Healthy Eating in Manila

As we settle into Manila life we have found great markets with wonderful fresh veggies and fruits.  Tonight's dinner is nothing fancy and satisfies our need for an American style dinner.  We served a fresh green leaf, carrot and amazing tasting cherry tomatoes, oven broiled asparagus, fresh baked, mashed potatos and sweet ham. The ham portion is small because it is sweet ham and I want to control the calories from sugar.  Food here is not cheap, though the veggies are very fresh and a thrifty choice over the aisles and aisles of canned food.

What is significant about this plate of food are the portions.  As you can see the plate is not large, remember the small corelle plates we use to eat from before the giant platter sized dinner plates became popular in the US?


This plate represents the myplate which has replaced the FDA's food pyramid none of us could remember the order or amounts.  1/2 the plate is fresh vegetables and fruit, 1/4 is protein and 1/4 is grains.  Sooo much easier than the food pyramid which none of us memorized, right?

Go to  http://www.choosemyplate.gov/  for family friendly info or
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/activities/analyze_my_plate.html  for an adult version.


Be well!
lynn