Formosa Fitness

And I'm not even talking about the Americanized Chinese food. A lot of us here in Taiwan are understandably happy that we have daily access to real Chinese food and we should be. But I think we often forget that much of that food isn't exactly healthy.

For example: fried rice, fried noodles, "bian dang" (which is lunchbox stuff), huifan, street food of all types, etc., etc. Is this "real" Chinese food? Sure it is. But let's be honest: it's Chinese fast food. It's convenience food. It's what we eat for lunch and on the run. It's often oily, made with God-knows-what ingredients and isn't exactly conducive to a healthy lifestyle.

Looking at my diet, I've come to the uneasy conclusion that you must be very careful when seriously training and trying to eat this kind of food. Sure it tastes good but the nutritional value of such food is going to be quite low.

So don't go fooling yourself that you're eating healthy if you're scarfing this stuff down for lunch and/or dinner everyday. You're not. And in fact, it may be one major area that's sabotaging your diet.

Something to think about.