The heat is on!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
I have been into one thing I never thought I would ever be into my life. BAKING. See, last month, when Hoen had his bloodwork done, his cholesterol decreased 29 points (yey!) from 235 to 206 but honestly, that number's still high. 235 was borderline already so our mission now is to get it below 200.As I have mentioned before, Hoen and I have become health buff wannabes ever since I arrived. Since we were planning on having a family, we had to be at our healthiest. Medical costs are also enough to give you a nightmare (next year, insurance premiums increase) so the healthier we are, the less expenses we have. This is really true. Which leads me back to baking.Even though I've been cooking with either olive or canola oil for maybe a year now, having zero cholesterol doesn't necessarily mean less fat. With cooking or frying, the longer the food stays on the pan, the more it absorbs all the fat even if it's cholesterol-free. No amount of paper towel tapping will do. With baking, I only need to spritz and spray some oil and I am done. So far, I have baked fish recipes, chicken and tonight, pork. The feeling at the end of every meal is so different. My tummy feels so light especially when we've been having brown rice for over a year now. Hoen and I do not have the same SSB symdrome unlike before.I can imagine myself baking all the way. Really, I can. Hoen loves it too and we surely enjoyed our first bake together. It was my imperial chicken. The recipe book I bought helped too and that's what propelled to get on the baking aisle and gear up for a whole lotta heat. Hehe.
Baking, baking, there ain't no faking!
posted by maudester @ 11:20 PM
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