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FACTS ABOUT ASIAN MEALS

Asian Heritage Diet Pyramid

Starting at the base of the pyramid, you’ll find:

• Foods to enjoy every day: leafy greens, legumes, vegetables, soy foods, whole grains, herbs and spices.
• Fish or shellfish servings twice each week.
• Moderate portions of eggs, poultry, and healthy cooking oils.
• Infrequent servings of red meats and sweets.

The diet recommends proteins like soy, fish and shellfish. Dairy, eggs, poultry and healthy oils should be eaten less frequently. Red meat and sugary desserts should be eaten infrequently. The pyramid also calls for six glasses of water or tea each day; sake, wine and beer are OK in moderation. Remember to stay physically active, and you’re set.

Nutritious Diet

Traditional Asian food is highly nutritious. For example, Vietnam is known for their signature noodle dish – Pho, a big bowl of homemade beef marrow bone broth, tripe, tendons, brisket, and rice noodles. Go to Thailand and get bone broth soup with cubes of pork blood, greens, rice noodles, and a duck egg. In China, enjoy sautéed (alas, in soybean or corn oil these days) pork kidneys with Chinese broccoli and rice on the side. In Japan, enjoy wild caught salmon eggs rolled with seaweed and rice, mackerel sashimi, and some fermented miso soup with kelp strips. In Korea, enjoy barbecue and eat a dozen different kinds of kimchi, grilled short ribs, beef tongue, and liver all wrapped in lettuce, with rice on the side. In all these foods, rice is present, but so are real bone broth, fresh meat, fermented cabbage, offal, and vegetables. The presence of rice does not invalidate or negate the presence of every other nutrient.

How Much Does Asian Diet Cost?

The cost of the Asian diet depends on what you choose to eat. While some ingredients like fresh fruits and vegetables can be expensive, many options are available that can help control food costs. For example, cooking a plant-based meal at home with in-season or frozen vegetables, whole grains and soy can be easy on the budget.

RICE

Rice, the crop that we all have eaten before, the food we all know and love, and actually a type of grass. Rice is rich in nutrients and contains a number of vitamins and minerals, plus it is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates. Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population, with 90% of all rice grown and consumed by Asians and by Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea. It is also the 2nd most produced crop in the world.

Asia eats a lot of rice. It may be a “side dish” or not the main course, but there’s no denying the fact that a lot of rice gets eaten – the stats are pretty clear on Asian rice consumption.

Rice, especially white rice, is a mostly non-toxic source of glucose. On the grain spectrum, where wheat and other gluten grains reside at one end, rice relaxes at the opposite end. It’s not “good,” but it’s also not “bad.” It just is. It’s pretty much neutral. Whether you can handle (or need) the glucose load is another thing, but you can rest assured that white rice will be generally free of gut irritants, phytic acid, and deleterious lectins. If you’re eating wheat, on the other hand, you have gluten, wheat germ agglutinin, and a host of other anti-nutrients with which to contend.

Ever since long ago (3000-4000 years ago), rice was accepted by many Chinese people and was grown and eaten in China. It was important to their diets, as it was the only thing they could eat. In the past, rice fed many people Chinese for far longer than any other grain, and as a result, rice became precious to the Chinese, and even today, they still cherish it as a food source. The Chinese used to eat rice everyday as it was the only thing, and they still do now to keep up with their history.

VEGETABLES

Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as part of the Vegetable Group. Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed.

Eating vegetables provides health benefits. People who eat more vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases, such as heart disease, including heart attack and stroke and certain types of cancers. Eating foods such as vegetables that are lower in calories instead of higher-calorie food may be useful in helping to lower calorie intake. Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body, such as vitamins A and C, fiber, folate, and potassium. 

FISH

No need to repeat what we already know. Research supports this common Asian diet practice of eating fish daily. We’ve heard all about the healthy oils from fish. Fish has always been part of man’s diet nearly everywhere in the world, not just Asia. But the Asian culture has kept this part of their heritage alive better than most.

SOUP

Soup is a nutrient dense food and fills you up quickly. You don’t need much, just a half cup is beneficial. Most Asian soups are made with bones and/or combinations of vegetables so you’re getting lots of vitamins and minerals even with a small portion. Whether it is bone broth soup, vegetable or miso, soups are rich in vitamins and minerals and easily absorbed. Secondly, but equally important is that the warm temperature of soup (like tea) can improve the entire digestive process.

TASTE ASIAN CUISINE WITH US!

At our restaurant, we combine some of Asia’s most nutritional flavors together to present a menu that reflects the traditional cuisine. Come visit us at our location and enjoy a meal you soon won’t forget. We look forward to seeing you soon!



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