I'm looking at doing a "japanese diet" does anybody know what most eat in japan?

[Anonymous]

The Japanese are very slim and very healthy and I want to try and live the same life style and eat the same. Their dishes are very healthy and consist of a lot of vegetables. I have been doing a lot of reading online and each website lists different things so I was just wondering if anyone actually know the way they normally eat breakfast , lunch actually nd dinner and what usually consists of each meal? I'm hoping that I might be able to shed just a few pounds in doing so and do it in a healthy way considering it's not actually dieting, just a life style change

[Izzy2102]

Not Japanese but I have a few friends from there and let me tell you, they struggle with their weight just as much as we do.
I think being thin has been in style there far longer, in times where women had practically nothing else but their looks, so it became a culture of thin people. Which doesn't mean that they don't struggle with it. You should see the crazy dieting tools and pills they have over there.
My friend has this kinda toe ring that's supposed to push some pressure points to make her feel less hungry

But ok, some of the things they eat. Overall they don't bake. Any kind of pastry, bread or other baked goods is extremely rare
They don't usually eat a sweet breakfast from what I've seen. My housemate usually makes a quick noodle soup with vegetables, instant noodles and an egg. Obviously using actual, real noodle would be healthier.
And Lunch and dinner are much like that. Some kind of noodle soup often. Other than that just plain rice with some kind of vegetable and some kind of meat and lots of soy/oyster sauce (which obviously is loaded with sodium). They hardly ever make sauces for their food, so just the plain vegetables

My other friend is from thailand and she makes curry quite often using coconut milk and curry paste. Which is high in calories but is IS healthy. She also wraps to take to class out of rice paper instead of tortillas

[Climber]

they eat a lot of noodles, meat, fish and vegatables, but indeed low fat. Very often their meal is an kind of soup with vegatbles and noodles in it. But yes, you have also japanese that struggle with weigth. You don't have to eat Japanese to become slim, you have to eat balanced and healthy, so stay away from junk food, sweats and soft drinks.

[BertMacklinFBI]

traditionally they eat a lot of seafoods and natural food, well even today they still do. basically just eat more natural foods and no processed foods.

[Anonymous]

Wants to do "Japanese" diet... doesn't know what the Japanese eat... Logic fail and Dumbest.. question... EVER.

[ButtHoleSandwich]

This made me laugh

[Asker]

I generally know what their meals consist of, that's not the question but I mean typically I don't know what their breakfast would be made up of.. some websites suggest rice, seafood and miso and others say fruit and tea..

[Opinion Owner]

Want to slim down. Exercise and cut carbs stop eating fast food and fizzy drinks. No need to go Japanese.

[Asker]

I dont eat sugary foods, I don't eat carbs or processed foods... and I rarely even meat and I don't drink pop or juice its not that I am overweight... I would just like to be slimmer

[Opinion Owner]

Exercise...

[Asker]

I do that too... im a rugby player

[Opinion Owner]

I fail to see your "issue" then. It just seems you have a sudden urge for sushi.

[Klaatu51]

nowdays japanese people eat western food as well... don't you know that? :-P

i guess it's just their metabolism that makes them thin

[cupidkisses]

Mostly fish, nori and green tea

[Anonymous]

Lots of soy sauce

[Anonymous]

Ass.