I fell in to his habit and gained 40 lbs WITHIN A YEAR!!! I was never this big and don’t know what to do with myself: very unhappy and miserable. I don’t think I eat any more than I did in Japan but WHAT I’m eating is completely different.
I want to ask all Asian immigrants. How do you eat right in U.S.A?
There is only ONE Japanese market around here and you know how hard it is to find reasonably priced imported products or any fresh Japanese vegetables. I also have to cook for my husband every night and I’m really tired of trying to add meat in everything. I don’t even want to look at beef. I wish I could eat rice. Vegetable and tofu but my husband won’t eat it.
Also, what do you do when you don’t have time to cook? What do you do when you are too busy working that you need to get something to eat fast?
Thank you for taking your time!!!Fellow Asians, How do you eat right in U.S.A?
If he really loves you then he should understand that you don't want meat and you are dying to eat your meal.
Don't worry you'll get used to the food here. we are staying here for years and have gone used to it ,now we don't crave for our food and tried food from different countries every now and then.Now all stores have INTERNATIONAL food, though not the same as back home but still something is better than nothing,
Once a while you can make your food and ask him to at least try it. may be he likes it. or if not one day he doesn't even will not make any difference.
You can buy frozen food when you don't want to cook. make sandwiches etc.
!!Fellow Asians, How do you eat right in U.S.A?
chik tikka yum yum rice and pea
stick to the good ol wok and you cant go wrong!
You'd be amazed how healthy latin american food is. Cocoa is way more healthy than green tea. Salsa won't make you fat. Quinoa will give you all your amino acids and will give you energy throughout the day. Spinach is a great source of calcium and vitamin A. Sweet potatoes
Cajun cooking uses a lot of fish, shrimp, peppers. Southwestern uses chipotles...and the chipotle grill is a great place for healthy fast food.
Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamins and minerals. Using plain yogurt (ok, not latin american but...) will give you calcium and protein in your meals.
I'm 3rd generation Chinese and had to chuckle a bit at one of the comments that mentioned a Wok, which is Chinese and Not Japanese. We live in Silicon Valley (San Jose, California, USA) and we are lucky that there is a Ranch 99 Market and also a small Chinese independent market near us.
Actually, the Lucky and the Safeway near us carries alot of Chinese and Japanese vegetables such as the large and small Bok Choy which is really good for you and one that I really enjoy eating. Not sure what city you are in, but I guess the population of Asians is less than here. What I found interesting is that even the Costco near us in Sunnyvale, California sells Japanese rice, Indian Curry and other specialty items.
Maybe if you talk with the store manager possibly they might start carrying some of the items you enjoy using. If enough people ask for something, they probably will carry it.
The main grocery stores such as Safeway, Lucky/Albertson actually carry Napa Cabbage, regular size Bok Choy and also the baby bok choy, too.
You might try speaking with the store manager and ask them if they can start carrying certain items.
Actually, what might be even better is if you wrote a letter to Corporate headquarters and asked them to carry certain things at your store level. Get some of your friends to write also. If enough people request something, they might start to stock it.
Don't eat the beef. Make his meat on the side and add it to his dish last minute. Non-organic beef are fed chemicals to make them gain weight so they can be slaughtered at a younger age. Those chemicals go into your body and make you gain weight. I've cut red meat out of my diet, along with processed meats, and I dropped weight pretty quickly.
Most markets have a wide variety of fresh produce, even if it isn't what you are used to, you can make some good meals with what we have available. There is also a variety of soy and tofu products that are designed to mimic meat in flavor and texture - usually in the cold food sections. I suggest weaning him from his red meat addiction even if only a little bit. Include fish or chicken more and more often and beef less and in smaller amounts. If he complains, feel free to do what I do, tell him he's free to make his own meal if he doesn't want what you're making, and if he can't cook there is always peanut butter.
I'm not sure how it works in Japan, but in China, everybody have a bowl of rice and at the center of the table are large dishes of a large variety of foods. Everyone takes as much of anything as they want. You could try this with your husband; he could focus on the meat and potatoes and you, the vegetables.
Or:
There ARE a lot of healthy foods and vegetables in typical American supermarkets. When preparing meals, simply put more healthy stuff on your plate, and more meat on your husbands. :)
Ugh, i dont eat meat, only on fridays, because its fattening and expensive. Especially red meat. What i tend to eat every day for breakfast is raisin bran cereal, or some fruits. Sometimes, ill eat rice and some eggs, but i never eat the ';american-style'; breakfast: pankakes, cereal, doughnuts, toast, and sausages. For lunch, i would eat the nissin ramen (unhealthy, but im always in a hurry). and some rice or eggs. For dinner, pretty much the same. I dont eat alot, and im a college student, so i tend to save alot on food.
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