The Asian "Secrets" to Healthy Eating
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- A few Asian countries regularly top the rankings of life expectancy lists. In this video, we'll be revealing their secrets to the world for the first time. Ok fine, not really!
Every culture has its healthy (and unhealthy) ways of doing things - in this video, we talk about some healthy eating habits and wisdom that had been inculcated in us through our parents or our culture.
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Secret #1
02:52 Secret #2
04:54 Secret #3
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What's one healthy (or unhealthy, for learning purposes) eating habit that had been passed down to you by your parents or your culture? Share them in the comments 👇
Mexicans traditionally cook with lard, but more health-conscious Mexican-Americans have been told to stay away saturated fats and have been consuming more highly processed canola oil.
An unhealthy habit that got passed down from my parents? Stress Eating
They were fighting often, my mom was always super nervous, the only time everyone was quiet was when eating.
Well suprise i tend to look for food whenever i am negativly emotionally overwhelmed, and its super hard to ignore that hunger :(
Actually i kinda can't come up with anything positive related to food, i got passed down through culture (I mean, well, german food culture is a sad thing, thats true) or my family ._.
I'm from an ex coal mining family in Northern England. My grandparents grew up without sufficient food, and both they and my parents worked low paying, manual jobs from 15yrs old, requiring a lot of energy.
Our traditional food used to be stews, roast dinners and pies, served with vegetables and potatoes. Large portions were needed to get through the working day. It also gave my family a sense of security, that they were taking care of their family well.
The physical way of working has stopped, but the large portions have stayed, and our food has diversified. Often the new foods are made in an inauthentic and cheap way, and are not as healthy as our traditional foods. Foods like processed pizzas, cheesy pasta and oily curries served with naan breads.
Also, being brought up to ignore hunger signals to 'finish your meal!' is a bad thing. Gatherings with family and friends often involve being served large plates of rich food, and I never leave any of it. My diet is healthier now I'm an adult living alone, but when I visit family I always gain weight! And I have a large family!
Same!
Oh, to illustrate the importance of not leaving food, we have two sayings 'Waste not want not', and if the child really wants to leave something, adults will insist 'Eat your meat and leave your veg'. It's like a feeding clinic.
Another unhealthy food habit linked to obesity: formula milk for babies.
In India we have this philosophy: "If you don't eat food like a medicine, you would soon be eating medicine as food".
Thanks for sharing!
That’s a bar!😏
Unfortunately India doesn't make these healthy countries list though 😑
@@pk3 maybe because of roti, sweets and oil/gee?
@@goldi1018 That and we may have cool sayings like op posted but we don’t follow!
1. eat until 70-80% full
2. variety of food
3. Worry less
No asian sauce is without sugar yet they dont care .
1. Tea can substitute soup when eating solid foods.
2. Eat slowly.
Some Chinese wisdom ;)
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...this was said by a very poor person who did not have enough to eat so they were doing everything to make their bite last...and using things to make full...
@@midnull6009 better than being a rich fat diabetic American
Strongly agree on variety. The more variety in your diet, the less likely you will have some kind of deficiency of some nutrients. This is better than trusting in supplementation as your main source, although it is highly advised to take blood tests and check if you are insufficient or deficient in anything so you could adjust your diet or supplement.
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I like to eat as many colors as I can in one meal so it has lots of nutrients!
@@lowwastehighmelanin Simple and effective :)
Yes. That's why you have to add human meat to your diet. The more variety the better. Sometimes if I'm feeling fancy I might have Cat or dog, maybe horse or a human fetus.
Being half-Vietnamese and growing up in the U.S., I was confronted with two very different ways of eating. My Vietnamese family would often have vegetables make up the majority of the dishes whereas my American family would rarely ever see vegetables in their dishes.
Do the Vietnamese way 6 days a week. American 1 day a month :)
That’s true! Vietnamese eat more veggies compared to Americans and some other Asian fellows. That’s why people are really fit or skinny. It’s hard to find a chubby Viet in America or Vietnam
@@MinhNguyen-ff6xf no, its still common to find chubby viets
@@Relco12 I rarely see any chubby Viet guys in both Vietnam and Viet kieu USA. Maybe 1 out of 10.
@@Relco12 but easier to find a chubby white American.
dont over eat. eat soup + 3 dishes mainly veggies. Eat well and Dont worry so much.
I grew up in HK, we use Chinese medicines/herbs to make all kinds of soup, chicken, pork bone...etc & eat often, or steam dimsum, rarely having deep fried foods. I guess that's the secret.
Also trying to eat 5 colours of foods every day is good
you're insane. dim sum is full of fried stuff
Yes, my husband is from HK and that is how we eat in our household... best and healthiesy diet!
@@ah2522 Not so many tbh, mostly steam foods, every here & there a 鹹水角 is ok la
Having variety does help with nutrition and we don't get bored from eating the same foods!
I've gone through a "healthy eating" phase too, and it made my relationship with food become worse. Now i always try to eat different kinds of foods available in Indonesia and there's so much of them😋
True! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
i’m from hong kong and i think many of our parents taught us to not eat as much highly processed foods, especially not before a meal (so we won’t be full from the processed foods and only be having it occasionally)
As a person with an eating disorder, these are very good tips for improving your relationship with food. Thank you for the lovely advice 🙏🏼
Particularly that last one
Most Asian people I know don’t eat fried foods much but other than that just eat plenty of veggies and lean meats like fish and chicken.
same im trying to recover
That's so very true! As Canadian Italian, carbs make the most of our meals, and I remember being amazed when I went to China. I don't think I had eaten that healthy in my life 😂 the food was delicious and I love the variety! Great principles to eat by
i was blown away seeing the way it’s served all on the table and eating everything like that. that’s game changing bc i usually pile everything onto a plate lol. thank you for this, going to incorporate a lot of these :)
On variety, and also depends most Asian country rely on seafood, chicken, vegetables and fruits. All the cooking styles and portion sizes contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
Whenever I want to go on a diet, I just try eating with chopsticks. I'm so clumsy at it that I give up soon, which is great since it prevents me from eating much 😅
🤣 the only thing is that this method stops working once you've gotten good at using chopsticks!
Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts!
My paternal grandparents were Latvian (grandma) and Ukrainian (grandpa). My grandma introduced me to combining foods of the world in a way that one would call "fusion" nowadays. She also coked meals the way they were never overdone thus keeping nutrients as much as she could. My grandpa just set an example of enjoying his meals and being grateful to people who prepared them. His favorite praise for a meal was the word "divine" :)
Sounds like wonderful lessons from awesome grandparents; thanks for sharing!
That animation between you and your dad was soooooo cute! Its hard keeping these parents alive and well.
In Islam :
1/3 for your food,
1/3 for your liquids,
and 1/3 for your breath
“No man fills a container worse than his stomach. A few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for him. If he has to, then he should keep one-third for food, one-third for drink and one-third for his breathing.” (At-Tirmidhi)
@@xakarisa thank you
@@xakarisa i was thinking about this!! subhanallah
Ah you beat me to this comment! If only more of us followed the Sunnah!!
All of these dishes look amazing! It'd be great to see some more recipe videos! Yum! Great advice too!
Absolutely loved this video. Well done!
6:49 this line almost made me cry…i hope one day i can see food as a joyful thing again
We believe you will. Sending good vibes your way 💖
This is one of my faves! I'm glad to see you two back :)
Thank you! 💖💖
I'm in that part of Asia where we sometimes eat an abundance of unhealthy food (a lot of fats, oily) and while that is definitely contradicting, we have made it into a very much social thing and there is happiness in socializing, connecting through the foods you enjoy. and my mom always told me no matter how much u feel like not eating, eating is still important.
Thank you, just what I needed to hear it the moment.
I feel really privileged to live in an area where on the U.S. where there is a lot of variety. This has kept me eating what I consider to be healthier than most americans.
loved this video .Share more of the asian culture about anti aging
The "eat until you're 80% full" rule has been a lifesaver for me in the past year
this has really timely topic for me! thank you
Glad it was helpful!
You continue to make wonderful videos that not only share your culture but also inspire me to treat myself well and eat well. Nicely done.
So happy to hear that. Thank you, and best wishes! 🙌🏻
Beautiful video and enjoyable to watch.
Thank you for presenting facts in an interesting way 🌿😎👍
Thanks for that! Glad you enjoyed the video 💖
The story about coconut milk is funny and so illustrative of how we all tend to trust claims so easily, because figuring it really out takes too much time and effort, but being confident feels good ><
Having a few main principles for eating food and that's good enough - that's the conclusion I came too as well. Unfortunately conducting real studies for nutrition is almost impossible since you can't force people eat for their entire life what you tell them - people start being vegans, they got a taste for a new burger, they go for late night snacks and parties etc. Maybe AI will help xD
Thanks for sharing useful elements of asian culture!
This was a very education and also very personal video that I've enjoyed the most. Funny enough my grandma has told us the "eat until you don't eel hungry any more" sentence as well... until we got thinner and we got the "you don't like my food anymore" as we generally been eating less, lol. :D You are right through as finding what works and what not is a personal journey that one can wish that the others will only respect. Good video and love the vibes as always. :)
"You don't like my food anymore."😂
Thanks and have an awesome day!
Great advice! Thank you so much 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this 🙏🏿
In Indonesia, mostly our comfort food contains vegetables, so as other asian country, our guilty pleasure mostly fried food and some of sweets dessert. the variety of healthy foods are most easy to find here, and we always have rice, protein and soup, as we all known as “No Rice No Full”😅
Thank you so much! This really helps me. I’ve been trying to eat more healthy and this video gave me a few ideas for cooking. Thank you!! ❤❤🙏
So glad you found it helpful! 🙌
Thank you for your video, such a great reminder to be mindful and present. My partner and I eat very healthy but in front of TV. We don't pay attention to how much we eat or appreciate our food like you do.
I think eating at the table and being more mindful would help us a lot to not overeat 🙂
To be honest, we don't do that all the time either. The video is a reminder to ourselves just as much as it is for our viewers! Thank you and best of health 😊
Loved this well-balanced advice!
Thank you! 💕
love this. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! 💖
My God your channel is SO heavenly calming 💕
Glad you enjoy our videos! 😊
Age old wisdom has its roots in what works. We need to heed the sage words of those who came before and learn from them so that we in turn can pass along that wisdom. This is true of foods and of so much more.
Agreed! 💯
I just encountered this video and this channel. I really, really like this video!!!
Thank you! This means a lot to us! 💕
This was such an awesome video!
Thanks! 🙏
I'm so lucky to be born Asian where our everyday food consists of variety and flavor 😊 literally Asian food is one of the healthiest and most flavorful. I feel so blessed 😇
Such a lovely video! Those meals look delicious I need some recipes!
Thank you! The curry is adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but I used store-bought curry paste. I don't have written recipes at the moment for the other dishes, but we might look into that for future videos or newsletters! 😊
Such a lovely video. Good job
Many thanks!
This channel is the bomb 💣 lol, always love your content
Thanks for the support as always!!
Thank you so much. ❤
awesome video! very wholesome, and made my mouth water :)
Glad you enjoyed it! 😋
I found this video very interesting! Following a predominately whole foods plant-based diet is very healthful and can prevent a variety of lifestyle diseases!
Very nice content and again as always for my fave couple 🤟💪
Thank you for that, cheers! 🙌🏻
I would love to do the 80% full tip, but unfortunately, I'm so out of tune with my body that I don't feel hunger often. Which is not ideal, as I can easily overeat or go too long between meals. I think for me, it'd be best to start getting back in touch with my body... Somehow.
Building habits (regular meal schedule, finding the right portion size, etc.) would probably be a good place to start. Hope you'll find something that works for you!
I have this problem, especially during a GERD flare up! I have alarms on my phone for breakfast, lunch & dinner. I don't have to eat at that time, but it's a reminder "hey if you haven't eaten yet, you need to soon!". Even if I don't WANT to eat, I have at minimum a snack. Of course I try to have a balanced snack with protein, fat, & carb but some days I still skip breakfast and am not hungry by lunch. At that point any food I can keep down is fair game because it's about calories, or my energy level will tank.
@@ThoughtworthyCoWow, that is a really helpful tip and I never thought about a meal schedule before. I will try this and I hope it helps me learn about my body more and develop a better relationship with my meals.
Fantastic advice! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and information ! :)
Thank you, really appreciate that :)
@@ThoughtworthyCo It's really sound advice. I just dropped 70 pounds since last year because I changed my way of eating and exercise, and followed exactly what you said. It worked and I will eat like this the rest of my life. No one is more surprised than me that I was able to change and lose all of that weight. But it matters that you find something that works for you. I just knew the kind of eating, and movement that you talked about was perfect for me. And it worked! :) And I'll never be overweight again! :)
@@elainecampbell8083 incredibly happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing with us. Keep crushing it 💪💪
thanks for the video. its great
Glad you liked it!
An interesting fact for me: I can listen to your voices as ASMR :)
All the food looked so lovely. Zi Char type food is my favourite! Unfortunately my hubs is vegetarian with a decidedly Indian palate (with the exception of pasta and pizza) so it’s difficult to cook like this!
Indians use yogurt instead of coconut milk in chicken curry. You could try that next time. Gives a wonderful tang and goes well with rice. I love curry with coconut milk with french loaf.
Thanks! Yes, we loved the curry with yogurt that we tried in the past 💕 But we've never cooked it ourselves; maybe we will in the future 🙌🏻
This is a wonderful video! Please do a recipe video for the soups and broths in this video
Thank you and we'll keep your suggestion in mind! 😊 For now if you're interested in the curry recipe, it's adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but we used store-bought curry paste.
This was SO refreshing. Thank you 🙏🏼 Food shouldn't be overcomplicated and the last thing we want is to be miserable and no longer enjoying food because of a restricting “diet” . Food isn't the enemy, its LiFE! Theres no shame in enjoying even the “bad foods” once in a while as long as we eat a balanced diet!
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Thanks for watching :)
Great..... a perfect video........
"I don't eat until I'm full, I eat until I hate myself"
Thank you
Wonderful video!
Thanks!
You have really inspired me - just made salmon, miso soup, broccoli and courgettes
Sounds delicious! 😋
When my brother and I were growing up our Father set a timer on the table. You had to eat everything on your plate before the timer went off. If not, we would get spanked. It caused us both to have unhealthy relationships with food as adults. I am 42 now and I am actively working on this. People who are raised with healthy food examples are very blessed and healthier.
Indeed. All the best to you!
1:28 its actually “hara hachi bun meh” that is showed on the screen, and “hara hachi bu” is the shortened version of the saying
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What a beautiful video 🥰
Thank you :)
You guys are spot on on the saturated fats misconception. Wholefoods is the key and healthy fats keep insulin spike at it's minimum and that is what matters most. Cut sugar totally and reduce carb intake for healthy eating.
I have eaten until I was full for a long time until recently! I learned by myself that if I eat until I'm not quite full, I will become full later and I don't eat as much. I also just feel better.
I also learned to eat foods very slowly or with a lot of water.
In addition to this I always make foods more watery than I like! I will make oatmeal with water instead of milk, and two cups of water and a half cup of oats. They are watery until I add peanut butter which makes it more firm. I reduce a lot of calories and it still tastes great!
I also pause a moment between bites to slow down my eating and I make sure I chew long enough so I don't overeat.
Another healthy eating habit is to eat according to plate size? Like, if you're going to have a small meal, don't get a big plate. It will make you feel like you're not eating that much and therefore you might end up eating more. I don't know how many people are also like this, but this has helped me a lot.
Can you show some of the dishes and how you make them as they look so delicious and it would be great to put some of your meal combinations together that we can enjoy too. 😋
We might look into that for future videos! I only have the curry recipe at the moment, if you're interested, it is adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but I used store-bought curry paste. Hope this helps!
I really really enjoyed this. This needs to be shown in all all primary schooling 😭
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Eat well and Worry less!! Absolutely
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Love this! Unfortunately, I eat until 110% full 😔 Those garlic chips; do you make them yourself? Would love that chicken recipe as well.
Yes I fried those garlic chips myself! You can check out www.abeautifulplate.com/how-to-make-garlic-chips/ for the instructions. The chicken curry recipe I used is adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but I used store-bought curry paste instead of making it from scratch! 😆
@@ThoughtworthyCo thanks so much!
Wholesome vidéo!
Thanks!
i need that coconut curry recipe , the one you ar making at the end !!! please
Recipe is adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but I used store-bought curry paste. Hope this helps!
Hi! What are some of the recipes? Like the coconut milk curry and the spinach / green bean dish and the soups? They looked delicious !
Thanks for your kind words! The curry is adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but I used store-bought curry paste. I don't have written recipes at the moment for the other dishes, but we might look into that for future videos or newsletters! 😊
Our secret is RICE. Whether or not you love spicy or non-spicy food, regardless of any Asian cuisine, every Asian loves rice. I'm willing to put money on this lol
Yall count calories.. and eat vegetables..
The curry u made, looked really good. How did u make it? if u don't mind sharing it.
It is adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ , but I used store-bought curry paste. Hope this helps!
@thoughtworthyCo - can you please share what rice cooker you are using in the video?
Just checked it, it's Hitachi RZ-PMA10Y :)
As someone who grew up in the Netherlands I was so surprised to see you two eating together and sharing the same plates (aside from the rice bowl). Here, the meal is equally divided before sitting at the dining table. There's usually no sharing. Interesting cultural difference...
Singaporean food... So so good.
I feel like Black culture has a lot of these same values except the fullness thing. My parents hate that i'll get up and finish my food later. "You eat like a bird" well we're Indigenous too, folks, this is how our ancestors ate. *continues to eat small meals when hungry and make leftovers tasty*
Love your unique, creative name! Low waste, high melanin.
Right!! Always expected to finish your food even if you're stuffed 😭
I love @Abbey Sharp and would love to hear her thoughts on this!
That would actually be awesome; we'd love to hear her thoughts too. Maybe we'll reach out and see if we can make that happen!
Natural, whole foods prepared at home is the healthiest way of eating. Modern diseases are caused by foods that have been highly refined and processed w/ little micronutrients (vegetable oils, flour, sugar), toxic chemicals (pesticides, insecticides), and non-food items (emulsifiers, colors, binders, fillers).
Good
Just wondering, what kind of milk do you use in the end for your curry dish? I'm keen on switching to it instead of coconut milk :)
I used coconut milk in the end! If you're not comfortable with dairy or coconut milk, I did see a couple of curry recipes online using nut/oat milk. You can give them a try!
wow
as a Swiss person I didn’t expect that we made it on the top 5 with our westernized diet lol
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I really need to try eating to 80% fullness. I way overeat. Luckily I have a good metabolism and I’m fairly active so I haven’t really seen myself gain weight. But food seems to be my only comfort so it’s so hard not to over indulge. Any tips for when food is kind of your stress reliever?
We feel you. It's so hard to find solutions to a problem like that (and we're definitely not qualified to give advice over the internet). But if it were us we would probably start by tackling the root of the problem (what's making us stressed) before trying to fix the symptoms (the stress eating). Good luck and all the best!
@4:02 That looks delicious. What kind of mushroom is that? What was your recipe?
Those are king oyster mushrooms! I just sautéed them in a pan with salt and black pepper. Hope this helps!
Great advice! I'm trying to eat healthier as an Asian American and the 3 dishes, 1 soup sounds really good. Does it take a while to prep? I think it's hard for me because when I make food for myself I just want something quick and tend to over-rely on carbs. Was also wondering if there was a reason you don't pronounce the Chinese phrases too? I just noticed you would only say the Japanese ones. Am learning both languages! :) Thanks!
Hey thanks!
Yea, 3 dishes and 1 soup can be a bit much for just 1-2 people, and it's not something that we do on a daily basis either. Take a look at some of our other videos; hopefully you'll find some new meal ideas for yourself!
And there's no particular reason we didn't pronounce the Chinese phrases (we're actually Chinese!). But for non-Chinese and non-Japanese speaking viewers, it's also probably easier to grasp (and google) the Japanese terms like "hara hachi bu" and "ichiju-sansai" than their Chinese equivalents.
Cheers! 🙌
@@ThoughtworthyCo Thanks for the response! Awesome, I'll look up more of your videos then for meal ideas!
I watched a Japanese friend cook. She heated water and then cooked various veggies, each kind separately by briefly dipping vegetable into boiling water. 1) carrot, 2) baby bok Choi, 3) spinach. Then she got clean water and boiled and removed some mushrooms. That mushroom water became soup base with some other additions. Took 15 minutes including chopping time. This was for breakfast. She made rolled omlettes and steamed some rice. So in about the time it takes me to cook oatmeal, she made a much more nutritious breakfast! I'm inspired now.
@@happycook6737 Wow that sounds like a really wholesome and delicious breakfast!
@@ThoughtworthyCo It was. She also seasoned those veggies.
Every American needs to see this video now
Can you make a list of the dishes in this video? Thank you.
Most of the meals are spontaneous and not based on recipes (except one), I'll quickly list them down.
Meal 1 - grilled salmon, miso soup, sauted king oyster mushrooms and sauted spinach with garlic chips.
Meal 2 - onion omelette, stir-fried cabbage and steamed tofu with garlic soy sauce.
Meal 3 - Curry chicken stew (adapted from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ )and roasted vegetables.
@@ThoughtworthyCo thank you. That was still helpful.
What was that soup you made at the end ?
It’s a Singapore style curry chicken! I adapted and tweaked the recipe from themeatmen.sg/curry-chicken/ :)
A great general rule is: If it's harvested from the earth (with little processing) then it's good for you. So rice & bread are both grains but bread went through a much more intense processing to become bread while rice is washed and dried. If you can grow it, it's good for you
Very true 👍
I love rice but it hurts my stomach. Do you have any tips for that? Is a special way to make it or something I should add to it?
@@kristinlowther6260 Cauliflower rice may not be so harsh on your stomach. Potatoes are another great starch
Its best to add coconut milk after turning off the stove
It's not much of a secret. Asian countries still eat a diet more remnant of the way their ancestors ate, people in the west have strayed more and more from the diets of our ancestors (great-grandparents and on).
in germany we had this philosophy for ages: °always empty your plate". Also "real man need to eat meat".
i personaly think it's somehow due to people did't had much in war and also meat was hard to get. Later on when meat became cheaper and cheaper (and also the industry ofcourse wants to sell it's prodcts) we somehow changed drastically to meat eaters.
Ther first philosophy is one of the main reasons why oversized children here became oversized adults. Also the "oh child you'r sad/emotional unstable? Here's some sweets!" mentality. Adults will tend to comfort themself with sweets when brought up like this.
Where is your dining table from?
It's from IKEA
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What was that fermented soda in that soda bottle
It's kombucha! :)