Sylvia says, "Certain salad dressings are very high in energy. A spoonful of Thousand Island dressing, for example, contains 59 kcal of energy while the same amount of mayonnaise contains even higher energy, at 94 kcal. What#&39;s more, a spoonful of fish sauce contains 1413 mg of sodium....

"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 dietitian, shares with us some mouth-watering and healthy salad...

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 some mouth-watering and healthy salad ideas.

Sylvia says, "Fruits...

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 the air. When having soup with fruit, dietary fibre in the fruit...

Tasty and Healthy Fruit Cuisine 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 absorbed...