Too much rich foods is unhealthy

My grandparents were poor but healthy.

Part of the reason is that they could not afford all the rich foods.  They had chicken once or twice a year.

They reared the chickens so that they had meat on the table during Chinese New Year.

They used to say that heart disease belonged to the rich who had money for all the rich foods.

My grandparents had lived long enough to enjoy the prosperity of Singapore.

That means they had the chance to enjoy rich foods in their old age.

Is that good or bad?  Judging from the effect of all the rich foods on their health, I would not say it is a good idea.

However, they enjoyed the rich foods. They enjoyed eating all the rich foods they dreamt about in their poverty.

Most people enjoy eating rich foods as well.

They enjoy buffet, especially high tea buffet.  That is the time when they have unlimited access to all the cakes, seafood, and other desserts.

Eating too much rich foods is definitely not good for health.

We are living at a time where manual labor hardly exists, yet we are taking in all the sugars, fats and cholesterol.

That is why the hospitals have a higher stay rate than the hotels in town, even though the charges for a single bed is more expensive than a room in the hotel.


If given a choice, everyone definitely chooses the deluxe room in the hotel, instead of a bed in the hospital ward.

However, they cannot keep away from all the rich foods.

The cakes seem so delicious and appealing.  They will feel bad if they forego the cakes, especially when they have already paid for the high tea buffet.

They cannot tolerate the idea of eating plain porridge, with seasoned bean curd, and a stir fried vegetable as dinner.

They prefer the set meal consists of sirloin steak, soup, coffee and ice cream or cake.

While eating rich foods bring satisfaction, and joy to life.  Eating too much rich foods is unhealthy.

Nobody can eat sirloin steak every day without getting into serious health problem.

It is not good for the environment and health.

The best is to strike a balance.

Eat simply and eat healthy food as much as possible.  Enjoy the rich foods a few times a year to satisfy the craving for it.