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Friday, January 25, 2013

Fall in Love with Korean

Melting??
Ha ha ha... Dah dapat penyakit ni dah! Usually, saya tak kisah sangat dengan drama korea ni, mana yang saya rasa best saya tgok la, tp tak ada la nak fanatic sangat dengan hero dia.  But, this time it's totally diff. One night when I changed tv channel from one to another then stop at TV8, that was korean movie.  Wow! The hero is superb handsome! The movie title is City Hunter(CH) and he is Lee Min-Ho (as Lee Yoon Sung) starting Jan 10, 2012, Mon-Fri 8.30pm. I missed episode 1 of 20, every night during that period I make sure I am in front of tv.  So, not appoitment please at this particular time.  Seriously, I like him so muchhh!! Damn it! haha.. Why this guy so awesome handsome nice looking? Melting!... huhu

In City Hunter

Hair style in Boys Over Flowers
Selain dari drama CH ni, saya juga search drama lain lakonan beliau. Haha! Yesterday was a public holiday I spent the whole afternoon till night and watch his movie Boys Over Flowers online.  Now, watching Personal Taste. Aduhhhaiii!!! He is just a good looking guy with a beautiful smile. His personality is adorable. Come with full package. I admire him.
He got a talent and personality.  His future is bright, I guess.

His smile is an inspiration. Hahaha... 




Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Peaks and Valleys

Saya telah membaca sebuah buku motivasi yang saya rasa cukup terkesan dan mendalam.  Buku ini memang sesuai dijadikan panduan kepada sesiapa yang mengalamai masalah ups and downs at work and in life. Ia menceritakan bagaimana pertalian di antara lembah (valley) dan puncak (peak) di dalam kehidupan kita untuk diterjemahkan sebagai jatuh dan bangun.  Di sini saya catatkan apa yang saya perolehi hasil dari bacaan buku ini.  Tetapi maaf, kerana saya catat dalam bahasa Inggeris.  Nak terjemah belum sempat dan takut lari dari maksud sebenarnya plak.  Kepada sesiapa yang hendak tahu lebih mendalam lagi, dapatkanlah buku ini.  Saya beruntung kerana beli buku ini di Big Bad Wolf Sale pada hujung tahun lepas di MIECC dengan harga yang teramat-amat murah sekali.  Cadang nak bagi orang tapi bila baca, eh! nampak menarik dan terus tk jadi bagi.  Tak baik kan! Buku ini adalah hasil tulisan Spencer Johnson.  

PEAKS AND VALLEYS (ups and downs)

#Discover three (3) things in your life:
1. How to get out of a valley sooner.
2. How to stay on a peak longer, and
3. How to have more peaks and fewer valleys in your future.

#It is natural for everyone everywhere to have peaks and valleys at work and in life.

#Peaks and valleys are not just the good and bad times that happen to you. They are also how you feel inside and respond to outside events.

#Peaks and valleys are connected.  The errors you make in today's good times create tomorrow's bad times.  And the wise thing you do in today's bad times creates tomorrow's good times.

#Peaks are moments when you appreciate what you have. Valleys are moments when you long for what is missing.

#You cannot always control external events, but you can control your personal peaks and valleys by what you believe and what you do.

#The path out of the valley appears when you choose to see things differently.

#You change your valley into a peak when you find and use the good that is hidden in the bad time.

#Many people don't realize that they need to be truly prepared if they want to stay on a peak longer. - managing your good times.

#Between peaks there are always valleys.  How you manage your valley determines how soon you reach your next peaks.

#If you do not learn in a valley, you can become bitter.  If your truly learn something valuable, you can become better.

#A plateau can be a time for you to rest, reflect and renew.

#If you can have fewer bad times when you appreciate and manage your good times wisely.

#Your ego can make you arrogant on the peak and fearful in the valley.  It keeps you from seeing what is real.  Your ego distorts the truth.

#The most common reason you leave a peak too soon is arrogance, masquerading as confident.  The most common reason you stay in a valley too long is fear, masquerading as comfort.

#A great way to get to your next peak is to follow your sensible vision.  Imagine yourself enjoying your better future in such specific, believable detail that you soon enjoy doing what takes you there!

#When you reach the higher peak, you might want to see if you can gain insights into deeper truths of your own.  You might want to listen with your heart to your own thoughts, and recall real moments in your work and life that will guide you to your own truths.  What you discover will become your own wisdom, not mine or anyone else's.

#How you manage your valley determine how soon you reach your next peak.

#The pain in a valley can wake you up to a truth you have been ignoring.

#Avoid believing things are better than they really are when you are on a peak, or worse than they really are when you are in a valley.  MAKE REALITY YOUR FRIEND.

#A personal peak is a triumph over fear.

#The difference between wishing for a better future and following a sensible vision is in the doing.  Wishing leads to no action, but when you truly follow a sensible vision, you wan to do the things that make it happen.

#Truly look for what was real, rather than live in illusion.

#You create a peak when you truly follow your sensible vision.  Your fear fades and you become more peaceful and successful.

#"I have also learned that both the good and bad times in my life are truly gifts, and that each  has great value, if I manage them well."

#You get out of a valley sooner when you manage to get outside of yourself:
At work by being of greater service, and in life, by being more loving.

#A joyful, rich life is a naturally changing landscape of peaks and valleys.

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Summary of Peaks and Valleys

Making your good and bad times work for you - at work and in life.

1. To manage your good and bad times:

Make Reality Your Friend

Whether you are temporarily up on a peak or down in a valley, ask yourself:

What is the truth in this situation?

2. To get out of a valley sooner:

Find and use the good hidden in a bad time.

Relax , knowing that valleys end.  Do the opposite of what put you in the valley.  Get outside of yourself: be of more service at work and more loving in life.  Avoid comparisons.  Uncover the good that is hidden in a bad time, and use it soon to your advantage.

3. To stay on a peak longer:

Appreciate and manage your good times

Be humble and grateful.  Do more of what got you there.  Keep making things better.  Do more for others.  Save resources for your upcoming valleys.

4. To get to your next peak:

Follow your sensible vision

Imagine yourself enjoying a better future in such specific, believable detail, that you soon enjoy doing what takes you there!

5. To help people:

Share it with others!

Help people make good and bad times work for them, too.

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Semoga catatan ini dapat membantu sesiapa yang ingin manage good and bad times wisely agar kehidupan sentiasa dipenuhi dengan kegembiraan dan keceriaan.  Buangkan emosi negatif dan sentiasalah mendampingi orang-orang yang positif.  Yakinilah bahawa kehidupan ini dipenuhi dengan warna-warna yang ceria jika kita bijak mengawal suasana.



ILMU AMAL DAN TAQWA


Friday, January 18, 2013

Herbal Home Made Mix Butter

Chef Ammar Al Ali's recipes.  Haha... I am a big fan of Chef Ammar.  That's why most of the recipes here are from him.  His cooking show is every Sunday night at 8.30pm at TV AlHijrah (114).
Enjoy cooking!

Herbal Home Made Mix Butter 

A- Paprika with Butter 
Ingredients 
1. Un salted Butter 1 Block ( 250 Grams) 
2. Paprika Powder 1 Teaspoon
3. Salt ½ Teaspoon
4. Black Pepper ½ Teaspoon

B- Fresh Rosemary with Butter 
Ingredients
1. Un salted Butter 1 Block ( 250 Grams)
2. Fresh Rosemary Chopped 3 Tablespoon
3. Salt ½ Teaspoon
4. Black Pepper ½ Teaspoon

C- Fresh Parsley with Butter 
Ingredients
1. Un salted Butter 1 Block ( 250 Grams)
2. Fresh Parsley Chopped 1/2 Cup
3. Salt ½ Teaspoon
4. Black Pepper ½ Teaspoon

D- Sage / Mint Lemon Leaves and Fresh Thyme with Butter
Ingredients
1. Un salted Butter 1 Block ( 250 Grams)
2. Fresh Rosemary Chopped 4 Leaves
3. Mint Lemon Leaves chopped 1 Tablespoon
4. Fresh Thyme chopped 1 Tablespoon
5. Salt ½ Teaspoon
6. Black Pepper ½ Teaspoon

E- Fresh Garlic with Butter 
Ingredients
1. Un salted Butter 1 Block ( 250 Grams)
2. Fresh Clean Chopped Garlic 100 Grams
3. Salt ½ Teaspoon

Chef Ammar 
Masak Dari Hati Masak with Iman

Muffins

This recipe is from Chef Ammar Al Ali.  Happy cooking!

Recipe Serves:
This recipe serves 10. 

Recipe Ingredients:
250 g Fresh Blueberries 
230 g Plain Flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
160 g Sugar if you do not want too sweet you can use only 110 g 
2 eggs
¾ cup Low Fat Milk
100 g Light Spread melted Butter in microwave 20-25 sec
1 teaspoon vanilla Essence


Recipe Method:
1- Preheat oven to 190 C and layout 10 muffin patties inside a muffin tin.

2- In a bowl sift the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Make a well in the centre.

3-Now with a mixer, mix in the eggs, milk, melted spread Butter, Vanilla essence. 
4- Once all combined mix in ¼ of the blueberries, so they slightly break up and the mixture changes slightly in colour then with a wooden spoon mix in the rest (be careful not to break up these). Make sure you do not over mix this mixture.
Place mixture into patty pans until full to make 10 muffins.
Bake in oven for 25-30 mins, checking with a skewer.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Mind Power Questions & Answers


Jom kita belajar.

Source : http://www.learnmindpower.com/questions/2007/12/

December 2007



Q I read your book about the subconscious mind twice, and I am really impressed by the power that the subconscious mind can have in theory. I want to ask you, if I tell myself before sleep many times, "Day after day I feel more and more light, free, smiley and happy!" will I feel that way after some time? I could wait 2 or 3 months. But I want to know will it work if I do only that every night before falling asleep. Thank you very much.
A Your question is a good one.It was the "if only" part that I liked. I have often preached that even with a minimum of effort you can see results. This method of yours combines affirmations and the subconscious. Also that time just before sleep is a powerful time to be doing it. Will it work? Absolutely.


Q I have few questions related to visualization and seeding. 


1) Is it necessary to allocate a fixed time slot for both these exercises? I am asking this because my sleeping schedules are not fixed. Sometimes, I go to bed at 22:30 and sometimes 2.00 and then wake up accordingly. But, whenever I sleep or wake up I do visualization for about 12-15 minutes. 



2) Whenever I visualize, no matter how I restrict myself to the Ôprecise method', slowly I'm dragged to the Ôfree flow method'. So is this ok? Also, whenever I visualize it's like an audio-visual movie, and I m always a part of that movie, and can listen, speak, emote, feel the things, smell them, taste them; it's like my real life experience. And the pictures are always positive, though I do not frame them. 



This means my visualization and seeding happens altogether for about 15-17 minutes daily, before I sleep and wake up. So, how do you rate this?

A Your "free flow" style is perfect. I'm glad to see that you experimented with a few styles to find the one that feels right for you. That is excellent. It shows me you have a feel for Mind Power. Well done. 


Regarding when to do the exercises. You don't have to have a specific time each day. The most important criteria is that you do them each day, without missing, so you can build up momentum. Often when I teach I will suggest you pick a time to do them each day, but that is to act as a reminder. In your situation it is better to do them as you suggested. Again, well done!

Q Hello John Kehoe! I read your books with pleasure. I think I have a little belief in myself, but how to advance my self-belief? Thanks beforehand.

A To have a little belief in yourself is a start. You can easily build on this. A very good technique to do so is to create an acknowledging list for yourself and refer to it daily. Create a list of ten or fifteen aspects about yourself that are positive. It's a creative process and lots of fun. When you have your list, refer to it daily, reading it over and feeling positive about yourself. This creates a success vibration. Your self-image is something you create and maintain with your thoughts. You can take an active role in uplifting your self-image. 


I'm amazed at how few people take advantage of this technique. It is very powerful to practice this technique for one month, and it always produces results for those who take the time.


Q Have only just made contact with your Web Site. I really enjoyed reading your book A Vision of Power and Glory


I have a likely diagnosis of MSA linked to Parkinson's which of your books would help me most? Do you think Mind Power can be linked to helping my brain restore some of its damaged cells? I am particularly finding balance a challenge. 



When will you be coming back to NZ?

A I'm not sure when I will be back in New Zealand, but I have done many tours there and love your country. Mind Power into the 21st Century is the classic and the book you should start with. There are also two excellent CDs, Healing Yourself and Health and Healing. We also have some excellent articles on this website. 


When it comes to healing, nobody can promise you with one hundred percent certainty that it will always work every time; each circumstance is different. However, I can tell you that each year we receive news of thousands of people healing themselves using these techniques, so you have something very powerful to work with.

Q Hey there. I've been using Mind Power techniques for about a week now. Really loving it. My question refers to the relationship technique. I really like this one girl and have been using the visualization and seeding techniques. I basically keep seeding and visualizing the same thing every day. I visualize her phoning me and speaking to me. She has my number so yes it is possible for this thought to manifest. I am just curious as to whether this will actually work, as it is a decision she has to make, not me. So if I am seeding and visualizing this, will it affect her thoughts in order to manifest my wish?
A Rome was not built in a week, so while it is great that you have begun your practices, you need more time to see whether it is working or not. May I also advise that you broaden your visualization. Why does she have to call you? Why don't you call her? Maybe in your visualization you could see the two of you out on a date. After a few days of this, then call her and ask her out. Be proactive. Mind Power works best when it is followed by action. Don't just visualize and wait for it to happen. Be creative and act upon what you're visualizing.

Q I am very interested in your discussions of the ten virtues. I am at the moment going through a very unpleasant separation, and because we are in the process of splitting up assets, we need to have quite a bit of contact. I understand the toxicity that holding anger can create and how forgiveness can release that. My problem is that I feel I am being very unfairly treated and pressured into walking away with nothing. I feel my ex-partner is making me out to be a very horrible and selfish person, even though all my friends and family tell me that is the opposite of what I am. I guess my question is how do I forgive her when she continues to make out that I am so terrible and is currently in the process of trying to leave me with nothing. I realize she is also upset and hurt and I don't want to wait till this whole ordeal is over to let go of the bitterness and hurt that I feel. Do I have to accept that she is always going to think those things about me and stop trying to convince herotherwise?
A Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. It is not about releasing the other person from some obligation or making amends; it is about releasing yourself from anger and toxicity. It is you who benefit from the process. When you understand this it becomes easier, because it is simply the smartest move you can make. I say easier because when emotions are involved it is never easy, and a divorce is always a traumatic process. But think about it logically, would forgiveness help make this time easier for you? Would you sleep better at night? Would you be calmer, more at peace? Might it lessen the tension between you two? If that answer is yes, then do it. Once again let me emphasis the point: Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Q I love this website! I can't get enough of reading it. In fact I ordered your Happiness book andMind Power Into the 21st Century. Love them as well. How can Mind Power work for alcohol addiction?I have tried everything including self-hypnosis (which is related to Mind Power, I believe).I struggle with not wanting to drink yet I'm driven to drink all the time. This is a 30-year struggle, so I know it won't go away overnight.Your thoughts please.

A I'm glad you have found this website and are enjoying my books. Both of the books you mentioned are life changing and produce results. 


Having taught Mind Power for thirty years, I have seen such a diversity of results in how people use the system to obtain what they want and need from life. I'm pleased to say that the Mind Power system works well for addictions. I have had many success stories from addicts and alcoholics who practice Mind Power and kick the habit, so we know it works. 



You are right, however, in saying it won't go away overnight. Most recovered addicts and alcoholics state that it is a day-by-day process. That is where groups such as AA can be of benefit. The key is to focus on the person you wish to become and the life you wish to live, and to make a commitment to achieving that. Try being alcohol free for a day, then a week, then a month. If you can do a month you can do two months, and if you can do two months you can do a year. 



I believe you can do it because I have seen others do it, and I know the power of the human spirit and will. I am supporting you one hundred percent and know you can do it.

Q How powerful are the effects of Mind Power versus the effects of practicing the 'golden rule' (give and it shall be given to you)
A The two can and do work together. Both are powerful and both are important. There is no versus, or having to choose one over the other. Both impact one's life in a very noticeable way. Both produce positive results and should be practiced. While one could choose just one practice and gain benefits from just the one, why not do both?


Q I first read your book about Mind Power a few years ago. Since that time I have achieved several big goals practicing the method. However, I had some serious personal problems since then, and now I am experiencing difficulties achieving mycurrent goals. 


Please suggest how to "goback" and start achieving my goals again. The problem is that when I start practicing the exercises again, I suddenly start feeling afraid that it won't work this time. I do not understand whathas happened, and how it happened.

A It is not uncommon to fall back into our old habits and beliefs after having success with Mind Power. I call this "coasting" and talk about it in the CD Setting Up a Mind Power Program. Coasting occurs when, after the initial success of using Mind Power and obtaining results, rather than continuing with the exercises we "coast" on our momentum and the results continue... for a while. Mind Power is a lifelong practice, like exercising or diet. If you stop working out and watching your diet and start eating lots of cake and junk food, guess what? Your body eventually shows the results. So too with Mind Power: when you stop doing the exercises faulty beliefs and negative thoughts come back. 


The good news is that you know Mind Power works and you have had success in the past, so simply start again from the beginning. The thought that "it won't work this time" is only a negative thought. No more, no less. So treat it as a negative thought and dismiss it (see past topic September 1997) . 



Your new life is awaiting you. Begin practicing again today.

Morrocon Dishes



These menus prepared by Chef Ammar Al Ali in his cooking show for TV AlHijrah.


Nasi couscous

Bahan-Bahannya:

1. Beras couscous 500 gm
2. Lada merah/hijau/kuning ½ biji setiap satu
3. Minyak zaitun 100 ml
4. Bawang merah didadu kecil 2 biji
5. Bawang putih 4 biji
6. Air 650 ml
7. Garam dan lada hitam secukup rasa



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Ayam Tajine 

Bahan-bahannya:

1. Peha ayam 10 ketul
2. Stok ayam 100 ml
3. Minyak zaitun 50 ml
4. Apricot kering 100 gm
5. Badam(yg telah dipanggang) 40 gm
6. Bawang dihiris 1 biji
7. Halia 20 gm
8. Serbuk kunyit 1 sudu teh
9. Serbuk ketumbar 2 sudu teh
10. Serbuk kayu manis 1 sudu teh
11. Serbuk cili 1 sudu teh
12. Madu 1 sudu makan
13. Daun ketumbar,dihiris halus 1 sudu makan
14. Garam dan lada hitam 1 sudu teh setiap 

satu

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Puding susu Moroccan dengan serbuk kayu manis

Bahan-bahannya:
1. Susu segar 1 liter
2. Gula castor 200 gm
3. Safron dgn air scubit
4. Tepung jagung 4 sudu makan
5. Air mawar 4 sudu makan
6. Serbuk kayu manis ¼ sudu teh

Tips Pemakanan oleh Kevin Zahri

Assalamualaikum wbt...  Tengah hari Sabtu, 5 Januari, rancangan Soal Wanita kali ini adalah bertajuk OBES.  Tetamu jemputan ialah Kevin Zahri Abdul Ghaffar, pakar pemakanan dan kecergasan.  Huh! Handsome gak.. jadi aku pun usha la pasai dia ni dlm web.. Dh kawen ghupanya.. hahaha.. and at one time before his marriage, dia ada affairs dgn Intan Ladyana.. tp putus sudah..

Itu kesah peribadi dia dulu2.. Apa yang nak disampaikan di sini ialah mengenai Diet Pemakanan Seimbang yang beliau berikan.  Sila la baca dan jadikan panduan.

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APAKAH sarapan yang biasa bagi Kevin Zahri? “Saya jarang makan nasi lemak waktu pagi sebaliknya rutin saya biasanya bijirin dan susu atau roti dan telur. Saya penggemar roti. Dua keping roti dan tiga biji telur yang saya buang separuh kuningnya sudah melengkapkan keperluan pagi saya.
“Ada karbohidrat, protein (putih telur) dan sedikit lemak (kuning telur),” kata pakar pemakanan dan kecergasan itu.
Menurutnya, kira-kira 90 peratus individu yang mahu mengurangkan berat badan tidak tahu keperluan kalori diri sendiri.
“Sarapan tidak penting berdasarkan jenis makanan kerana apa yang penting adalah kandungan khasiatnya.
“Setiap pemakanan tidak kira sarapan, makan tengah hari atau makan malam, juga kudapan seboleh-bolehnya perlu seimbang,” katanya.
Daripada segi khasiat atau nutrisi mikro, makanan yang dimaksudkan seimbang perlu ada karbohidrat, protein dan lemak. Rationya tidak sama kerana apa yang paling penting daripada ketiga-tiganya ialah karbohidrat. Mungkin 55 peratus karbohidrat, 30 peratus protein dan selebihnya lemak.
“Ramai yang menganggap karbohidrat perlu dikurangkan tetapi hakikat sebenarnya ia nutrisi asas yang diperlukan dan kepentingan utama bagi keperluan badan pada setiap sesi makan.
…Ramai yang menganggap karbohidrat perlu dikurangkan tetapi hakikat sebenarnya ia nutrisi asas yang diperlukan dan kepentingan utama bagi keperluan badan pada setiap sesi makan…
“Karbohidrat sering dikatakan patut dikurangkan untuk menurunkan berat badan. Ini tidak sepatutnya berlaku jika kita tahu keperluan dan jumlah diperlukan badan pada setiap sesi makan.
“Ramai yang makan lebih daripada 55 peratus contohnya 70 atau 80 peratus karbohidrat pada setiap sesi makan. Itu yang sepatutnya dikurangkan bukannya membuang terus daripada pengambilan makanan,” katanya.
Mengambil apa saja secara berlebihan tidak elok pada kesihatan badan walaupun protein, karbohidrat atau serat.

Karbohidrat ada di mana-mana

“Karbohidrat ada di mana-mana misalnya dalam roti, gula, air oren, pasta, mi atau roti canai. Kita mungkin mengambil terlalu banyak karbohidrat tanpa disedari, jadi itu yang perlu diawasi dan dikurangkan,” katanya.
Ratio pengambilan makanan seimbang tidak semestinya tetap iaitu 55 peratus karbohidrat, 30 peratus protein dan 15 peratus lemak.
“Mungkin ada yang mengam?il kira-kira 60 peratus karbohidrat, 20 peratus protein dan 20 peratus lemak. Apa yang penting, karbohidrat mesti nombor satu, diikuti protein dan lemak untuk memperoleh makanan.
“Paling penting setiap individu tahu keperluan kalori mereka sendiri kerana setiap orang berbeza keperluannya berdasarkan berat, tinggi, umur dan jantina,” katanya.
Sarapan sangat penting tetapi ramai yang membuang jadual itu daripada rutin harian mereka. Ramai juga yang tidak faham dan tahu keburukan meninggalkan sarapan.
“Selalunya orang yang tidak mengambil sarapan menyangka mereka mudah menguruskan berat badan tetapi sebenarnya ada beberapa keburukan.
“Keburukan paling utama adalah metobolisme badan akan menurun kerana badan yangtidak mendapat tenaga pada waktu pagi akan cuba untuk menyimpan tenaga simpanan dengan mengurangkan metobolisme.
“Produktiviti akan berkurangan dan rasa cepat penat kerana pembakaran kalori kurang berbanding jika mengambil sarapan,” katanya.
Keburukan kedua, apabila waktu semakin tengah hari, nafsu semakin bergelora kerana tersangat lapar dan mungkin makan lebih banyak daripada sepatutnya. Ia juga mendorong kita membuat pilihan kurang baik mengikut selera dan nafsu semata-mata.
“Seelok-eloknya orang yang mengawal berat badan kena mengamalkan makan lima atau enam kali sehari iaitu sarapan, kudapan, makan tengah hari, kudapan, makan malam dan kudapan tetapi dalam kuantiti bersesuaian.
“Setiap individu sangat penting mengetahui keperluan kalori sehari. Sekiranya tidak tahu keperluan kalori, bagaimana hendak menga?al kemasukan makanan?
“Kita harus tahu khasiat yang dimakan dan mengagak kandungan kalorinya tetapi tidak perlu terlalu tepat,” katanya yang memberikan contoh roti jenama High 5 yang menyediakan fakta khasiat.
Roti bagi Kevin adalah pilihan yang baik dan mudah untuk sarapan.
“Sebenarnya sarapan yang terbaik adalah yang disukai oleh kita sendiri. Cuma, roti mudah dan cepat bagi ke?daan masyarakat kita yang mengejar masa.
“Kita juga perlu tahu perbezaan antara roti putih dan roti gandum penuh. Sekiranya mahukan tenaga cepat, roti putih lebih baik.
“Karbohidratnya lebih ringkas dan mudah dihadam, kita pula cepat mendapat kandungan glukosnya. Roti gandum penuh lebih susah dihadam kerana ia karbohidrat kompleks dan mengandungi serat, sesuai untuk mereka yang mahukan tenaga berterusan.
“Untuk yang bekerja di pejabat, roti gandum penuh boleh menjadi kudapan yang memudahkan supaya mendapat tenaga berterusan.
“Dua keping roti, sapu dengan tuna atau minum susu sedikit sudah menjadi kudapan yang baik. Ini dapat mengawal nafsu makan pada tengah hari,” katanya.
Roti juga sesuai bagi kanak-kanak kerana manusia sama ada dewasa atau kecil tetap memerlukan khasiat yang sama iaitu karbohidrat, protein dan lemak. Cuma keperluan jumlah kalori kanak-kanak berbeza daripada orang dewasa.
“Peranan ibu bapa sangat penting dalam memastikan anak-anak mendapat khasiat sewajarnya. Sekiranya ibu bapa sentiasa menyediakan makanan ringan di rumah untuk diambil sepanjang masa, ini sukar mengawal kesihatan yang baik,” katanya.
Ramai yang suka menggantikan nasi dengan roti. Ia adalah mitos yang paling popular walaupun sebenarnya ia tidak menyumbang apa-apa perbezaan.
“Menggantikan roti putih dengan roti gandum penuh adalah lebih baik kerana roti gandum penuh tidak mengeluarkan glukos secepat nasi.
“Nasi lebih kurang sama dengan roti putih kerana paras glukos akan naik lebih cepat. Penghidap kencing manis tidak mahu banyak glukos dalam darah jadi gantian roti gandum penuh adalah pilihan yang lebih baik.
“Bagi yang hendak makan nasi, elok menggunakan nasi perang. Cuma hendak mendapatkan nasi perang tidak semudah mendapat roti gandum penuh.
“Keperluan nasi atau roti bagi setiap orang adalah segenggam. Sekiranya kita mengambil dua keping roti dan menggenggamnya, ia sudah mencukupi untuk sekali makan,” katanya.
Ada yang mengelakkan karbohidrat terus daripada dunia pemakanan mereka. Mereka tidak menyentuh roti, nasi, mi dan gula. Ia memang berkesan kerana penyebab kenaikan berat badan ialah karbohidrat yang wujud merata-rata dalam makanan.

Jangan sangka karbohidrat itu ‘jahat’

“Tetapi apa yang salah adalah sikap kita sendiri kerana mengambil karbohidrat berlebih-lebihan. Jangan sangka karbohidrat itu ‘jahat’. Kita sangat memerlukan karbohidrat tetapi dalam jumlah yang sesuai,” katanya.
Ada jenis diet popular yang mengamalkan pembuangan karbohidrat dalam pemakanan sebaliknya hanya protein dan lemak dan dalam tempoh tertentu, mereka boleh mengurangkan berat badan.
“Tetapi diet ini adalah diet yang membosankan dan kebanyakan pengikutnya akan berpaling tadah selepas beberapa lama. Waktu itulah berat badan akan naik kembali.
..diet ini adalah diet yang membosankan dan kebanyakan pengikutnya akan berpaling tadah selepas beberapa lama…
“Justeru, pengambilan makanan yang sederhana dan sesuai dengan keperluan diri adalah kunci pengawalan berat badan dan kesihatan yang baik.
“Karbohidrat sangat penting pada setiap waktu makan kerana ia penyumbang tenaga utama kepada kita,” katanya.
Sumber: Harian Metro 11 April 2011