Imitate of the Japanese eating habits

Soyjoy Healthylicious Winners, Yuliana Tan and Sri Primadika Agustina, recently on vacation to Japan as the main prize of the competition healthy lifestyle products. What message he brought from State Sakura implement discipline known that a healthy lifestyle? Yuliana Tan (31) shared his experience to the Compass Female when meeting in Jakarta on Monday (7/26/2010).

Slender body of a woman or a man possessed of Japan, according to observations Yuliana, was not only obtained from the habit of running feet. Their diet each day plus a character known Japanese food freshness and tend to be laden raw, like sushi, is also very crucial. Of course, healthy lifestyles is still balanced with exercise.

"For five days in Japan, we rarely eat fast food. Every hour meal came, portions and menus are complete, from appetizers, main meals, until the closing. Carbohydrates are presented even before dessert, when the stomach had begun to fill. Not like a habit meal in Indonesia, where rice is presented since the beginning of eating, "said Juliana, his experiences during a visit to Japan on June 29 to July 4, 2010.

Yuli said, every meal, portions are small and run out in just a one-time gusto. For example, foods such as opening a few pieces of fish cooked with vegetables. Then the main meals such as steak or choice of rice and noodles, and cover in the form of fruit or ice cream. Patterns and good portion of this menu for the body because, when hungry, the stomach was not immediately filled with heavy food. Intestine is left to digest the food slowly in small portions, gradually until a little heavy.

"From this way, we learn to eat slowly, and blood sugar went up slowly does not directly change drastically. Carbohydrate was presented when the stomach already full, so that consumption is not too much," said the woman who claimed to have problems with this weight.

Before the competition who wants to inspire healthy living, Yuli had set eating patterns in order to reduce weight. Understandably, then, the sales manager for one of these private television station was preparing a wedding. However, he sought his own way was not able to provide solutions. Until finally Yuli get enlightenment from a series of activities Soyjoy competition for three months.

From his experiences while in Japan, Yuli admitted, fresh food to other factors that influence the change in him. Fish is fresh and cooked just as would be eaten, or raw foods that turned out not as imagined before, making Yuli appetite changed.

"At first I did not like raw food because they think it smells fishy. However, the Japanese way of cooking in a fresh raw food but still good to eat. Of the 10 fresh food (raw), only three that I can not eat," said Yuli.

Despite getting different experiences and lifestyles in Japan (especially about diet), Yuli admitted difficult to implement it in Jakarta. How to cook and access to fresh food in Jakarta is rather difficult. In Japan, Yuli said, the snacks are cheaper, the same diet. Food always begins with small portions and gradually so safe for blood sugar and digestion.

Japanese-style way of eating healthy is deemed appropriate Yuli nutrition classes Soyjoy obtained in the competition. For two hours, while still running the competition, the finalists get knowledge about nutrition that is usually given in one semester. Yuli recorded important message is to select and sort out the types of foods contain lots of fiber with the priorities, manage a varied diet and eating patterns and eating only fresh foods that are not processed in time.

"Food is undergoing a long process reduces the nutritional content and will only accumulate fat when fried in a long time," said Yuli, who claims his weight began to fall from 68 pounds (before the competition) to 63 kilograms today. Target market, want to lose another five pounds. It was here, it may be achieved by Yuli habit that began to change plus the awareness to better maintain their habits.

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