Vegeterian Diets --Let Me Count The Ways There are several types of vegeterians: Lacto-ovo-vegetarians eat plant foods, milk, milk products and eggs, but avoid flesh foods (meat, poultry and fish). Lacto-vegetarians eat plant foods, milk and milk products, but avoid eggs and flesh foods. Ovo-vegetarians eat plant foods and eggs, but avoid milk, milk products and flesh foods. Pesco/pollo-vegetarians eat meats like seafood and chicken, but do not eat other meats, such as beef, lamb, and pork. Total vegetarians, also called vegans, eat plant foods only. Read the Source Article |
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and Life Stories
DIET AND FITNESS
Why Europeans Are Thinner Than Americans
By DeDe Howard, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist
Back home from my last trip to Europe four years ago, I
finally knew the secret to why Europeans are thinner than
we Yanks.
In Europe --The Netherlands and Spain for a round year
anniversary--- I remember the first time I knew his
vacation would require an adjustment of my head. I was in
a small town about to board a ferry. I was hungry because
it was just before 8AM and I hadn't eaten before I left my
hotel.
I satcheed up to the counter of a breakfast bar and asked
for a sandwich and a container of what looked like
potatoes. The clerk, friendly enough, gave me both. Only he
didn't give me both the sandwich and the potatoes. He
carefully wrapped the container of potatoes. He had
assumed I would eat them later.
For a moment I thought about asking him to unwrap the
container. Then it hit me. This was part of the secret to why
Europeans are thinner. They eat smaller portions.
For the rest of the trip, so did I.
Second revelation. I have never walked more than when I
was in Europe. I realized that here in the States, we may
exercise harder --in gyms. By in our everyday lives, we
barely move.
It's not entirely our faults. Our cities are not built for
walking. Most of our downtowns are for work, not living.
We live our lives encased in air-conditioned cars on our
way to air-conditioned cubicles.
In Europe, cities came first with sidewalks and
boulevards--and stayed that way. Highways by and large
were add-ons. There are few if any "edge cities", you know
the type in America which spring up way outside of a
metropolis, anchored by an office park or a mall, with no
real center of sidewalk life at all.
So, there it is. Small portions. And sidewalks. I can create
the smaller portions. But are there any city planners out
there who can build me some sidewalks?
By the way, here's the list of America's Fattest Cities,
according To Men's Fitness Magazine:
2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Las Vegas 2
2. San Antonio 12
3. Miami 14
4. Mesa, AZ 10
5. Los Angeles 3
6. Houston 5
7. Dallas 4
8. El Paso 8
9. Detroit 15
10. San Jose 24
The Top 10 Fittest Cities in 2007
2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Albuquerque 13
2. Seattle 8
3. Colorado Springs 6
4. Minneapolis 21
5. Tucson 4
6. Denver 20
7. San Francisco 7
8. Baltimore 1
9. Portland 17
10. Honolulu 2
TODAY'S FEATURED
VEGETERIAN MEAL
RED CABBAGE SALAD
One head of red cabbage
One yellow onion
One apple
Two hard boiled eggs (For Ovo Vegeterians)
Olive Oil
Walnuts, 1/4 cup
Dried Cranberries or Raisins
(Your selection of Fish or Chicken
1. Chop the head of cabbage, sautee with
olive oil and 1/4 water until wilted
2. Dice the onion, carmelize in olive oil
3. Dice the apple
4. Dice the hard boiled egg
5. Prepare the fish or chicken, steamed with
a teaspoon of olive oil
Mix the cooked cabbage with the diced
apple, carmelized onion, cranberries(or
raisins) and walnuts. Add fish or chicken on
top.
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