Foodie Friday: Overnight Oats

When I was younger, oatmeal had a bad rap (reputation) for me. It was good for you, sure, but it was bland. I thought it was food for old people, and I always associated it with the feeling of eating paper. There were flavored oats too, but even then I didn't willingly eat oatmeal until I absolutely had to (like the morning after an extremely greasy meal). Anyway, good thing people are so creative with food and overnight oats were born! I love overnight oats since it's so easy to make and it's really flavorful! Plus, you can customize it to however you want! Since oatmeal is bland, it makes the best base to add whatever you want. It also easily absorbs the flavors of the things you've added (the same way it soaks the grease in your digestive tract. LOL). Let me share with you one of my favorite recipes which you can do with just 4 ingredients.

Foodie Friday: Beef with Broccoli

 

When I started exercising, I thought that would be enough for me to lose weight. I thought I could be like those people who could just exercise and eat what they wanted. Fast forward to a month since I started going to the gym, I was dismayed to find out that I only lost 0.6kg! I think it's because I was still building muscles (they say it's hard to lose weight the first few months) but it's also most likely because my eating habits haven't changed since I started exercising. I don't eat a whole lot but perhaps the food I did eat was so packed with fat and empty calories. Plus, I didn't eat vegetables (before) and I couldn't kick my sweet tooth. So, I resolved to try to eat healthier.

Foodie Friday: Simple Tuna Carbonara

I really love pasta to the point that I can live on pasta and cheese alone. Anyway, I usually go for red sauce or oil-based sauce compared to cream-based ones cause they're healthier. Plus, I'm really picky and iffy about how restaurants serve their carbonara sauce. Some restaurants have watery sauce (ew) but the carbonara I grew up with and grown to love is creamier. I've always thought carbonara required a more elaborate preparation than say, red sauce but I found this simple carbonara recipe on Erwan Heusaff's blog, The Fat Kid Inside and decided to give it a try. You can do it in as fast as 5 minutes!