Dreams of the Day

It is Monday again! Happy Monday everyone. Somehow, things look a little gloomy on this happy Monday morning. The sky is cloudy with a chance of water and everyone is scurrying around taking their final lap of cramming this semester. Yup, no rainbows, sunshine or marshmallows today.

Like I have stressed a few times in my previous posts, I have nothing big on my plate at the moment. I do have some worrying and work piled up but they aren’t that big of a deal. Yet. So, it may not be rainbows, sunshine and lollipops, but it is pretty close. I have to be the most relaxed guy in Brisbane right now. Yes, that is an exaggeration.

For the most part of my life in Brisbane, I have been plagued by assignments. Occasionally it would be exams, but mostly assignments. Having done my research proposal and research seminar recently, I was no longer riddled with any assignments anymore. Now, note the word ‘was’ on my previous sentence. I had been free, till yesterday.

Last night, things took a turn. A good friend of mine was concerned about me. She thought it would be hard for me to adapt to this sudden freedom that I have acquired. So, she did what any friend would do. She gave me an assignment.

Well, this has failed to stress me out. Not even a single bit. That is because this assignment won’t be graded. Well, not graded for me at least.

Now, her assignment, which I have to think of, is about childhood obesity. I can’t, for the love of me, seem to remember what I was supposed to think about regarding this topic. Short term memory loss at its best here. But if I were to guess, it would be thinking of ways to overcome this problem. Knowing that she is in food science, the solution she wants should have something to do with food I guess. So, asking kids to exercise as their daily routine or incorporating ‘senaman’ every morning in school will be out of the list.

Regarding food and obesity in serving food for kids, here are a few ground rules I can think of:-

1. Limit consumption of sodas and juices with added sugar.

2. Reduce serving foods that contain added sugars and fats

3. Encourage children to eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins.

4. Limit portions served to children.

5. Encourage children to drink more water.

6. Serve low-fat or non-fat dairy products.

7. Replace ice cream and chocolates with fruit shakes.

In summary, hire Jamie Oliver. 

The above is fine and dandy and all, but I have another approach. Fighting poison with poison, fire with fire, into the frying pan, out of the fire type of approach.

Eat more fats.

Yes, you heard it right the first time.

I propose children’s diet to contain like 10% of carbs, 10% of protein and the rest on FAT.

Now now, don’t close this blog yet, hear me out first. I’m not just spouting random crap and even if I did, you shouldn’t leave this blog. Life gives us crap sometimes, but that doesn’t mean we can just close the window, no?

Pardon me, I digressed. You see, the fuel for our body is glucose or fat. If our body gets used to using glucose and when we run out of glucose, it will take protein either from food or our muscles and convert them into glucose. What we want to do, is conditioning our body to be used to using fat as energy source instead.

With a high fat diet, our body will recognise fat as the main source of energy. Thus, for energy, it will choose to use dietary fats or our body fats.

Furthermore, when we consume carbs or protein, anything excess will be converted into fat as storage. This is because the usage of proteins and carbs as energy source leads to the increase in insulin which is responsible for the storage of fat. Fat, on the other hand, gives your body energy and it doesn’t cause the increase in insulin. Fat also makes you feel fuller compared to carbs or protein, thus it will less likely lead to overeating.

Perfect, no? Eat more fat to be less fat.

If all else fail, throw all your food to your friend beside you. Let your friend get fat instead of you.

Seems to work for Timon, huh?

Toodles~

Disclaimer: I hold no responsibility in the advice that I have given especially on the fatty food part.

P/s, Esther, I doubt this will help you much since I forgot what you asked me to do, so, maybe you could reiterate it to me. Laughed out loud.