SOC: Junk in your Beef

This week I’ve seen some really disturbing videos. It got me thinking of how terrible it is that retailers are exploiting one’s health in the name of  profit. If you have seen Jamie Oliver’s clip above on how ” Grounded Beef” is made with Ammonia and that it is in about 80% of all beef patties and processed food. It’s really disgusting how some people give zero value  to other people’s lives and willingly sacrifice  the other person’s health just to make more profits.  I have heard about so many fake products made in China and now there are fake meats in USA too!!

I know that in China there is fake milk formula, pork being passed off as beef, fake eggs and a whole list of chemically created food. It got me wondering what foods are safe for consumption then?  Is it possible that there are fake vegetables and seafood too?? Or  just that they haven’t been called out and identified by the whistle blowers yet.  That’s a really scary thought.

I guess from now onwards I need to be more stringent on what foods enter our mouths and to check thoroughly the source and ingredients used in making it. I’ll start by removing all the sweets and questionable stuff that we have in our kitchen.

 

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5QF and Weekend Review

Tiger girl chilling out in her stroller

 

This week has been a really busy week for me. I’ve ramped up the speed here on Dominique’s Desk and on the home front with monitoring and coaching the kids in both academic and non-academic subjects. If you have noticed I’m trying out my hands at introducing more varied content here on this blog. I ‘ve put in sweepstakes and giveaways which I’ve joint promoting   to give you, my readers, a chance as some fantastic prizes.

We have our 1st local giveaway – portable sterilizer for parents with small kids  which is a really handy device if I intend to go travelling overseas with Tiger girl again later this year.

The kids are taking well to the new study routine and are doing well in the academic and non-academic subject.  I just have to keep up the pace and assist them in keeping their standard consistent.

Next month will be more busy for me as I’ll be taking classes on the weekend. I’ll keep you in suspense to what I’ll be attending and slowly reveal during the month of April. 🙂

1. Are you looking forward to the time change this weekend?
We don’t have any time change here as we don’t experience the 4 seasons here in Singapore.

2. Are you getting the new iPad/would you want a iPad?
No iPad3 for us as we just bought a iPad2 last christmas.

3. If money was not a problem, what is the one thing you would splurge on?
 A set of wheels for myself- Volkswagon Golf GTI.

4. How did you and the Mr. (or Mrs.) meet?
We met in university while studying in Australia.

5. Summer is right around the corner. Bikini or one-piece?
Bikini or more specifically Tankini.