Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Japan Diet
I just read a book last night and got a few tips stored in my mind. I'm starting my diet plan today. Hopefully I'm able to maintain this healthy cooking diet for at least one month.
The book that I read is called "The Japan Diet" by Naomi Moriyama, the same author of "Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat".
It is a very useful book with lots of tips for healthy eating and meal development. Instead of eating nonsense, I thought it would be a great idea to start eating healthy instead.
My doctor advised me on the 5-a-day principle, and it would guarantee I would be healthy. But I never stuck to that principle even though I try. But after reading about various meal ideas, it is actually quite easy to achieve the 5-a-day portions of vegetables and fruits.
I thought I'd give it a go. It started with breakfast. I had a cinnamon muffin with blueberries and orange juice. So far so good. Then came lunch: steamed rice, cod fish, steamed carrots, spinach and cucumber slices. Grapes for dessert. I was full after lunch till about 4-5pm and I started to go hungry again. I had 5 pieces of cream crackers and low-fat Philadelphia cheese.
Dinner was some sort of a repetition of lunch. Except I had sausages instead of cod fish and pak choi instead of spinach. Go see my food blog for more details. Dinner was fulfilling, but I'm saving dessert for later, maybe supper time. And it will be either grapes, banana or blueberry.
Have I turned into a health freak now? No, I've always been a health freak. =P
The book that I read is called "The Japan Diet" by Naomi Moriyama, the same author of "Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat".
It is a very useful book with lots of tips for healthy eating and meal development. Instead of eating nonsense, I thought it would be a great idea to start eating healthy instead.
My doctor advised me on the 5-a-day principle, and it would guarantee I would be healthy. But I never stuck to that principle even though I try. But after reading about various meal ideas, it is actually quite easy to achieve the 5-a-day portions of vegetables and fruits.
I thought I'd give it a go. It started with breakfast. I had a cinnamon muffin with blueberries and orange juice. So far so good. Then came lunch: steamed rice, cod fish, steamed carrots, spinach and cucumber slices. Grapes for dessert. I was full after lunch till about 4-5pm and I started to go hungry again. I had 5 pieces of cream crackers and low-fat Philadelphia cheese.
Dinner was some sort of a repetition of lunch. Except I had sausages instead of cod fish and pak choi instead of spinach. Go see my food blog for more details. Dinner was fulfilling, but I'm saving dessert for later, maybe supper time. And it will be either grapes, banana or blueberry.
Have I turned into a health freak now? No, I've always been a health freak. =P
