http://buddingplanet.com Jasmin's random thoughts on health, life, environment and family. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is how some of the UHT milk packets look like I was thinking of how schools were given UHT packets of spoilt milk last year, thinking why was this happening. Milk is truly expensive in a country mainly exports it's dairy products from Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The act ... http://buddingplanet.com/kids-milk-school I love writing about food, so let me tell you about this cute festivities we have in Malaysia where Mandarin oranges play a huge role in getting masses of single men and women hooked up. Yesterday, the Malaysian Hokkien Chinese celebrated the 15th day of the Chinese New Year festivities with ... http://buddingplanet.com/chinese-valentine-day I just so love the banana leaf cups featured here. So gorgeous. And eco  friendly too. Just eat whatever that is in the cup and then, toss the biodegradable cups into your compost heap. And yes, the Thai snacks shown are delectable looking as well aren't they? The Thai lady ... http://buddingplanet.com/eco-friendly-banana-leaf-cup Can you believe this is really good looking reusable sandwich bag was once an old shirt, a piece of scrap cloth and a clean Ziplock bag? How cute. I love it when old stuff are brought back to live as a new and so reusable item. So gorgeous, you'd want to bring ... http://buddingplanet.com/reusable-sandwich-bag Apparently, there's a new strain of rice that does not need to be cooked at all. Super duper crazy stuff for all you lazy cooks out there! Downside is, you gotta wait for the agri scientists in India to sell it to ya! This soft rice is called the Agihoni ... http://buddingplanet.com/finally-you-can-eat-uncooked-rice Yesterday, I came across SheChive.com that showed some really awesome images of what we can do with food. It's too fabulous, really. The ones below are all raw food. My personal favorite is the orange skin carrying the orange segments to the food processor. What do you like? ============ More on raw food Jason Mraz’s ... http://buddingplanet.com/fun-food