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Michelle Cox HUN 1202 Professor Luis March 14, 2015 Food Group and Calories Report The My Plate Dietary Guidelines was established to assist consumers on healthy choices and to decrease high-calories, high-sugar, high-sodium and high-saturated fat intake. Further, denouncing a sedentary life-style which contribute to obesity and chronic diseases in adults and children. Consequently, encouraging balanced calories, foods to increase and food to reduce. The food groups consists of grains,…

and vegetables • High-calcium products (e.g. low-fat milk, yoghurt, etc.) • Iron-rich foods (at least three servings a day) • Fiber and whole grains (21 grams a day) • Food with vitamin D • Phytoestrogen and soy-based food (e.g. soya milk, linseeds, tofu, and…

1.3 million people is where The Okinawa Blue Zone (Japan) is located. The diet required for long life expectancy in this region is a plant-based diet consisting of vegetables, sweet potatoes, and tofu, which all are high in nourishing substance and low in calories (Buettner). Flavonoids found in tofu have been defined as heart disease prevention and guarding against breast cancer…

Osteoporosis, associated with the elderly, is a painful condition. Though not life-threatening, it can be debilitating if not treated. Bad posture and broken bones are hard to remedy. If your doctor has diagnosed you with the disease, you will want to know what its causes are. Of course, Osteoporosis symptoms and treatments will be at the top of your mind. Keyzofhealth provides a detailed explanation of the disease. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis, translated from Greek, means porous…

I am half white and half Hispanic; light skinned with brown eyes and dark hair. This disparity is exacerbated by my very Hispanic name, Reyes Lucero, and my very “white” upbringing. My family didn’t make beans and enchiladas for dinner; they made tofu stir-fry. As a result, it was difficult to connect with people, I was too different. People assume from my name that I come from a very traditional New Mexican family, but my parents are anything but traditional. My father moved to Illinois after…

lean towards a vegan or vegetarian diet they will get more customers. This is because more people tend to come to a place that is not just narrowed down to a certain diet. These restaurants are also making menu options that are like meat. For example tofu burgers and fries. They also do this to please a wide variety of customers. Schools also have been dabbling with the idea of plant based meals for lunch. In the article “A Plant to Plate Pilot”,pg.823-826, which was written by a pediatrician,…

Today, I had lunch with Edgar Allan Poe, the author I have been admired since I read his short stories. I am extremely honored to be chosen as the representative of MA along with Poe. Before going to lunch with Poe at Joy Luck Palace, I went to see my old high school teacher, Mr. Zhao, who came to visit. I was very fortunate to get in touch with him, and excited to meet him for the first time after I left high school decades ago. Mr. Zhao is turning 80 next year, and his health is in a good…

assumed that this is a traditional meal in her home Tan’s use of imagery reflects the disgust she now feels for her mother’s dinner as she describes its unappetizing texture and appearance. She continues the nauseating descriptions by describing the tofu as “stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges” (3). The tactile experience of…

The Current dietary trends are; Paleo diet is a diet that states it is the way Humans were genetically designed to eat. In this diet you can't eat Legumes, beans, and tofu, starchy vegetables, Dairy, high fat means (salami), sugars, processed foods and salty foods. Advantages; You eat less bad things, You eat more food things (very nutritious variety of foods), Helps balance diet (less sugar and salt) helps with illnesses (diabetes and blood pressure) and Decreases your exposure to additives.…

change their lifestyle have begun to appear everywhere, across the Internet, on the cover of books, magazines, or specialized publications. Today the carrot juice is trendy, tomorrow it is the maple syrup. Cow cheese is old, having been replaced by tofu and the cabbage soup is no longer cool, being replaced by boiled broccoli. And the Montignac diet has been taken over by the Paleo diet, that of the primitive man. Fearing incurable diseases and early onset of aging, the specialists are seeking…