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| Healthy Japanese Foods Many Japanese foods are really healthy, learn how to cook them and which foods to buy. You can find English language cook books in Maruzen, or they can be ordered from www.amazon.co.jp For help figuring all the weird and wonderful foods at the supermarket, try A Guide to Food Buying in Japan, by Carolyn R. Krouse (published by Tuttle). For guides to Japanese food and food culture, try A Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients & Culture, by Richard Hosking (published by Tuttle), or Lonely Planet World Food: Japan. All are available from Amazon Japan. Foods particularly healthy for women Seaweed/sea-vegetables: One of the richest known sources of vitamins, minerals, and trace elements. Wakame (a type of seaweed): Contains more than ten times the amount of calcium found in cowfs milk. Goma (sesame seeds): Another unbeatable source of calcium. Also giddily high in magnesium. Especially good for women who suffer from premenstrual tension. Shiitake and maitake mushrooms: Incredible auto-immune boosting powers. Statistically, women have more problems with their auto-immune systems than men do. Daikon: Contains more vitamin C per 100g than grapefruit. Especially good for women on the pill. Turnip tops: Contains Vitamin A, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin C and Folic Acid, all in abundance. Tofu: More calcium than feta cheese, Camembert, and natural yoghurt. Shoyu (soy sauce): More calcium than single cream or Savoy cabbage, more iron than oatmeal or almonds, and also contains Thiamine (Vitamin B1) and Riboflavin (Vitamin B2). Aburage (deep-fried tofu sheets): Thankfully contains more iron than pigfs kidney, ox heart, and even spinach. Pour boiling water over it first to remove the excess oil. O-cha (Japanese green tea): Reduces the risk of breast, kin, and other cancers. Has been credited with the ability to reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes, reduce blood sugar levels, heighten the bodyfs ability to fight off viruses, and cope with menopause. Be aware that itfs also high in caffeine. Nutritional values of Traditional Japanese Foods |
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