Japanese Slim Tip: no-calorie jello
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness
The Japanese are notorious for being slim and healthy. This is often credited to a diet rich in veggies and fish and low in sweets and fat. But as our sibling blog Gadling tells us, there's another key to the Japanese waistline: No-calorie Jello. Japanese women and girls who are looking to shed pounds will eat this jelly instead of a meal. And this jelly is easy to come by -- it's available in convenience stores throughout the country.
Jello can be a great thing to eat if you're trying to lose weight--it's a low-cal dessert that's great at satisfying a sweet tooth--but there's no way that eating it as a meal is healthy. Your body needs calories to keep going. Looks like whoever came up with this idea has found a way to make money off of eating disorders. Ick.
What do you think?
Jello can be a great thing to eat if you're trying to lose weight--it's a low-cal dessert that's great at satisfying a sweet tooth--but there's no way that eating it as a meal is healthy. Your body needs calories to keep going. Looks like whoever came up with this idea has found a way to make money off of eating disorders. Ick.
What do you think?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Vishaal 12-12-2007 @ 12:17PM
Having graduated from a University that is like 80% Asian (university of california, riverside), it has showed me that Asians are just SOOO good at NOT eating!!!
It's terrible, but they just don't eat a MEAL. Most of my friends just snacked on fruit or a little sushi for lunch. It's quite alarming, if you ask me. If you notice, most asian girls don't have much muscle tone but they are super super skinny. The same applies to Indian girls. (I'm indian)
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marcie0305 12-12-2007 @ 9:21PM
Hmmm, Vishaal, maybe it's not a bad thing to graze throughout the day :) I find that the longer I go between eating, the more the carb cravings take hold of me!
Anyway, I am wondering what that zero calorie jelly is sweetened with - they largely use stevia in Japan in my understanding. Hmmmm....
~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com/
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