The Traditional Greek Diet

You may have heard this diet called, "The Ancient Greek Diet", this diet happens to be very old and traditional. Some Greeks have now modernized the old traditional diet and replaced it with the  Westernized Greek Diet. These two diets aren't the same and shouldn't be mistaken. If you want to learn more about the western diet, click "Westernized Greek Diet".

Can you guess which one is the Ancient Greek Diet? I thought so!

Ancient or Traditional Greek Diet

Westernized Greek Diet

Enough with the Westernized Greek Diet, lets learn about the Ancient Greek Diet. The Ancient Greek diet mainly consists of:

• Fruits and Vegetables
• Sea Food
• Olive Oil
• Hearty Grains
• Healthy Fats

Fruits and Vegetables:

Just like Traditional Korean Diet, this diet also eats many vegetables. Instead of dessert, this diet eats a small serving of fresh fruit.

Sea Food:

Just like The Traditional Japanese Diet, this diet also eats many sea foods. Sea Foods contain Omega 3 reduces the risk of heart problems.

Olive Oil:

The Traditional Greeks also substitute canola oil just like The Traditional Japanese Diet, for healthier oils such as olive oil.

Hearty Grains:

These grains are way healthier then refined grains.

Healthy Fats:

Healthy fats are fats like olive oil avocados, nuts, sunflower seed oil, etc.

The Traditional Greek Diet fights against heart disease! Notice the:

The Traditional Japanese Diet

Traditional Korean Diet

The Traditional Greek Diet

all have something in common and happen to be the three healthiest diets. Your diet effects your health and your life style.

-My next post will be on the difference between an Industrial Farms and Poly Faced Farm-

The Traditional Korean Diet

Koreans are not only heathier and skinnier than Americans but they are also are 3 time less obese than Americans because of their diet! That's crazy! Who would have guessed?!
There diet mainly consists of:

• Rice
• Vegetables
• Soy
• Kimchi
• Probiotics

Rice:

Korean's basic food consists of rice! Americans say hello but Koreans will say, "Have you eaten your rice today?" as their hello. That tells you how much they love and eat rice!

Vegetables:
Vegetables have many benefits and Koreans often ferment their vegetables (kimchi).

Soy:

Just like the Traditional Japanese Diet, Koreans also eat soy. Soy contains protein and little fat.


Kimchi:
Kimchi is another name for fermented vegetables.


Probiotics:
Probiotics are found in food such as kimchi (fermented vegetables), yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, kefir, and basically anything fermented.


Koreans also steam or boil their food as a replacement for frying. Steaming or boiling happens to be a healthier option.

-My next post will be on another healthy diet, The Greek Diet-

The Traditional Japenese Diet

Why do we always see old Japanese people that are perfectly healthy?
Did you know the Japanese live older then any other nation?
Why is this?
This is because of their traditional diet. You would be surprised on how much a diet can effect your health.

Now you might be asking, "What does this miracle diet consist of?"
This TRADITONAL Japanese diet consists:

• low cholesterol
• very little red meat
• almost no food that contains saturated fat
• weeds from the sea (seaweed)
• Omega 3
• Soy

Slow down- what are these???

Cholesterol:

Cholesterol is mainly found in fried or fatty foods. The Traditional Japanese diet has a low cholesterol intake, meaning they don't eat many fatty or fried foods.

Red Meat:

Red meat is mainly found in the Western Diet and is meat such as bacon, steak and hamburger. This diet eats these meats sparingly.

Saturated Fat: This fat is mainly found in red meat. If you avoid red meats, you can avoid saturated fats.

Weeds from the Sea:

The Traditional Japanese eat quite a bit of seaweed. Seaweed contains protein, vitamin A, vitamin C and also vitamin B2.

Omega 3:Omega 3 comes from most sea food such as fish. This Omega 3 prevents bad heart conditions.

Soy:

Soy contains protein and has little fat.

This Traditional Diet substitutes canola oil (a oil that is horrible for our health) and replaces it with an oil such as coconut oil, olive oil, or fish oil. You would be surprised on how your health can change by switching to this diet.

The Japanese also only eat until they are 80% full. What does this mean?

You can tell if you are eating until you are 80% full when you are full but COULD eat another piece. If you are ever faced with the COULD, just say no. You are full and that's that.

If you only eat until you are 80%, you will live longer. How cool is that?!

-my next post will be on the Traditional South Korean Diet-