[JayJuanGee]

(07-26-2014 06:49 PM)Chaos Wrote:  

Sometimes difficult, sometimes just way more expensive than local dishes. Sometimes I just party and drink beer. Depends where I am.

This trip is different because I'm not drinking any alcohol so now I also don't eat bad foods.

Here in Malaysia I mostly eat eggs, omelettes and chicken.
They have a lot of seafood here also but it's much more expensive.

The problem here is the usage of bad fats and oils when they are making food.
No one uses butter here.

I have been curious about some of the oil matters b/c even though coconut oil is abundant in many tropical locations, the locals frequently seem to have been brainwashed into thinking that man-made industrial oils are more nutritious or better......

Also, from Midwest's above post, and from much of the rave in the mainstream media lately about protein seems to distract us from what's really important, and my point is that many times we may already be getting adequate protein in our diet (25-40% is sufficient) - except it is frequently better to pay attention to your protein sources, too, if they are whole foods or something like hotdogs or some other kind of processed meat.

Also, we need to be paying attention to whether our consumption of fats are good ones or NOT. If you do NOT know whether they are good fats (especially at restaurants - most likely NOT good fats), then you may almost need to carry a bucket of your own fat (such as coconut oil) in your backpack so that you can dab a spoonful of it on your food... In this regard, I am NOT sure whether that would be good to add good fat to the bad fat, but it may balance out some of the negative effects of consuming too many industrial oils (transfats and margerines, which I try to avoid).

Also, if you cannot be too sure about the kinds of fats you are consuming through restaurant food, it may be good to incorporate some fish consumption on at least a weekly basis - such as sardines - NOT sure how practical that is while traveling in some of the SEA countries or even other locations.

Sorry, I get so worked up about some of this stuff, and the recent news about man made milk, has gotten me extra worked up, too.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/inno...a-reality/

Maybe I will draft up a quick post on the dairy thread.. fuck!!!! this is ridiculous and more propaganda and movement away from real food and ways to make money and to deceive people into thinking that the processed shit is better than the real deal - which would be raw milk.