The Japanese Diet

With its richness in vegetables and lean protein, it contains fewer calories than your usual menus: meals are varied and provide all the essential nutrients.

BASIC PRINCIPLES: EAT LESS, BETTER AND LESS CALORIC

Japanese people who maintain their ancestral food traditions are not overweight, obese or diabetic. Side behavior, they naturally practice the Hara Hachi Bu, is the fact never know the feeling of full belly.

We put his cutlery when satiated at about 80%.

This implies not to eat mechanically but to stay focused on the messages of satiety sent by his body.

In Japan, people consume 1,100 calories a day for women, compared to 1,800 at home and 2,300 in the United States.

IN PRACTICE

• We prefer foods with low caloric density (fish, broth, vegetables, soy ...), which allows to be quickly satiated. The plates are varied and colorful, rich in minerals, fiber and vitamins.
• The vegetables represent 80% of menus and soy appears to table at least twice a day (in the form of drinks, tofu, miso), which stabilizes blood sugar and promotes intestinal health.
• The pulses and whole grains are privileged: they avoid sugar spikes (a sharp rise in blood sugar resulting soon after hypoglycemia and feel hungry).
• We often opt for the raw or cooking with steam.
• Among other slimming allies of Japanese, konjac , a plant root available in the form of pasta (shiratakis) acts as a non-caloric appetite suppressant, swelling in the stomach. Same principle for a natural gelling agent, agar agar , which can be added to a soup to thicken for example. It can be found in organic stores or even some supermarkets.
• Hydration side, water and green tea are the main drinks. Alcohol is to be limited to the maximum.

Example   Bento (Japanese lunchbox) for a light meal (650 kcal): 300 g of vegetables, 120 g of fish or meat or 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of oil or oleaginous fruits and herbs, 150 g rice or quinoa, 1 fruit or 1 soy yogurt.

DISADVANTAGES OF THE METHOD

This diet implies to do without familiar foods (coffee, chocolate, potato, dairy, bread ...): not always easy to assume!

There is no dessert either after the meal or outside except on holidays.

And when the pastries are on the menu, it's never with butter or eggs, but with red beans, glutinous rice, fruit ... Something else!

TIPS FROM A FOLLOWER OF THIS DIET

Dr. Sophie Ortega, author of My Slimming Method Tokyo-Paris , Editions First "This approach to dietetics and body is both natural and simple, without excessive deprivation, but based on flexibility, listening to his body and the maintaining your balance Physical activity is inseparable from good health: so practice some breathing, relaxation, firming and toning exercises, such as walking, cycling, tai chi, martial arts, traditional dance and gardening. "

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