As The Inde­pen­dent points out, Chi­nese food has a bad rep­u­ta­tion in the UK. But under­stood and pre­pared prop­erly, it is healthy, ful­fill­ing, and one of my favourite types of cui­sine. These Chi­nese dietary ‘secrets’ have reju­ve­nated my fer­vour for East­ern cooking.

Stop count­ing calo­ries
Think of veg­eta­bles as dishes
Fill up on sta­ple foods
Eat until you are full
Take liq­uid food
Bring yin and yang into your kitchen
Raw power? not nec­es­sar­ily
Use food to keep fit
Drink green tea
Take restora­tive exercise