Food is becoming expensive by the day...
I usually try not to take rice all the time, but since I am taking 1 full meal a day during week days, I might as well make it full of fiber, protein and a good amount of carbs.
Recently, I spotted a YouTube shorts of a Korean American Gen-Z who promotes her Korean mum's "beauty routine" that helps her to stay healthy with lush black hair and smooth skin with a good alternate to white rice serving; and one of them is black sesame with chia seed rice.
There's another type which I will try later; but right now, let's just mesh up something I got from the "government aid" where I can almost have my meal for free when I prepare from home / office.
I know people will cringe seeing canned food, moreover the "doom and gloom" warnings about taking large Tuna flakes from the seas (which usually packed into the can), but when you are on a strict budget and trying to "eat healthy" for starters, compromise is unavoidable.
From the government aid program, I was able to get a can of tuna, which I didn't use all of them, with frozen mixed vegetables and rice. So I just need to pay for the black sesame and chia (which I already acquired since last year) and also some sesame seed dressing.
And this is my game-changer sauce. Surprsingly this Yuzu Taste sesame dressing tastes a lot lighter, and with the bit of sourness from the lemon, it isn't too bad! I added a little "sambal" (ground chili paste) after heated up into the sauce, creating a tangy spicy dressing that boost the appetite.
According to some sources Poké Bowl, originate from Hawaii actually was using raw fish, but these days, sashimi grade fish are very expensive. To make things on a budget with a similar concept, can would probably do for now.
Moreover, Malaysia's poké are mostly cooked properly, so there is no authenticity. Just mix it properly with a healthy amount of vegetables, fish and carbs (the rice)
Just so happened this can of tuna is already in small chunks in olive oil, so I just take those 2 tablespoon out that should be enough for a sitting that will last through most of the day.
How was it?
After frozen for 8 hours rice
To be honest, on my first try, I cooked too much rice, and just so happened I have sourced myself with some "frozen cube silicon" to learn meal-prep for week days in the office, so I have kept half of it for the next day.
Apparently, some said that when we freeze the freshly cooked rice of the day into the cube to consume the next day, the rice had time to create "complex glucose" that is harder for the body to absorb, this means it is better for diabetic patients.
Well, I am not diabetic yet, but I my older brother is type II diabetic; that means I can have potential to fall into this category if I am not careful, therefore, it is better to be safe than sorry. Prevention is better than cure.
What do you think?
Do you love poké bowl concepts?
To me, it looks a lot like Malaysian economy rice, but with less heavily flavoured food.
Of course, anything that is wholefood is the best. Right now, I'll get by with the tuna until things are better.
Until Then
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