December 27, 2025Dec 27 Author 22 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Definitely a challenge, and why a take 1/2 a multi vit daily, to fill in the blanks, as I know I don't eat enough. That actually won't help with this. There are (expensive) greens powders which can be helpful for replacement but even those are only meant as a limited, temporary solution.
December 27, 2025Dec 27 Author 23 minutes ago, Srikcir said: Chinese broccoli stirred fried. Definitely delicious. In my case, another restaurant option as I just won't bother regularly stir frying anything.
December 27, 2025Dec 27 I eat a lot of pak liang. It’s similar to spinach but with low oxalates, better mineral absorption, and it’s gentle on the gut. Excellent cooked with egg or stir-fried. One of the best everyday greens here. Available in most fresh markets and very cheap.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 On 12/22/2025 at 10:31 PM, GammaGlobulin said: This is a great and healthy topic. I have the solution: SPINACH For one, I happen to love the taste of bitter spinach, when uncooked. When cooked, I find it repulsive. Get a vegetable steamer. Boil water, add spinach, pop a lid on, and steam until the leaves are bright green but not overcooked - we're talking a matter of seconds, like 20 or 30 seconds. Splash liberally with Ghee and a pinch of salt and chow down. Gotta admin, overcooked spinach is disgusting. 🤮 Me - I love spinach, but I do find it difficult to find here in Northern Thailand. Use kale instead but it's just not the same. I do love spinach. Et Tu Brutae?
December 28, 2025Dec 28 On 12/22/2025 at 9:03 PM, Jingthing said: There are some nutritional guidelines that I believe are well supported by science. Getting enough Omega 3's preferably from fatty fish is one of them. I've got that one well sorted. But I'm having an issue with the well supported recommendation to eat leafy greens daily, preferably three times a day. That simply does not fit at all well with the my eating style. It doesn't fit into my breakfast routine which otherwise I'm very happy with. I don't drink smoothies and I don't want to have to constantly make smoothies and add the calories from that as they've got more than just the greens. I only rarely cook omelets and sometimes cook pasta and add veg like brocolli or asparagus so I guess in those cases I could use spinach instead. But again, not very often. Rarely I will get some leafy greens in a western restaurant meal, like in a salad or side spinach. I do eat broccoli very often which is very good but not a leafy green. Thai food is the easiest way for me to get it but I don't eat Thai food daily. Maybe one meal every three days. With that sometimes the greens are already added to a noodle dish but not very much or I can order a side of stir fried morning glory which is excellent and is one of my favorites. But that's not daily, and certainly not three times a day. I do have only one idea which I might try, but otherwise I'm really at a loss. with this. Here is my one idea. Order three orders of stir fried morning glory (not spicy to keep it simple and mixing with any other meal) from a Thai restaurant that does it well and cheapy. Stick in fridge. Warm up a half order six times a week with other food. It wouldn't meet the ideal level but much more than I'm doing now. Would the already cooked greens still have nutritional value sitting in the fridge for a week Any other ideas? Please don't say make smoothies because that's not gonna happen. OK, just had another more spartan idea. Buy my own greens, boil them lightly, smash them up in a food processor, and just hold my nose and dose the mush like medicine. Cheaper and as no oil healthier. Doesn't sound very appealing though. On those days when you find you just can get your greens? Supplement.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 On 12/22/2025 at 9:03 PM, Jingthing said: I don't drink smoothies and I don't want to have to constantly make smoothies and add the calories from that as they've got more than just the greens. I've tried this, but personally find the taste rather disgusting. But it is healthy.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 6 minutes ago, connda said: On those days when you find you just can get your greens? Supplement. This is also good to get a bunch of vitamins and trace minerals. But personally I like the Spirulina powder. And on some days I just eat a salad. Organic hydroponic lettuce and other greens are plentiful in our area with a number of people selling on roadside stands. Dirt cheap without being grown in dirt. We get these massive bags of greens for 10 THB. In the US the same bag probably would cost $10. All of this cost ฿15 THB.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 On 12/23/2025 at 9:01 AM, wasabi said: I regularly eat at Sizzler. They have the best self-serve salad salad bar I know of in Thailand. If you join their Line membership you even get a discount on weekdays. The quality of the leafy greens varies branch to branch but typically tends to be pretty good and includes spinach, broccoli and beets among other vegetables. Yep - Sizzler always has a grand salad bar. Do they still make you wear masks when you get your food. I stopped going there when they insisted you mask-up just to dish up at the salad bar, so I haven't been there for at least 5 years. The rest of the food there is expensive and not particularly arroy. But the salad bars has always been a good value.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 On 12/23/2025 at 2:08 AM, scorecard said: In my house everybody loves iceberg lettuce. My grandchildren are all tasked with getting meals ready, small tasks: setting the table, putting various condiments on the table, etc., and ripping up probably half an iceberg lettuce into small pieces and with some small cucumbers slices longways added, gets devoured by my Thai son, his wife and the 4 kids (incl. my 2.5 yrs old Thai grandson) and me. I like the taste and texture of iceberg, but out of all the lettuces that are popular, the nutritional value of iceberg is about the lowest. I eat it but generally I'll mix it in with other leafy greens like yale or other lettuces like loose left varieties which are grown hydroponically locally. Source: Grok 4 Loose Leaf Varieties This is generally what we buy locally from hydroponic growers ☝️
December 28, 2025Dec 28 17 hours ago, pchansmorn said: Buy your leafy greens at a produce market then take them to your favorite restaurant and have them cook for you and then you take them home to eat at your convenience.] I have a Thai chef at home.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 On 12/23/2025 at 2:36 PM, shdmn said: No Jones Salad either. Maybe some day. Is Jones Salad good? One of them just opened up near me.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 16 hours ago, Jingthing said: That actually won't help with this. There are (expensive) greens powders which can be helpful for replacement but even those are only meant as a limited, temporary solution. You're getting hung up on trifles. Balance is your friend. Eating a wide varieties of greens plus supplements when you can't get around to cooking. Multi-vitamins with minerals a couple of times a week fill in the what you otherwise miss with fresh foods.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 16 hours ago, Jingthing said: There are (expensive) greens powders Expensive is a relative term. This costs what you'd spend in a bar on a few beers. Or a piece of salmon. A 1 tsp (5 gram) serving will set you back about 9 THB a day.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 hmmm.. looks like you still haven't done the homework for PHD ( Proper Human Diet ) try eating Beef-HIGH fat content, Butter, Bacon, Eggs and drink water for 60 days ... amazing "GOOD" results ps.. in case you don't care to do the research .. plants carry a multitude of chemicals that are very bad the fiber is useless ,,, and... the oxilate content ( especially spinach ) is overwhelming ...... Go Carnivore !!!
December 29, 2025Dec 29 21 hours ago, davb said: Is Jones Salad good? One of them just opened up near me. They have some decent offerings, price is OK. Have ordered from them when feeling lazy at Krung Thep. Nutrition wise, per 100 gr, you'll need to eat a lot, as salads per se, don't provide much. Order the beef & salmon for nutrition, as more nutrient dense. If you take the time to look at the 'nutrition' chart, you see the added 'dressing & wrap energy' = carbs / sugar, and usually empty calories ... if counting. https://jonessalad.com/menu/nutrition-fact/ @Jingthing Much easier to get your nutrients via meat vs plants
December 29, 2025Dec 29 22 hours ago, davb said: Is Jones Salad good? One of them just opened up near me. I think their prices and options are better than SaladStop, but can't go wrong with either imo.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 MK restaurant has a collard green with oyster sauce which is half-decent. Can also buy whatever you like to eat at the market, and pay a restaurant to prepare it for you.
January 3Jan 3 On 12/28/2025 at 11:49 AM, connda said:Yep - Sizzler always has a grand salad bar. Do they still make you wear masks when you get your food. I stopped going there when they insisted you mask-up just to dish up at the salad bar, so I haven't been there for at least 5 years. The rest of the food there is expensive and not particularly arroy. But the salad bars has always been a good value.No mask has been required for several years now at every establishment I go to in Bangkok including Sizzler. Their salad bar remains a good deal, particularly on weekdays.
January 6Jan 6 Many things are easy to grow in the garden so no need to go short ,at very little cost .treat the soil with buffalo dung and watch em grow .pappaya are easy to grow
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