Our food choices are admittedly more often shaped by persona

Our food choices are admittedly more often shaped by personal habits, budget, tradition, and culture than by ecological principles. Consider the traditional American Thanksgiving feast, Christmas dinner, or just a family meal, whose centerpiece is likely to be a large serving of meat. Compare that to the menus and recipes more typical of Italy, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.Thinking more of ecology than of tradition, why do the food choices from many other parts of the world emphasize pasta and vegetables?

Solution

Menus and receipes of :-

ITALY

1. WINE & DINE-have a glass of wine but dont over do. As per the researchers, one glass of wine for ladies and 2 glass of wine for gents per day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, but it has to be ensured that it is taken along with meals as if taken outside the meals, then it may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Skip-Lots of pasta,as pasta rich diet can increase the risk.occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and the glucose levels in blood. Instead one should try to have sphaghetti squash with lots of veggies.

CHINA

Use of chop-sticks- as it decreases the rate of food intake, therefore it decreases the calorie intake.

Skip the use of MSG- Mono sodium Glutarate.

INDIA

Spices-The use of spicesin the indian cuisines not only ass to the flavour and taste of the Indian cuisines, but the spices also have wonderful health effects like Ginger, turmeric, red pepper helps to reduce cholesterol, Other spices like Onion and garlic help to reduce lipid level, thus lowering the risk of heart diseases.

Skip-Creamy sauce, insteas indulge in tomato rich gravy and tandoori grilled meats.

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico-Large mid day meal as it helps to curb food cravings later.

Skip-fried beans as it increases the calorie inatke.

JAPAN-Lots of seasonal vessies and sea food

Skip-High fish, ie fishes high in mercury.

Many parts of the world people eat pasta and Vegetables as pasta is very healthy food. The manufacturing process of Pasta reduces its glycemic content therefore it satiates more, i.e. it makes us feel fuller for a longer duration. Eating pasta in one meal reduces the blood glucose and insulin level in the next meal. Vegetables helps to reduce the carbohydrate inatke thus reduces the calorie intake. They help to reduce the cholesterol and thus reduces the chances of occuring of the heart diseases.