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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
| Socks wrote: |
| Therefore - I do NOT believe Korean food to be any healthier or better than Chinese or Western food! |
Found this old post.
Wow are you living in a dream world? How do you explain all the healthy Koreans? |
Leave it to Kimchininja to resurrect a dead thread in order to defend Korea against someone who hasn't posted in 3 years.  |
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soomin
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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LOL~ The main problem with kimbap and why it has so many calories is the rice that is inside. Sticky rice is very unhealthy, and one cup has 300 calories or something like that... If you make your own with brown rice, then of course it will be better for you. I'm trying to cut down on the white rice by making half white/ half brown rice at home and adding uncooked beans in my rice cooker~
I *love* doenjjang, but I do worry about the effects it could have on my stomach... Koreans told me it is used to prevent cancer, though, so I wonder about how healthy it really is... As with everything, moderation is key ^.^ |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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As far as the rice goes, try 100% brown rice. It's actually quite good. Your rice cooker can make it for you so you don't have to babysit a pot for 2 hours.
Actually I find that a lot of healthy Korean people (at least the ones I know) eat a sort-of-western diet consisting of A LOT of fresh vegetables and some lean meat/fish, with very little starch. |
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sml7285
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| motiontodismiss wrote: |
As far as the rice goes, try 100% brown rice. It's actually quite good. Your rice cooker can make it for you so you don't have to babysit a pot for 2 hours.
Actually I find that a lot of healthy Korean people (at least the ones I know) eat a sort-of-western diet consisting of A LOT of fresh vegetables and some lean meat/fish, with very little starch. |
I'm confused as to how exactly this is "western"... Most Koreans have eaten fish and fresh vegtables at home for years. The meats that many eat when eating out is not the norm. Also, a lot of Koreans look down upon the stardard white rice as cheap and unhealthy. Many Koreans at home cook the other stuff (I don't know exactly how to describe it... it has a weird taste and texture?) that is not as starchy. |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| sml7285 wrote: |
| motiontodismiss wrote: |
As far as the rice goes, try 100% brown rice. It's actually quite good. Your rice cooker can make it for you so you don't have to babysit a pot for 2 hours.
Actually I find that a lot of healthy Korean people (at least the ones I know) eat a sort-of-western diet consisting of A LOT of fresh vegetables and some lean meat/fish, with very little starch. |
I'm confused as to how exactly this is "western"... Most Koreans have eaten fish and fresh vegtables at home for years. The meats that many eat when eating out is not the norm. Also, a lot of Koreans look down upon the stardard white rice as cheap and unhealthy. Many Koreans at home cook the other stuff (I don't know exactly how to describe it... it has a weird taste and texture?) that is not as starchy. |
In a lot of traditional Korean dishes vegetables are either cooked or pickled. What I meant by fresh is like uncooked and in its unadulterated form. That's a pretty western thing. Namul might be made with fresh vegetables, but I meant fresh as in a salad. |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:49 am Post subject: |
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I doubt you are losing weight - because of eating Korean food
Korean food - does not have many nutrients or protein - Korean food is mainly starch, salt and spices (not good for your body NOR your teeth).
Korean white "sticky" polished rice - basically is all starch and no nutrients -
Korean meals have lots of salt, oils and not many vitamins..
You are probably losing weight - because you are "more active" here - Its great to visit another country - and I can guess you have been active in going out to see lots of things (walking, walking, walking).
The healthiest Korean dishes - are usually the side dishes (vegetable side dishes).
(One kimbap roll - has 400 calories and not many nutrients)
When you said noodles - did you mean Korean Ramien? That is junk food - once again lots of calories and almost no nutrients...
Keep active - many people when they first come to Korea are very active - trying to see many things (tourist sites, markets etc) - all the walking helps many people lose weight.
Although I recommend buying vegetables, fruit and meat from the supermarket and cooking it yourself - however FRESH vegetables, fruit and meat is very expensive at supermarkets in Korea.
Perhaps kimchi-jigae or Daeng-jang jicke might have more nutrients - but once again the salt and spices and oil is not good for you - and will rot your teeth. |
I pretty much agree with none of this. It says something that when you hear "noodles", you automatically assume ramyeon, rather than the multitude of other, way healthier noodle dishes available in this country.
Anyway, go for 회덮밥 (raw fish bibimbap, more or less, but way tastier). I love that shit. |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
| Socks wrote: |
| Therefore - I do NOT believe Korean food to be any healthier or better than Chinese or Western food! |
Found this old post.
Wow are you living in a dream world? How do you explain all the healthy Koreans? |
With the highest rate of stomach cancer in the OECD last I heard?
Korean food has its pluses and its minuses, like every other type of food in the entire world. Yesterday (the poster, not the time) may be full off shit saying Korean food doesn't have nutrients (WTF?) but that's not to say there is nothing to criticise about certain Korean dishes. It's not black or white, you know. |
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bojangles
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:57 am Post subject: its the vegetables |
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The national dish is a raw vegetable, -and very nutritious.
Tofu is a staple(not an oddity) in any kitchen here, -and very nutritious.
Even many meat dishes often come with huge plates leafy green lettuce to wrap it in. Leafy greens are way nutritious.
There are literally dozens of vegetable sidedishes, usually raw, that are also very nutritious.
never in America would you see such a wide variety of raw, fresh vegetable/soy/tofu dishes available on such a convenient and affordable scale.
Even the school lunches here are (on average) very good simply because of the fresh vegetable/soy & tofu content.
Korean food is some of the healthiest food I've encountered.
It's unfortunate that many of the younger generation are preferring the western style fast food diet, - that way lies obesity & disease. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| What about kimbap with tuna? Is that healthier? |
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soomin
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| What about kimbap with tuna? Is that healthier? |
Tuna has a pretty high caloric rate... Add to that the fact that tuna has a high mercury content and should be eaten sparingly (or not at all if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant because of what the mercury can do to a fetus). And then there's the fact that they are using the lowest-grade, cheapest tuna and smothering it with mayonnaise... I'm not saying I didn't eat them and wouldn't eat one every once in a while, but it's not a health food, even though it sounds good. T.T |
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Hugo85
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Yallz need to chill and eat something besides boiled chicken breasts. |
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markhan
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| transmogrifier wrote: |
| KimchiNinja wrote: |
| Socks wrote: |
| Therefore - I do NOT believe Korean food to be any healthier or better than Chinese or Western food! |
Found this old post.
Wow are you living in a dream world? How do you explain all the healthy Koreans? |
With the highest rate of stomach cancer in the OECD last I heard?
Korean food has its pluses and its minuses, like every other type of food in the entire world. Yesterday (the poster, not the time) may be full off shit saying Korean food doesn't have nutrients (WTF?) but that's not to say there is nothing to criticise about certain Korean dishes. It's not black or white, you know. |
"Japan has an extremely high stomach cancer rate, with Korea following close behind"
Above was from an article (2011) that I discovered while searching in Google.
Japan, as you already know, has the highest life expectancy rate and their diet is generally regarded as "fresh and healthy"
I noticed that when Korean food is mentioned, naysayer almost always mention stomach cancer to demean the food.
As you already mentioned "it is not black or white" but if you look at a larger picture and given the obesity rate of some Western countries, I believe that adding Korean food to their diets can be beneficial overall. |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| markhan wrote: |
| transmogrifier wrote: |
| KimchiNinja wrote: |
| Socks wrote: |
| Therefore - I do NOT believe Korean food to be any healthier or better than Chinese or Western food! |
Found this old post.
Wow are you living in a dream world? How do you explain all the healthy Koreans? |
With the highest rate of stomach cancer in the OECD last I heard?
Korean food has its pluses and its minuses, like every other type of food in the entire world. Yesterday (the poster, not the time) may be full off shit saying Korean food doesn't have nutrients (WTF?) but that's not to say there is nothing to criticise about certain Korean dishes. It's not black or white, you know. |
"Japan has an extremely high stomach cancer rate, with Korea following close behind"
Above was from an article (2011) that I discovered while searching in Google.
Japan, as you already know, has the highest life expectancy rate and their diet is generally regarded as "fresh and healthy"
I noticed that when Korean food is mentioned, naysayer almost always mention stomach cancer to demean the food. |
It's the life expectancy that is the key - because Japan has the highest life expectancy, you would expect their rates of cancer to be high as well, because the longer you live, the more chance you have of developing cancer, rather than dying of, say, heart disease.
So unless Korea has an equitable life expectancy rate, then their stomach cancer rate is of concern. But I'm not invested in this argument enough to go looking at the stats. Feel free if you like. |
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