Monday, January 9, 2012

Diet Pyramids



Always have heard of Diet Pyramids, but never heard off of the Asian, Mediterranean and African Diet Pyramids. And not surprisingly they all have many common items. To begin with all starts with physical activities. This I would guess is the most difficult thing to start with. As for the rest of the items of consumption in the pyramid, they are somewhat similar : greens, beans, legumes, poultry, fish, meat, etc. But the thing that struck me as unique was the African Diet Pyramid as they have broken the classification of greens into many sub categories and included something called "tubers"...aptly named after the physical look of these vegetables or root products.


The eager me says, just follow any of these pyramids and I will on the way to a healthier me. Afterall, there's nothing that you can't get here in Malaysia. But it all boils down to commitment. As it is my daily breakfast staple has been alternately with oats (no sugar / milk) and buckwheat porridge (again, no sugar / milk) with 2 slices of wholewheat breads and a cup of coffee. But the nagging fact is that I am not getting enough of the other good stuffs like greens, beans, nuts, etc. Now where do I start?


2012

The one thing I want to do this year is to spend more time blogging. What about? Hmm....just about anything that hits my mind. This is not a resolution, really. It's more of a MUST to do item.

To start with, I think I'd like to talk about death. Yeah, sounds morbid, doesn't it? But that is the reality that has been hitting my company's intranet. Todate from December 27 to today (Jan 9), there has been 7 deaths ranging from the company employee to fathers and mothers who have sadly passed on. Sounds troubling. Deaths ranging from unknown diseases and probably old age.

But to look at it from the positive sign of these demises is the gift that Allah All Mighty is giving the living ones. The gift that we are still breathing, eating, sleeping, walking, defecating, smiling, talking, thinking etc etc etc and blogging ...means that Allah is giving us another day to enjoy and appreciate this life He has bestowed on us the living. So, Alhamdulillah for this. For anyone out there who is reading this, regardless of race or religion, this is my message: take the time in every day to thank the One that created us and the world around us as we know it.

I know I will, insyaAllah.