Asian food is popular restaurant fare and more recently healthy at home cooking. hen looking at the diet of Asia or the Asian countries, what we find is that they're mostly plant-based. There's not a lot of meat or animal products in the diet and actually hardly any dairy but Asians don't typically have the high incidence of osteoporosis like we have over here. Try these tips for buying Asian food in this Diet and Health how-to video.
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Mostly plant based diet
Very little dairy
Soy contains calcium
Brown rice is high fiber
Rice, miso soup help control appetite
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Michelle Cooper has been a registered dietician for more than 10 years. She currently works for the state of North Carolina for the New Hanover County School District in the Child Nutrition Department as the supervising registered dietician on staff. She specializes in child nutrition, child fitness and overall child health. She enjoys her job because it allows her to be a pivotal piece of child development.
