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OldWays - Food Issues Think Tank
Asian Diet Pyramid
The Asian Diet Pyramid, second in a series on the public health implication of traditional diets, represents a traditional, healthy Asian diet and is based on a generalized summary of the traditional healthy diets of Asian populations. Eating in Asia is often closely identified with religious practices or long-standing customs, and the recording of these dietary patterns is an excellent source of information and culinary inspiration. The data makes clear that peoples who ate traditional Asian diets had low rates of chronic disease common in Western countries.
Rice provides 25 to 80 percent of the calories in the daily diet of 2.7 billion Asians, and is the world's number one food crop. Traditional, regional Indian diets have emerged with rice, wheat and millet-based menus. A recognition of trends over the last twenty years toward the westernization of the diet in larger and medium-sized Chinese city populations has led to the formulation of policies to encourage maintenance of the traditional Chinese dietary pattern. This pattern, found in the Asian Diet Pyramid, has plant food constitutes the main body of the diet with moderate amounts of animal products, and an increase in the variety of food.
Common Foods of the Asian Diet
Fruits
Pineapple, Bananas, Mangos, Tangerines, Watermelon, Grapes, Pears
Vegetables
Carrots, Broccoli, Mushrooms, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Bamboo Shoots, Chilis, Bean Sprouts, Scallions, Leafy Greens, Peppers
Pasta
Rice, Noodles, Breads, Millet
Beans
Soybeans, Peanuts, Dried Beans, Edamame Beans, Miso, Tofu
Miscellaneous
Vegetable Oils, Fish/Shellfish, Egg, Poultry & Pork, Red Meat
Sweets
Ice cream, Sorbets
Daily Exercise: walking, house cleaning, running, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming, hiking, scuba diving, basketball, baseball, football, skiing, surfing, yard work, rollerblading, dancing, weight lifting, love-making.
Alcohol may be consumed by adults in moderation and with meals, but consumption should be avoided during pregnancy and whenever it would put the individual or others at risk.
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