i see little point when people monitor and follow strict diets
for 1 or 2 gruelling months and then go on for their vacations,
perhaps to other food paradises and forget about their diet and eat
whatever they can lay their hands on. i fell to temptation as well
when i went to Taiwan because the oyster omelette, sausages were
too tempting though i limited myself to paltry portions
nevertheless.
however, here's what to eat and what to avoid to stay healthy.
of course, since it is a vacation, you can take slight
indulgences.
international style breakfast:
what to take: milk, toast, salad, fruits, yoghurt, 1 slice of
ham max. (watch the sodium), hard boiled eggs (preferably 5-6), 1
omelette max.
avoid: bacon (filthy oily), sausages, excessive ham, excessive
omelettes, crossionts, muffins
lunch:
you might not have much of a choice especially when lunches are
not buffet.
chinese cuisine: chinese cuisine is, contrary to popular belief,
especially more unhealthy than western cuisine because of the
monosodium glutamine inside the food that makes it tasty but salty.
beware the hainanese chicken, pork knuckles, or Peking duck. If
absolutely necessary, just eat one slice of each dish (always
remove the skin from meat) and spam eating rice. you can catch up
the protein with some protein shakes if you brought from home.
dinner:
ice-cream, steamed fish, boiled chicken, rice.
if there's a McDonalds around, choose a plain vanilla cone
rather than one with chocolate sauce. but
never indulge in milkshakes. they are the
storeroom for fat.
