Archive for May, 2008

How to Cook Brown Rice

Many people find it more difficult to cook brown rice than white rice. The main difference between brown rice and white rice in cooking is the water to rice ratio and cooking time. Because brown rice is less processed (contains its outer bran coating), it takes a longer cooking time and more water [......]

Posted in Korean Food on Friday, May 30th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Kimchi Nutritional Value

Low calorie and a lot of fiber.
Vitamins and minerals.
Organic acids produced during fermentation.
Kimchi promotes intestinal health.
Kimchi helps lower cholesterol.
Kimchi keeps most of its nutritional values fresh for longer days.

Low calorie and high fiber
Kimchi is made mostly of vegetables such as cabbages, cucumber, spring onions , garlic and so on. These vegetables have few calories, very [......]

Posted in Korean Food on Monday, May 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Mom’s Kimchi Making

Kimchi is one of the most popular Korean food, not only to non-Koreans but also to Koreans. Kimchi wasn’t my favorite food until some time in my twenties. It took me several years of living-away-from-home life before I found out the great taste of kimchi and all the side-dishes that my mom used to [......]

Posted in Korean Food on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

Brown Rice vs White Rice

Bravo, brown rice!
So thankfully, my parents have not been seriously ill or suffered from any kind of adult diseases while most of their friends have been hospitalized or got operations at least once because of heart-related diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, paralysis, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, or cancer . I strongly thank brown rice for that.
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Posted in Korean Food on Monday, May 12th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Exercise 20 minutes, or 40 minutes?

How long should we do cardio to lose more body fat?
I don’t remember exact sources but I heard quite a few times that longer cardio with low intensity is better than short cardio with high intensity because low intensity cardio workout uses mainly body fat as fuel while high intensity cardio workout uses more carbohydrate. [......]

Posted in Cardio 101, Exercise, Paradise on Friday, May 9th, 2008 | No Comments »