Science in Food

a simple egg’s perfection can be explained by science 

 

 

If you love cooking, science and eggs, this is a perfect article for you:  http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/10/perfect-boiled-eggs-recipe.html 

Visit http://www.seriouseats.com/ for great photography like you see below: (the pretty images of food, just make you want to make them!)

Seriouseat- food lab is dedicated to reveal the science behind cooking.

This website is good for people who enjoys learning the science behind cooking. They have quizzes to test your food IQ too. Their chirpy and bright appearance of the website makes you want to read and learn more about it. I love this website, simply.

Concern with you are what you eat?

This is a good website to gauge whether you are eating and managing your weight well. It has all the information about food, nutrition and weight management.

You just have to be slightly more concerned as they are more associated with the American’s diet , body composition and the food society of course.

http://www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=1&tax_subject=390 ‘

Once you  get the idea of weight management from the above website , you should look more closely into Singapore Health Promotion Board for their amazing ability to measure the energy and nutrient composition of singapore local foods!

From there you can track your calorie and fat intake and make absolute sure you are managing your weight and eating well.

http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/ere/ere070101.asp –> This is the quick link to the energy and nutrient composition of your health tool.

 

I have done a food guide for a secondary school canteen and i used the health promotion board tools. This proves that this web tool from HPB is really brilliant!

 

A sample of the food guide pasted on the canteen stalls

FOOD GUIDE

	Total calories (kcal)	Total fat (g)
FISH BURGER	390	22
FISH & CHIPS	700	47
SPAGHETTI	268	8
GARLIC BREAD	400	28
CHICKEN BURGER	500	25
CHICKEN CHOP/CUTLETS	243	14
CHICKEN NUGGET	58	3
EGG	59	5
FRIES	269	16
ONION RINGS	178	11

*Adapted from Singapore Health Promotion boards and relevant websites.

 This only serves as a reference guide for your choice of food in the school canteen.

Cooking SOS

For the junior chef (those preparing for home economics practical exams etc) ,

You can refer to Kids Cooking Videos for your kid chef to watch, enjoy and learn

http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/Asian-cooking.html

An example of the video on the website,

Make your own Sushi Asian cooking from Japan

After each video, the recipes are stated clearly below.

You watch , read and emulate.

They are very simple recipes (even you see the little boys and girls there learning), so it is a good resource for you to learn and put into practice.

For the new chef ,

you can refer to THE NEW COOK and DUMMIES websites

http://thenewcook.com/cooking-101/

This new cook website shows people to learn to cook from scratch. It gives basic tips with regards to cooking. It shows the different uses of the various equipments in the kitchen. It gave realistic failure examples for cooks to share their experiences. It gives a good idea of the health and nutrition for the different types of food prepared. If you interested in the science of the food for certain appearances and reaction observed, it is available with simple explanation.

(2) DUMMIES FOR COOKING

http://www.dummies.com/Section/Food-Drink.id-323323.html

The Dummies websites give a wide varieties of simple and clear recipe. It explains to you the different tools and kitchen equipment. Interesting of all, they give tips on how to fix COOKING DISASTERS. It also explains to you the different parts of the beef  and which one to buy !