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[sluggo832004]

My korean teachers tell me rice and soup everyday will give me stamina and strength.

I told them too much rice isnt good for you, so my teacher told me because I said that I am weak and need to get stronger to eat rice everyday. lol.

Is korean food good for you? Or just good once a week?

[fermentation]

Depends on the dish. Too much rice isn't good for you, but that goes for everything. I can't have enough dakgalbi though.

[ewlandon]

this isnt something you can settle.

Rice is a better staple than most starches, it is good for digestion.

Also just look at life expectancy and weight in asian countries compared to the west.

[CentralCali]

Any balanced diet with good nutrition will give you stamina. The idea that only a particular ethnic dish or a particular item will do wonders for you or (part of) your body is utter nonsense.

[Peace Train]

Most definitely NOT healthy in the least

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Read the above carefully. Then read it again.


Then print it out.
Put it on your bedside table.
Read it before you go to sleep. Then again when you wake up.



Oh, unseasoned Korean BBQ wrapped in leafy vegetables is your healthiest option. Have fun eating that 2-3 times a day tho, bro.

[Zyzyfer]

Ever since I heard that samgyetang has like 50 grams of fat or something ludicrous I've been wary.

I'm not a big fan of salt and am quite responsive to it when there's a bunch in food. I'll just say that there are quite a few dishes that scream out high salt content at me.

[Zackback]

Just do like me and eat tons of garlic and ginger....raw.

[jdog2050]

[dairyairy]

It depends, too, on where you're coming from, diet-wise. There are some good Korean foods and bad ones, too. The vegetables and tofu are better for you than fried foods and snacks that most westerners eat. But if you're already a big fish and vegetables eater then keep being a smart eater. The good thing is that you can pick and choose.

[transmogrifier]

Is American food good for you?
Is Indian food good for you?
Is Chinese food good for you?
Is Mexican food good for you?

No, wait, I have a better one, is food good for you?

Yes, I think this is settled: what a waste of time this thread is.

Every single friggin cuisine in the world has its good and bad parts in terms of health. The fact that this board thinks that it can settle on the health benefits of an entire culture's food once and for all is merely another example of the pointless black-or-white outlook that infects this place.

[Steelrails]

Depends what you eat and how much of it you eat. Koreans may say that Korean food is healthy, but there is a reason they point at a chunky person and say "samgyupsal". Tell someone you're eating mandu or certain other foods regularly and people will tell you to stop. Korean food can be just as unhealthy or more so than even some "junk" foods.

Think those salads or you get that are drizzled in dressing and cheese. They "look" healthy, sorta like some Korean dishes, but break it down and they are worse than a Supersized Big Mac meal.

One guide I would give though- take to Korean sized portions of beverages, especially coffee and soda. A little dixie cup of soda should be a dessert, not a full-on beverage.

[Peace Train]