February 9, 2010
In my original Chinese New Year Goodies post, I gave a brief look at the differing caloric density of various foods. This post is the long version. It is for the people who want a deeper discussion into the vagaries of holiday eating. What I want to talk about today is not the traditions of [...]
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February 6, 2010
Chinese New Year is coming. That means lots of festive treats, which also means lots of binges and bulging waistlines. Recently, an article in the Singapore Straits Times, ‘Bulge-Free Binge’ (with the online version here), tackled just this topic. It showed pictures of various festive foods, giving the caloric count for 100g of each type [...]
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