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Post by cathygeha on Jul 7, 2019 5:37:07 GMT
This round runs from June 27 - August 7. It’s not too late. If you’d like to join us, respond on today’s thread with your board name/first name and your goal for this round. The hostess will add you to the challengers list the following day. Everyone is welcome.
Challengers:
bmazzo/Beverly - try to exercise a bit 4 or 5 times a week
cathygeha/Cathy - fruit and/or vegetable at every meal
cherryt38/Cherry - do some type of exercise most days
jalibmu/Jan - track at least 4 out of 7 days each week
jasimons/Judy - stretch 5 minutes per day at least 4 days a week
pamthomas46/Pam - refocus on good health guidelines
Hostess Schedule:
June 27 - July 3 Pam
July 4 - 10 Cathy
July 11- 17 Judy
July 18 - 24 Jan
July 25 - 31 Cherry
August 1- 7 Beverly
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 7, 2019 5:56:32 GMT
10 Surprising, Healthy Eating Habits From Around the Worldgreatist.com/health/healthy-habits-from-around-the-world#7The United States doesn’t have the highest obesity rate in the Americas (that dubious honor goes to Mexico), but over one-third of U.S. adults are obese, and that number isn’t dropping. It’s a pretty eye-opening statistic, especially when compared with data from countries like Japan and India, where obesity rates fall below 5 percent. Why the difference? Many factors affect obesity rates, but at it all boils down to what people eat and how they eat it. The good news is that everyone can borrow healthy eating habits greatist.com/eat from countries around the world—and leave some less-wholesome practices on foreign soil.
3. France • Please your palate: One study found that while the French associate food with pleasure (as opposed to health), the country has lower rates of obesity and cardiovascular disease than the U.S.Trusted Source Ironically, Americans are more concerned with the how healthy their food is, and they get less pleasure* out eating. So rather than eating a large portion of a “healthy” dessert like frozen yogurt**, try a small portion of a treat you love (a rich, dark chocolate truffle fits the bill) and savor*** the sensory experience.Trusted Source * www.spring.org.uk/2013/02/food-on-the-mind-20-surprising-insights-from-food-psychology.php
• Skip: The daily pastry. A chocolate croissant*, like many buttery breakfast pastries, is loaded with simple carbohydrates, sugar, and fat (a.k.a. not a great start** to the day). Stick with more nutritious options*** like oatmeal or yogurt most days, and save the pastry for an occasional treat.
4. Ethiopia
• Put teff to the test: Injera, a traditional Ethiopian flatbread made of teff flour, is high in fiber, vitamin C, and protein. Traditional Ethiopian cuisine emphasizes root vegetables, beans, and lentils and it’s light on dairy and animal products. Try your hand at making injera* at home, or cook teff** grains in water as a substitute for rice. • Skip: Serving family-style. The traditional Ethiopian diet consists of shared dishes scooped up with injera. This style of eating makes it hard to control portions, so put individual servings on a plate to make it easier to visualize how much you’re eating.
Questions:
1. Comments on the above? 2. What food do you eat for pleasure? Can you remember really enjoying/savoring your food and if so...when was the last time you did so?
3. FUN: Do you eat "family style" with bowls on the table or fill plates in the kitchen and only eat what you put on the plate?
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 7, 2019 6:02:03 GMT
1. Comments on the above? I think that I have lost the pleasure that can be derived from eating and don't really savor my food. I don't let food appeal to all of my senses just kind of make and eat it. Not sure if that is an age or a dieting for years thing but it is worth considering.
2. What food do you eat for pleasure? Can you remember really enjoying/savoring your food and if so...when was the last time you did so? I am not sure I do eat for pleasure. I eat because it is time to eat and sometimes think about what I might like to eat from what is in the house but don't say...oh goody let me eat this wonderful pleasurable food then truly savor it.
Last Wednesday we had ice cream for dessert and I found that the lemon flavored one really sang on my tongue. It was cold and tangy and sweet and hit the spot. I think that if more foods "hit the spot" it might be nice...as long as I didn't overdo it.
3. FUN: Do you eat "family style" with bowls on the table or fill plates in the kitchen and only eat what you put on the plate?
Our table is small so when I entertain I leave it in the kitchen on the stove and counter and guests fill their plates and return for seconds if they want them...unless...the meal is smaller in dish number to put out and/or there are fewer around the table. I like the idea of not having extra serving dishes to wash, too.
PERSONALS:
BEVERLY: What happened to the farm your parents returned to between jobs away?
CHERRY: Interesting that your home town didn't have Chinese food till the 70's or 80's...and yet...I don't remember eating Chinese food till we moved to California and that was in the late 60's...we were in Iowa and Seattle before that.
JUDY: I had a Japanese roommate in college but only remember her being very quiet and eating a lot of ramen noodles from a bowl. You were lucky to get to see the students cook and get to taste their food!
JAN: Your comment about eating with chopsticks made me laugh. That said, if I had to eat with chopsticks my guess is that I would become adept quickly since I do like to eat  My daughter says that Midwest ethnic food is "dumbed down" and not like the real thing and yet...I wonder if/when/where she ever had "the real thing" since she has never lived in China.
PAM: I am curious about the small bowls of veggies and bowl of rice. Do you create Buddha bowls at the table? Do you use sticky rice - what rice do you use? Do you add a sauce? Are the veggies cooked, raw or pickled and do you eat that way every day or only on rare occasions?
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Post by cherryt38 on Jul 7, 2019 12:58:48 GMT
1. Comments on the above?
** I'm thinking that in many other countries the servings are much smaller than ours.
2. What food do you eat for pleasure? Can you remember really enjoying/savoring your food and if so...when was the last time you did so?
** One thing I eat for pleasure and really enjoy/savor is a dish of ice cream with sliced banana, lite Hershey's chocolate, and a sprinkling of nuts. I don't eat it very often so I savor every bite.
3. FUN: Do you eat "family style" with bowls on the table or fill plates in the kitchen and only eat what you put on the plate?
** Usually it's family style, unless there are more people at the table and not enough room for many dishes.
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Post by bmazzo on Jul 7, 2019 14:14:51 GMT
I think others are used to having much smaller servings than we do. Some of the serving sizes in US restaurants is staggering.! Myself, being the piggy that I am, will eat till it is all gone.
When DD & I decide to treat ourselves to a fudge pie, I will close my eyes & take small bites, I truly enjoy every morsel!
Usually, it's just the 2 of us here, so I just fill our plates at the stove. When the family is here, we usually do family style & eat in the dinning room, where we have more space.
Cathy, Dad used to call the farm "The Rabbit Ranch" , he said it's only purpose was to breed wild rabbits & to hold the world together. LOL. It just sat there unattended when they weren't there. No worries of anybody stealing anything in those days, besides, it was so remote that no one would ever come up on it unless they knew it was there. Dad also said that we had to pipe in sunshine!
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Post by jasimons on Jul 7, 2019 19:25:09 GMT
1. Comments on the above?
Different thoughts going through my head about the info about France. I'm thinking that it's good to enjoy the foods you choose, but not to look to food as a main source of enjoyment
2. What food do you eat for pleasure? Can you remember really enjoying/savoring your food and if so...when was the last time you did so?
Chocolate. At the least, I try to be aware of what I'm eating - it's too easy to muti-task and not really pay attention at all. Last things I really savored, some of the chocolates I got as a Christmas present (made by a local candy shop).
3. FUN: Do you eat "family style" with bowls on the table or fill plates in the kitchen and only eat what you put on the plate?
Just the two of us - for various reasons we don't always eat on a regular schedule (which is why cooking ahead, freezing, having items on hand to "assemble" into a meal works for us). So, items are usually prepared as individual servings. It's closest to putting things on plates and eating what's on the plate.
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Post by pamthomas46 on Jul 7, 2019 20:18:55 GMT
Today I’ll try to answer Cathy’s questions. Over the years we’ve acquired a set to serve 12. Each setting includes a soup bowl, and a rice bowl with a lid. They’re made of stainless steel as are the chopsticks, and soup spoons. We serve the soup on a China plate that then serves as a dinner plate. The veggie sides are served in bowls scattered around the table to be shared.
Usually Paul grills the marinated meat on a table top grill while we eat our soup. The rice is sticky rice. As for the veggies, they are either par boiled before marinating or marinated raw. The soup is all veggies, so easy to satisfy vegetarians as long as they skip the meat. We usually serve fresh fruit for dessert. To drink we serve water and barley tea.
We usually have Korean once or twice a year. Usually in Korea, rice and veggies are served at most meals.
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My daughter says that Midwest ethnic food is "dumbed down" and not like the real thing and yet...I wonder if/when/where she ever had "the real thing" since she has never lived in China.
