Location: My tiny kitchen

It is plainly obvious that ET and I do not eat healthy and I suppose I should take full responsibility for it. We know fat is bad for us but like all bad things, they are exciting, addictive and most importantly, fat makes food taste irresistibly good. A world without fat or butter is a world without fun. Fat is like a gossipy relative; you know you are spending way too much time with them but you just can’t cut them out of your life because secretly, you enjoy their company. However, sometimes even I, the loyal fan of fat, would feel guilty. I have girlfriends who take good care of themselves and they eat healthy. When we go for dim sum, every one would order steamed dishes whereas I, being the odd ball, would order fried dishes like spring rolls. Hanging out with my girlfriends has a positive influence on me. They made me believe that as a woman, I should take good care of myself and when convenient, take good care of my husband as well.

As my attempt to become more health-conscious, tonight for dinner I made a tuna salad. To make sure I’m eating my veggie (how can you leave out veggie when you try to eat healthy?), I served the tuna salad on lettuce leaves and ate it like a wrap. I used olive oil instead of mayonnaise as well. I tested my invention on ET, who has an ultra low tolerance over veggie. Either he didn’t recognize the lettuce because it was used as a wrap or he just liked the salad, he finished everything without a complain.

Next time when I have spring rolls at dim sum, I will feel less guilty because I can always have this salad for dinner.

To make the tuna salad you will need:

- 1 can of flaked tuna in water, drained.
- 3/4 cup of canned navy beans, drained.
- 1/4 of onion
- 1 green onion
- 3 tbsp of chopped cilantro
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 butterhead lettuce

1. Dice the onion.
2. Dice the green onion.
3. Put the tuna, onion, green onion, navy beans and cilantro into a bowl. Add lemon juice and olive oil. Toss gently. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Rinse the lettuce and make sure the leaves are dry. Serve the tuna salad on the leaves or roll the leaves into a wrap.