Creating healthy dishes using organic food products

Creating healthy dishes using organic food products

BY TAN KARR WEI
karrwei@thestar.com.my

MANY people still have the perception that organic food is tasteless and that it must be vegetarian.

“This is not the case, so we developed a few recipes using organic food products and we received good feedback about it and we wanted our customers to learn it,” said Alive Group nutritionist Sai Chia Chin, 28.

Alive Group recently teamed up with Pacific Regency Hotel Suites to host a cooking demonstration for the company’s VIP members, loyal customers and dealers.

Try it: Casper demonstrating how to make the organic asam laksa with buckwheat noodles.

Alive Group chef Casper Teoh, 26, demonstrated how to make the Organic Asam Laksa with Buckwheat Noodles; Stir-fried Organic Black Rice with Pineapple; and the Organic Arrabiata Udon Noodles with Tenderising Tomato Based Sauce.

Sai said the company stocked a range of organic products including groceries, cosmetics, beauty products and even perfumes.

“We are also the sole distributors of certain brands and we are careful in choosing the brands with the same philosophy as us,” she said.

The organic food products include items like sauces, noodles, coffee and even baby food that was available at selected organic food stores, pharmacies and grocery stores.

Sai explained that the company founder Teh Lilin, who started off as a lymphatic therapist who used organic massage oils and essential oils for her treatments.

“Customers then wanted other products for skincare and health care so she started bringing in these products,” she said.

Healthy option: Sai holding up a bottle of their Nutrigracia product.

She said one of their flagship products was the Nutrigracia energised organic groceries.

Sai said an organic lifestyle was not only about the food that we consume but also about having the right attitude.

“We believe that for the products to have any effect, the body, mind and soul must also be balanced. We can eat all the good food but if we have emotional problems, our overall health will also be affected.

“That is why Alive also believes in educating people through our newsletters and training courses,” she said.

She added that the company also operated an organic kitchen at their office in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, selling organic cooked foods.

“The breakfast items are available for takeaway and we deliver the lunch sets to nearby offices,” she said.

For more information, visit www.alive999.com

会撒娇的老婆最幸福 > 幸福方程式：睁一只眼，闭一只眼

男人看起来可靠，其实内心中的不安全感很严重。

自己的女人如果太漂亮，总是疑神疑鬼不放心，不喜欢别的男人看她，不喜欢她和别的男人说话，更不喜欢她出去唱歌跳舞、到处乱跑。

不过是大学时代的男同学出差顺路来看看她，他就在一旁摆出气呼呼的样子。她每次不得已和公司同事出去聚餐，回来便看见他脸拉长的等着她。

女人外表似乎与世无争，其实很喜欢比较，永远不知足。

自己的男人再怎么有才华，她却总觉得他缺少什么。

先生是个认真工作的人，老是日以继夜干呀干的，她怪他很少和她聊天扯淡；先生是个求上进的人，有空就捧着书本看个没完，她怨他不跟她逛街散步。

他要她行为收敛一点儿，她认为自己所做所为光明正大，并没有踰越为人妻的分寸，要收敛什么？

她要他改变生活习惯，他觉得自己孜孜追求出人头地，为的也是两人能过好日子，没有改变的理由。他不愿担心绿云罩顶的过日子，她不愿忍受没感情的生活。最后，免不了分手了事。

凡是正常人都想找个合自己意的伴侣。可是这世界上真正存在一个完全合自己意的伴侣吗？

很难说，即使有，人海茫茫，碰上的机会恐怕比中乐透彩券还小！

基本上，男女两人会成为夫妇，多半的实际情形是如此：

热恋的时候，男女双方都发了烧，像团火，把自己烧得糊里胡涂，昏头昏脑。

男的看女的白玉无瑕，彷如白雪公主下来凡间；女的看男的潇洒大方，简直是白马王子又来投胎人世。

结婚后，火慢慢熄了，烧也渐渐退了，头脑逐渐清醒，睁开眼睛看清楚对方，才发现许多毛病，种种不对劲。

这时，彼此心中不禁会想：「怎么千挑万选，眼睛还是被蛤肉盖住了？偏偏选这么一个令自己后悔莫及的人？」

其实追根究底还是心理作用，婚前婚后还不是同一个人，难道真的变了样吗？不如说是婚前自己对对方的缺点视而不见、听而不闻。

婚后也不是真清楚看到对方什么严重的缺点，不如说是婚后把自己的希望投射到对方身上，因对方不能符合而失望。大多是宽以待己、严以律人的结果。

男人有本事，女人便觉得他的眼神、语气、态度都有点不大对劲，好像很不在乎自己，于是担心哪一天会把自己一脚踢开，跟年轻漂亮的妹妹跑了。

男人没本事，女人又觉得太窝囊、太平庸，连累自己抬不起头来，不敢跟别人介绍。事业心重的女人，男人不满意，别的女人在家煮饭洗衣带小孩，多么温顺体贴。哪像自己的女人整日不见踪影。

没事业心的女人，男人也会叹息，别的女人有帮夫运，娶回家可省几年的奋斗，自己的女人什么都不会，只知道月底伸手跟自己拿薪水袋。

男人爱整洁，家里什么东西都放得整整齐齐，家具擦得一尘不染。女人会觉得约束太多，受不了。

男人不修边幅，早上不迭被子，晚上不洗脚，头皮发痒就猛抓，也不去洗头，东西乱扔乱丢，女人觉得这样的男人太邋遢，难以忍受。

女人话太多，男人会感到她啰啰嗦嗦，有够讨厌。

女人话太少，男人又觉得她像块木头，没有意思。

要挑男人的毛病，真是全身上下处处都有毛病，左看右看都看不顺眼。

要挑女人的问题，同样是全身上下都是问题，前面背后都看不顺眼。

当然，男女之间，也有「相看两不厌」的一种看法。要达到这种境界，其实也不难，只要遵守某位哲人所说的真理：「婚前要睁大两只眼睛，婚后睁一只眼、闭一只眼。」