,bulking agents, sweeteners, and propellants.

Food additives are used to enhance flavour, texture, shelf-life and nutritional properties of the food that we eat. For example, they are used to give  colouration, to sweeten or to preserve food.

The chemical that are always used in food additives are acetic acid, citric acid, boric acid, lactic acid that acts as preservative and antioxidant.

On the other hand, more chemicals are used in food that we eat may affect our health. The examples are food allergies, food intolerances or dietary irritants. The good food is when we prepared it by ourselves at home and it comes from a source that is not altered by preservatives or chemicals.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Start the holidays with a healthier you!

Greetings,
 
Still confused about Halal?
Don’t worry, we will discuss about it later.
Now we would like to talk about holidays!
Mid term break is around the corner,and most of the Micet students will return to their hometowns and it is a time to eat their favourite homecook food.
Guys….."please remember your calorie intake!" Eventhough you are missing the homecook but you still need to be responsible to your body!
Don’t worry, we will help you and give some tips for your healthier holidays!

As you know we require energy for our physical activities, calorie is a measure of energy, but if we consume too much calories we will gain the weight. To balance the calories you consume each day is equivalent to the amount activities you do. Use the simple chart below to guide you to burn your excessive calories. Good luck!


 
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