Amazing Thai Pong Garee

I went to a Thai restaurant for dinner last night. I like Pai Thai, but too much carbs and oil which I'm not hapy with. There was a dish called "Pong Garee" on the menu and I looked pretty good. I looked at the ingredients, it was really appealing to me - mixed veggies (celery, onion, green pepper, red pepper, mushroom and some other goodies), egges and yellow Indian curry powder.  I couldn't wait to try it. I got it with added Tofu and it tasted amazing over Jasmine rice!! I was so happy.
After I came back home, I started searching for the recipes online.  I was surprised because I couldn't find any recipe with Tofu. But, I couldn't give up until I found out what I wanted . I think I'm crazy sometimes. I started searching for Thai language online. Haha, I found it.  The Pong Garee was supposed to be a dish with crab in it, which translates into English as "crab in curry sauce". And I understood why I couldn't find the ones with Tofu. That was funny, I didn't see crab in my dish, I got a transformed Pong Garee.  Anyway, I like the one with Tofu in it.  Plus, in my dish, I thought they put somethig like coconut milk or cream, which I didn't like. But, I looked at several Pong Garee recipes online, none of them called for coconut mlik or cream. That's strange. It might be some secrete ingredient at the particular restaurant.  Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'll go back to order that dish again at some point. I secretly wish I can get the recipe which I REALLY want.
I found this blog called "Appon's Thai Food. The food looks good. And this is the blogger's version of Pong Garee.
                                 

http://www.khiewchanta.com/archives/curries/fish-seafood-curries/crab-curry-phoopadponggaree.html

What's Your BMI?

What is BMI?

Here is a short  introduction of BMI I wrote before for my website. I updated it. I think it's helpful for people to know their BMI. It's good for either weight control or knowing for own health level. It's very basic and easy to understand.

The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a statistical measurement which compares a person's weight and height.

SI units:

BMI = mass(kg) / height²(m²)

Imperial units:

BMI = mass(lb) * 703 / height²(in²)

BMI = mass(lb) * 4.88 / height²(ft²)

The BMI of healthy weight is between 18.5 and 24.9.

If your BMI is below 18.5, you are considered to be underweight.

If your BMI is above 25, you are considered to be overweight.

If your BMI is above 30, you are considered to be obese.

If you would like to know more nutrition and healthy information, visit my website: http://www.gohealthier.us  

Some online BMI calculators can do faster calculations  in seconds.

For example, this one below:

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Good Food? Bad Food?

When I 'm on vacation, I like eating out and exploring different places. I went to a few  places to eat in the past two day. Some food were kinda "bad" (aka unhealthy food). Even though I'm really into nutrition and health, I'm a normal person and I like tasty food. I can't stay on the healthy diet all the time, especially during the vacation. I eat "bad" food sometimes, but really in moderation, and later on, I eat healthily and exercise to work it off !

I wore this black lace dress for dinner one night. I really like the V neck on the back.

Iceberg lettuce :(  But other veggies were good.

The portion size at this restaurant was ridiculously huge! The guy sat at the next table thought I had ordered a dish for TEN. Baked Spaghetti and veggies. I like the sun-dried tomatoes a lot. It looks like Spaghetti coverd with tons of cheese at first, but there were a lot of veggies underneath.

The other dish

Looks familiar? Yes! It was on Man vs. Food! I was at this place last night.

Veggie Quesadillas. Absolutely delicious, but very greasy. Sour cream and salsa came into small packages. That's good, you don't have to eat the sour cream.

Philly Steaks. I didn't eat it. But it's said to be great!

The wall of pictures

I had my picture taken with Adam Richman. Haha!

A cute picture on the wall

Picnic by the Pool

We ordered some take out food from a place nearby.  I have been there for more than 10 times I think. Some of their food are really good, but some are just OK. The sunshine was so nice. We didn't want to stay inside at all.  So we decided to eat by the pool, a cute picnic.  Great food and beautiful weather.

I wish they could put something else instead of iceberg lettuce :(

 Seared tuna was incredibly fresh and delicious :)

Steamed vegetables were loaded with nutrients.

We were sitting under this umbrella.

Sunshine Break

My spring break  started this  week.  Finally a relaxing break after tons of homework, tests, and projects.  So far, I feel great.  I'm here in FL, warm weather and beautiful sunshine.  It's already Wednesday, the middle of my break. I wish this break could be longer.  I love it!