How can I have a 100% Japanese diet in America?!


Question: How can I have a 100% Japanese diet in America?
I'm from Japan. my family and I moved to America a few months ago, and I've gained at least twenty pounds since we've been here. this is because I'm not eating authentic Japanese food the way I used to. American food has too much fat and sugar in it. I feel really unhealthy now.
my dad is Japanese, but he doesn't cook. and my mom is half Black and half Indian, so (even though she's lived in Japan ever since I was born) she doesn't really know how to cook Japanese food well. when I was in Japan, I always ate my grandmothers cooking...but she's not in America with us.
what should I do? there isn't much of a Japanese culture around where we live.

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There are tons of Japanese recipes sites out there, as a start. Of course you can't get around needing specifically Japanese ingredients, some of which are available from online stores and some which you can get an Asian supermarkets.

As with many healthier diets, I think some of it comes down to portion control. American portions tend to be very large.

http://www.japanesefoodreport.com/
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I'm sorry you are feeling this way...

I am american, and I eat lots of japanese foods. I love bubble tea, noodles, and sushi.

So, I go to the grocery store and I buy rice, dried seaweed sheets, eggs, buckwheat noodles, and lots of veggies like carrots, avocado, mango, fiji apples, cucumbers, etc.


When I am at home, the simplest food I cook is cabbage, with an onion and a green pepper...I stick it all in a big pan after slicing it up, and I just let it cook and I add some seasoning like some chopped garlic and salt or pepper...yummy...

I also like to stir fry some chicken, and I season it with sauces and serve it over rice.

The easiest sauce for veggies is honey mixed with mustard.so yummy! Or, scramble some egg and eat it with rice.

There are many foods to eat in america that are similar to foods in Japan. I think the real issue is that nobody in your family is cooking healthy foods so you are probably picking out unhealthy but popular american choices.

In my house, the foods we normally eat is green beans, spinach, salad with salt and pepper and a dash of vinegar. For breakfast, we eat oatmeal with raisons (don't need any sugar or cream), or we have hard boiled eggs, have a bowl of cereal (Life or Kix or Honey bunches of oats) or pancakes on the weekends. Snacks are usually yogurt, mandarin oranges, an apple, half a banana or sugar free jello. For lunch, I put lettuce and cheese on a tortilla, or I make a bologna sandwich or I eat leftovers from the day before. For dinner, I eat some kind of meat (grilled chicken breast or beef), 2 types of vegtables (tomato or broccoli usually), and one type of starch (potato, bread, or corn).

The beauty of america is the wide variety of foods available...I always eat different cuisine at each meal, however I do love yaki soba and terriyaki chicken, and I love tempura and boba tea.

Visit this website called allrecipes.com and you will find lots of healthy recipes to try out. That is what I do every time I am hungry for something tasty that is good for me.

Also, stock up your kitchen with lots of spices. I love the goya brand, and the Mccormicks...but there are good seasoning salts like tony cherere and lawrys, and my favorite Sazon. Try them out-everything american does not need to be covered in cheese and bacon.

allrecipes.com is my favorite cookbook resource.



Go to the library or bookstore and get some Japanese cook books. Go on line and research what you can supplement in your diet. Tofu is low in calories, high in natural soy protein and low fat can be purchased in many american markets. Tofu can be fried, sauteed, broiled, cold in a salad, added to any hot or cold dish. You can actually order Japanese bottled sauces on line and have them shipped to you. Miso soup comes in a paste or dried package also found in many american stores. Vegetable and fish sushi are everywhere. Bentos, rice, fish, chicken teriyaki. Avoid all junk food, fast food, pre prepared foods, boxed, frozen, ice cream, full fat dairy. We are american and eat mostly Japanese foods. Our area does not have many traditional items either. Google your area and check for the nearest Japanese market near you. Ours is over an hour away, but we make monthly trips to stock up. Good luck and sorry for all the unhealthy american foods.



American food is not unhealthy. You can most definately find unhealthy food in America but don't blame it on the food. If you do your shopping on the perimeter of the supermarket (produce, dairy, fish, meat), you can certainly find the ingredients to make most Japanese dishes. Augment that with a trip to an Asian grocer to get your specialty items and you should be set.

Remember, most Americans do not confine their diets to one region of the world. On any given week, I can cook dishes that come from 4 or 5 different parts of the world.

I suggest contacting your grandmother to find some recipes and get a good Japanese cookbook and learn yourself. And, while you are learning, why not learn to cook some dishes from other countries too. You may like it.




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