7 tips to keep your tummy safe while travelling in South-East Asia

Yes, I've been living in South-East Asia for over 9 years now, and the tummy is still the main issue. I just can't have really spicy food as it messes up the harmony of my tummy. I've learned to 'test' food before I tuck into it, particularly that which is brought from outside stalls which may not be completely trustworthy.

And it's not only the local stuff. Western fast food, especially McDonalds, really makes me sick! (Apart from a good occasional Whopper Burger from Burger King)

I was recently contacted by a lady who has developed a lovely infographic for Gaviscon (as can be seen below) detailing 7 tips to keep your tummy safe while travelling in South-East Asia. It was very relevant for me, and I hope it will be beneficial for you too. Go ahead and visit Gaviscon's website.

While being in Malaysia is full of wonderful surprises, looking after your tummy is an important part of being here. This infographic will give you 7 easy-to-follow tips to keep your tummy safe while travelling in South-East Asia so you can enjoy every minute of your journey in this awesome area without a care in the world!

Keep Calm and Eat healthy

I LOVE a good salad. Lettuce (green and purple), tomatoes, raisins, tuna chunks and thousand island dressing. It makes me feel so much fresher. We should all eat healthy. But at times it seems to be so difficult to do just that, particularly with all the heavy marketing done by fast food restaurants.

So 'E' is for Keep Calm and EAT healthy.

What are your favourite healthy foods?

McDonalds Drive-thru

We gave in and went to the McDonalds Drive-thru at Indera Mahkota, Kuantan the other night. We went with the idea of buying two large fries and McFlurries but our plan changed  when we arrived.

The new McDonalds restaurant in Indera Mahkota is on Jalan Bukit Ubi. It gives us a shorter drive instead of going all the way to the Teluk Chempedak beach McDonalds.

The McDonalds restaurant in Indera Mahkota looks fresh and inviting. They also possess a children's area with play frame and TV. But we went through the Drive-thru and were served well.

There were several cars in the queue but it seemed to move quite fast.

The wait gave us time to explore the menu and decide what we wanted

As you can see, we were bombarded with choices!

We opted for the Family Dinner Box at only RM29. It's a very good deal. It was quick and easy speaking to the staff to make our order before moving on to the next point . . .

We drove on a little and paid for our meal

Then we drove around the corner to the next check point where we pick up our food

Collecting our food at McDonalds Drive-thru, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan

Here's our Family Dinner Box and drinks from McDonalds

The McDonalds Family Dinner Box consists of: 2 McChicken burgers, 1 Spicy McChicken burger, 6 chicken nuggets, 2 regular fries, 2 ice-cream sundaes and 3 regular drinks (coca cola)

We were really impressed with this great deal and had a great time eating it all! Though I still didn't feel as good afterwards, as eating my home-made salad! But once in a while, we do enjoy a good McDonalds.

I liked what was written on the side of the Family Dinner Box:

I had to laugh because I thought it was great self-advertising and promoting on McDonalds' part!

What's your favourite McDonalds meal? Or do you never eat fast food?