While cleaning out my bookmarks, I came across an old but wonderful article that I wanted to share: “Unhappy Meals” by Michael Pollen. It is a bit of a long read, so here are some of my favorite points from the article: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. It was in the 1980s that… Continue reading Unhappy Meals
The words for specific meals of the day can be translated as the word for “meal” (bưa ăn or bữa cơm) + the time of day. In the previous lesson, we learned that the word ăn means to eat. The word cơm means rice, which is traditionally eaten at almost every meal. Times of the… Continue reading Lesson 2: When do you eat?
The recent press release from Mary Ann Liebert publishers was all about the new article in their peer-reviewed journal Childhood Obesity titled “Prevalence of Obesity Among Young Asian-American Children“, which can be viewed online for free. Here’s my breakdown of the article: There is GREAT diversity among the different ethnicity of Asian-Americans As a whole,… Continue reading Vietnamese-American obesity rate as high as those of Caucasian-Americans
I’m a Vietnamese-American, born and raised in California — the state with the largest Vietnamese-American community. Vietnamese was my first language, and I did not learn English until I started school. My kindergarten teacher was upset at how little English I knew and how inept I was at reading. My father’s response to her was… Continue reading Lesson 1: Sự dinh dưỡng
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” – Thomas Edison Hello world. I’m Jenny, and this is my nutrition and food blog. I’m currently a M.S. in Nutrition candidate at Bastyr University. My… Continue reading Let Food Be Thy Medicine
Edible Tidbits by Jenny L. Chu, MS, RDN 