Thursday, September 18, 2008

Japanese Food Pyramid



I thought this was really interesting. The Japanese Food Pyramid represents an actual attainable asian diet, not an impossible ideal like the American guide.

The yellow section is the largest, representing grains--rice, bread, noodles and pasta. You should get between 5 to 7 servings a day. The green section represents vegetables--such as potato, mushrooms and seaweeds. You should get 5 to 6 servings a day. The brown section represents meat, fish, eggs and soy-bean dishes. You should get about 3 to 5 servings a day.

The last section is broken into two. On the left represents dairy products which you should get about 2 servings per day. And on the right there are fruits (2 servings per day).

There is a little string to the left representing sweets, alcohol, and coffee, which we should all be having in moderation...

I wonder how many Japanese teenagers follow this pyramid (and ignore all the nasty western fast food chains that are popping up all over asia)?

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