"Vegetables are better cooked than left raw," thus saith the Chinese? Many people love salads. For the sake of good health, it is important to make sure that your salad is nutritionally balanced. Sylvia LAM, a practicing...

Many people love salads. For the sake of good health, it is important to make sure that your salad is nutritionally balanced.Sylvia LAM, the Chairlady of the Hong Kong Dietitians Association, shares with us...

Fresh fruit are better baked, grilled or stir-fried because these cooking methods require limited oil. Also, keeping size of fruit chunks large can minimise oxidation by reducing the surface area that is exposed to...

Fruit is often used in Chinese cuisine to give food a sweet taste and crunchy texture. Cooked fruit may sometimes allow easier absorption of nutrients, for example, fat-soluble vitamins inside fruit like vitamins A and E can be more efficiently...

Fresh fruit comes in a wide variety of colours and flavours. Whether eaten raw, mixed with salad, used in desserts or cooked in hot dishes, it is all the same delicious.

Rhoda NG, Registered Dietitian,...