Do you think if you would have the same food everyday for a week

@cherokeepatti i'm thinking it could make things so simpler around food, for a while

@elafina It could be. I heard a dietician say one reason people have gained so much more weight in the past few decades is due to the increase of ethnic foods available here in the USA…we don’t get bored with our food when we change it up and we eat more as a result. Remembering the early to mid 60’s and how limited our food choices were back then compared to now. Never tasted Chinese food till I was 28 years old, never had a pizza till I was a young teen, didn’t taste tacos till I was 14 years old, first tried Middle-Eastern and Indian food in my early 30’s. Before all of that food choices were much more bland and much less varied diet.

@cherokeepatti aha, that makes sense, really. Eye-opening.
I grew up with legumes three times a week (lentils, beans, chickpeas) then some green vegetable simple plates (peas with lemon, green beans with tomato, spinach with rice), chicken with potatoes and rarely some fish or other meat.
Now i cook indian curries, chinese noodle and vietnamese soup, arabic soups and spreads, italian pasta, and the rest... and i have mostly forgotten of the humble greek cuisine that I grew up with.
And you know there's all this hustle to find all those different materials necessary!

@elafina Your original cuisine sounds wonderful.

@elafina they say that if people who are obese would return to their original ethnic diet including the vegetables, fruits, and starches that were what they used in the culture’s cuisine that the obesity rates would drop drastically.

@cherokeepatti That sounds much healthier and balanced.
It makes sense. And not just our body but also healthier for the environment as we wouldn't transport all these veggie species that don't naturally grow where we live, because of climate and nutrients in the soil.. Another tip is also to eat only seasonal foods

@elafina The way the food industry is messing with our foods is another reason for health problems. Putting soy in so many foods is not natural. Asians have eaten it for hundreds of years but it is not compatible with other blood types. Increases estrogen too much and can mess with thyroid function. It’s also not healthy to extract oil from grains and use it for frying and in other foods.

@cherokeepatti Well asians might use soy but they have mainly a simple diet, it's not like they pour soy over burgers. If you put soy over plain steamed rice or steamed veggies it's a different thing. Although hmmm i am not sure about the new asian generations!!!

Luckily around here we're still using olive oil, at least when cooking at home. I doubt that they use it in restaurants or fast food though as it's said that it's unhealthy if fried in high temperatures.

A story..I had an old friend, he never ate pizza but only later in his life, and he used to say that "pizza is not food" and was never getting excited nor liked it. The only person I've met having this reaction with pizza!

@elafina Asians eat cooked soybeans, tofu, soy sauce, drink soy milk, make a soup from soy and use soy sauce. Yes they eat a lot of soy. But now in the USA they are putting textured soy protein in meatballs, pizza beef and many other foods. Last time I ate at Subway I ordered a meatball sandwich, this was in 2012. I could taste soy in those meatballs and it turned my appetite so bad against Subway I never had a craving for their food ever again. All it takes is one time. They should know this. Save a few cents instead of just using real beef and passing the extra cost onto the customer they do this instead. The frozen meatballs sold in grocery stores is also loaded with soy.