Food the Wong Way

Category: Healthy Living

  • Food Literacy Month – a look back

    Well folks, apparently September was food literacy month. I went to the Downtown Seattle Public Library for a Food Literacy/Food Justice Panel, got to hear from some folks representing organizations in Seattle doing really good things for our community. Here are a few thoughts.

  • Oke Poke

    Editor’s note: for the purposes of this post, all words that end with the suffix “oke” should be pronounced or more likely internally read as “okay”. Guest blog brought to you by marriage. Left coast living will bring you to Hawaii if you are of the means or the miles to get there. East coast…

  • Kelp Noodle Japchae – Low Carb Noodle-mania!

    Okay folks, I admit, I’ve been a little distracted by the glorious Pacific Northwest summer, traipsing about in the mountains. Between that, work, and other personal projects, feeding the Internet Blog Machine has gotten a little backlogged. So without further ado, here’s one more..   Quite some time ago, I went to school in the…

  • Tricking Yourself into Exercise: Recipe for an Active Day on Two Wheels with City Fruit

    Tricking Yourself into Exercise:
    Recipe for an Active Day on Two Wheels with City Fruit

    I really wanted you to know this: Apples most likely originated in Kazakhstan from the Malus sieversii and brought over to America with European colonists then became a part of American culture with a little help from Mr. Appleseed himself, John Chapman. Around the turn of the 19th century, Johnny Appleseed bought some apple seeds…

  • What is healthy to eat? Nutritionists vs American Public

      Twenty years ago, I think we knew about 10 percent of what we need to know” about nutrition, said Dariush Mozaffarian, the dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. “And now we know about 40 or 50 percent.” Read more at the NYTimes’ The Upshot: Is Sushi ‘Healthy’? What About…

  • Kelp Noodle Japchae – Tumblr-Style Post

    Today’s experiment.

  • Exercise vs Food: which one wins?

    Per the poll a while ago, random musings on exercise vs. food was one of the high-ranking elected topics. Honestly, folks, I got a little stuck on this one.* Apparently, I felt two ways about this enough that when I went back to try and finish this post, I discovered my Past Self (she’s more…

  • The Lemon Concoction You Want to Try Next Time Your Throat Hurts

    The Lemon Concoction You Want to Try Next Time Your Throat Hurts

    Finally over it, but I caught a cough a few weeks ago and fought with it for almost two weeks. Started a new job, so it didn’t seem like I could really just call in sick my first day. It was downhill from there. My friend Yvonne recommended making this tasty concoction to mix in…

  • Exploring Seoul! Day 3
    out to the ball game

    At the baseball stadium box office: Will Call Attendant: Hmm, is your name Park? Me: yeees…? Will Call Attendant: When is your birth date? Me: Well…S______ Park reserved the tickets for me. Will Call Attendant: Do you have her phone number? Me: (procures hotel business card with number) Will Call Attendant: Aaaah, the hotel reserved…

  • (Insert Protein Here) Lettuce Wraps!

    (Insert Protein Here) Lettuce Wraps!

    These days, my household tries to eat less carb-heavy things on a regular basis, and I’ve taken to making lettuce wraps regularly. One of the first google search results will give you a copycat of the P.F. Chang’s recipe, so that was my jumping off point. Frankly, that is where I’ve eaten most of the lettuce…