In Japanese, literally, it means "grandchildren are kind", but when you look at each syllable, they stand for foods we should be eating.
Ma is Mame (mah-may = beans) especially soy and adzuki, for magnesium
Go is Goma (goh-mah = sesame seeds) this includes nuts like almonds & walnuts for vitamin E
Wa is Wakame (wah-kah-may = seaweed) like nori for iodine & calcium
Ya is Yasai (yah-sigh = vegetables) including root vegetables, for beta-carotene & vitamin C
Sa is Sakana (sah-kah-nah = fish) especially those with omega-3 oils
Shi is Shiitake (she-ee-tah-kay = mushrooms) and all other types of mushrooms for fiber
I is Imo (ee-mow = potatoes) including sweet potatoes for fiber and carbs
I think we eat quite a bit from this list already, but could see us upping our fish intake a little more.
13 comments:
Cool!
Japan is awesome :)
Thanks Jalna :)
Thanks WIJ :)
Take care you two.
Kat
Wow...we definitely need this kind of reminder in the states :)
That's awesome. I have never heard this before but will use it and hope to wow friends!
Very cool and a great way to reinforce what we all should be eating. I think I need a little more from column wa in my diet.
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we do need something like this in the States Lizzy :)
I just heard about it Medea, but apparently it's been around for awhile now :)
hope you get more "wa", J-A :)
Take care everyone.
Kat
I'm going for more fish, too! We all do take high-quality fish oil every day, though, which I'm sure is beneficial. Lemon flavor, and we add it to juice or green smoothies. Tastes great!
we take fish oil supplements Abigail, but I think eating the "real deal" should help us more :)
Take care.
Kat
I agree on the fish part. Curious to see the types you can get there, the different cuts (aside from sashimi grade), and the cost! Hmmm...that's an idea for a blog post.
thanks for the idea Rowena :) though I probably will stay away from the whole types because I can't clean them to save my life!
Take care.
Kat
So are the grandchildren supposed to be nice and make sure the grandparents are eating all that's on the list? ;-)
lol Deb :)
Take care.
Kat
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