Diet

Diet

Under the root of Asian culture, we, as Asian people, usually have three big meals daily: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.   In each meal, our main dished are always cooked rice, meat, vegetables, and fruits. I think we pretty much care about the nutrients and what we eat so the menu doesn’t repeat every day. However, since I came to America, my eating habits have changed because of different culture. Although I always cooked for my family in Vietnam, I don’t feel like cooking for only myself when I live here. I think one of the reasons for almost all international students from Vietnam don’t cook a lot when we study abroad is because of laziness, another reason is because I have a lot of homework and works need to get done so we want to eat food that are ready-to-eat. Therefore, by comparing my diet and the Asian diet pyramid, it’s a huge different between them. My diet has no longer followed any rule of regime. I eat when I feel hungry or sometimes I skip meals because I don’t feel like eating which is not good for health. My mom always reminds me to buy fruits and have to eat them in order to provide more vitamins for health. I love fruits but they are really expensive in American markets. I’m still following the eating habits of Asian but in an irregular incomplete with a big amount of grains, meat, and small amount of vegetables. I will need to change my diet soon.
A Mediterranean-style diet has received significant attention in the recent years, as the rates of cardiovascular disease in many Mediterranean countries are substantially lower rates in the United States. There is actually not a single Mediterranean diet, as the region includes Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, and Israel. Each of this country has different dietary patterns; however, there are similarities that have led to speculation that this type of diet is more healthful than the typical U.S diet. First of all, meat is eaten monthly, and eggs, poultry, fish and sweets are eaten...