When you think of boiled food, does the word bland come to mind?
I beg to differ. Boiled food can be delicious. It all depends on the soup stock you boil it in and how the food is prepared before boiling it.
On a cold rainy day, a meal of steamboat with the family is bliss.
Basically, a good soup stock is prepared ahead of time as the base. Typically, pork bones and chicken bones are boiled in water for an entire day to prepare the soup base.
Fish and meat are seasoned in advance. Vegetables are cut to convenient slices ahead of time.
Then everyone gathers around the pot of boiling soup with ladles of meat or vegetables or tofu to cook their favourite food in the boiling stock, savouring the food au naturale.
By the end of the meal, that pot of boiling water becomes a very tasty soup by itself.
You know what, steamboat is a very healthy meal.
Instead of deep frying or stir frying the food, cooking it in oil aka fat, food in this traditional chinese meal is cooked by boiling it in water. No soaking up of fat during the cooking process. Insteas, you get lots of nutrients in a tasty, satisfying meal.
After a fairly recent health scare, I started running to lose the excess weight I'd gained with my first pregnancy. 12 years after giving birth to my first child, I finally reached a healthy weight.
I'm a foodie with a sweet tooth and a huge appetite, hence maintaining a reasonably healthy weight is a challenge. It involves a daily effort and a permanent switch to a healthy lifestyle. I'm using this blog to keep myself in check and to share my experiences with others who too struggle with weight management. 
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