Time and money are two things Americans can’t afford to waste. So it’s not surprising (though slightly disappointing) that the drive-thru is considered one of the great inventions of all time. There’s even a study to prove it. In 2005 and 2006, researchers asked 600 adults and teens why they eat so much fast food. Three of the top four responses were it’s quick, easy, and affordable. Taste came in third, with only 69 percent of respondents listing flavor as a factor in their fast-food love.
Drive-thru foods may be convenient and easy on the wallet, but they’re loaded with unhealthy fats, added sugars, carbohydrates, and sodium. Translation: They’re no bargain when it comes to your health. But jam-packed schedules and a dismal economy make the occasional drive-thru meal a part of life. That’s why Eat This, Not That! studied the open-air menu boards and compiled a list of the worst items out there, plus better alternatives. Avoid these dietary land mines and save more than a few minutes and a couple bucks—how does up to 20 pounds in a year sound?
Worst drink
Sonic Minute Maid Cranberry Juice Slush (“Route 44”–extra large)
616 calories
165 g sugars
In its pure form, antioxidant-packed cranberry juice is a healthy choice. But this Cranberry Juice Slush comes with an asterisk next to the word “cranberry” on the Web site’s nutrition list. That’s probably because only 78 of the whopping 616 calories come from “cranberry flavor”—the rest of the bulk comes from the “slush.” Consider that a code word for sugar overload: the extra-large has the sugar equivalent of six packs of M&Ms. Check out our list of the 20 worst drinks in America to see other equally atrocious beverages.
Drink This Instead!
Cranberry Flavored Tea (medium)
42 calories
10 g sugar
Burger King Spicy Chick’n Crisp Sandwich
450 calories
30 g fat (5 g saturated fat)
810 mg sodium
Lean economic times make the value menu more appealing than ever. And that’s fine—most dollar menus have a few sensible items. But if you eat this sandwich often, saving a few bucks will quickly result in a surplus around your waistline.
Eat This Instead!
Whopper Jr. without mayo
290 calories
12 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat)
500 mg sodium
Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Beef Burrito
680 calories
30 g fat (10 g saturated fat)
2,120 mg sodium
Ditch this and order two grilled steak soft tacos (or any menu item) "fresco" style and the Bell boys will replace cheese and sauces with a chunky tomato salsa, helping to cut calories in half and fat by at least 25 percent.
Eat This Instead!
Two Grilled Steak Soft Tacos, Fresco Style
320 calories
9 g fat (3 g saturated fat)
1,100 mg sodium
Sonic Chicken Club TOASTER Sandwich
742 calories
46 g fat (11 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
1,742 mg sodium
How can a chicken sandwich pack so much fat? Start with a fried chicken breast, add bacon, cheese, and mayo, and you're there. Add to that the sodium equivalent of 53 saltine crackers, and you’re looking at a serious dietary disaster. Ditch the chicken for beef and save 10 grams of fat.
Eat This Instead!
Sonic Burger with Mustard
540 calories
25 g fat (9 g saturated fat)
730 mg sodium
Hardee’s Big Chicken Filet Sandwich
800 calories
37 g fat (6 g saturated fat)
1,890 mg sodium
A general rule: Avoid sandwiches with words like “big” and “monster” in the name. Hardee’s Monster Thickburger is another example—it comes in at 1,420 calories, 108 grams of fat, and more saturated fat than you want in two days.
Eat This Instead!
Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
415 calories
5 g fat (1 g saturated fat)
1,175 mg sodium
Arby’s Roast Beef and Swiss Market Fresh Sandwich
810 calories
42 g fat (13 g saturated fat)
1,780 mg sodium
The unwholesome trinity of mayo, Italian sub sauce, and processed Swiss cheese make this sandwich the clear loser in the battle of the beef. The Super Roast Beef replaces mayo with a low-cal spicy pepper sauce and totals 370 fewer calories.
Eat This Instead!
Super Roast Beef
440 calories
19 g fat (7 g saturated fat)
1,061 mg sodium
Burger King Kids Double Cheeseburger and Kids Fries with Small Coke
950 calories
42 g fat (17 g saturated fat, 4.5 g trans fats)
1,410 mg sodium
BK's dubious double burger earns the distinction of being the fattiest meal for an on-the-go kid, with nearly a day's worth of saturated fat for the average 8-year-old.
Eat This Instead!
4-piece Chicken Tenders with Strawberry-Flavored Applesauce and unlimited water
280 calories
11 g fat (3 g saturated fat)
440 mg sodium
Dairy Queen 6-Piece Chicken Strip Basket
1,270 calories
67 g fat (11 g saturated fat)
2,910 mg sodium
The strips deliver more grams of fat than four DQ Homestyle Burgers, and nearly 300 more calories than a Large Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard.
Eat This Instead!
Grilled Chicken Salad
with Fat-Free Italian Dressing
280 calories
11 g fat (5 g saturated)
1,550 mg sodium
Jack in the Box Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
740 calories
55 g fat (17 g saturated fat)
1,430 mg sodium
Skip biscuits at all costs. This one contains nearly a full day’s worth of saturated fat (check out the 8 worst restaurant breakfasts here). Instead try the Bacon Breakfast Jack—16 grams of protein makes it a surprisingly good way to start your day.
Eat This Instead!
Bacon Breakfast Jack
300 calories
14 g fat (5 g saturated fat)
730 mg sodium
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Why men & women diet differently
1. Guys can just say "No" to solve the problem of food
Earlier this year, the Brookhaven National Laboratory conducted a study where they presented men and women of their preferred food, and then monitored their brain activity using positron emission tomography (PET) scans. Ladies, men fighting: they have managed to eradicate hunger and their desire to eat, while brain activity among women has shown that many have continued to claim their favorite foods, even after having learned to think of other thing. In other words, we call it "emotional eating," something that the coach and the American Dietetic Association says spokesman Jim White is a "battle" for his female clientele, but not humans. The guy must be too busy thinking about something else or nothing at all?
2. But they are silent when it comes to nutrition
When a woman decides to go on a diet, the first stop, it will probably make health went his groceries. But not for men, "said White. "With women, they are eager to learn," he says. "They seek nutrients, read food labels and focus on healthy cooking and healthy meals." The guys can take a page of this book to learn something or to do what White calls a "grocery store tour" to familiarize yourself with what is healthy and what is undesirable. Just because the chicken does not mean that it is healthy. If this confusion you head to the grocery store or ask a woman nearby.
3. They compete to lose
When you think of Curves, Weight Watchers or other programs for the women, they are all focused on promoting cooperation, holding hands and reaching targets within a group. For men, weight loss is a sport. "If I want to encourage a man to lose weight, I do competitively," said Dr. Robert Vogel, the author of a health plan "The Pritikin Edge." "It will build a friend, may lose more weight, while women will both agree to buy new clothes when they reach their goal. "His intuition is supported in research, where men have achieved better results in studies of incentive for women when they earned money for every pound lost. Sign up for this.
4. Guys do not care no more (but you knew that already)
Studies show that many men tend to food for reasons of health or health scares, rather than appearance. Women are more susceptible to food because of social pressures. Vogel advises the National Football League, and as such, sees many big-bellied, 300-pound offensive lineman to go through his office that are all happy with their size and that their employment is . A woman, on the reverse tends to be compared to its peers. "You never really see a woman of 300 pounds that is prideful about its weight," he said, adding that women "bear the burden of social ostracism." Ultimately, it is less stigmatizing to be overweight, if you're a guy. This means that men are less likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies and women are more likely to obsess about the number of the scale.
5. Muscles question
If both husband and wife began at the same gym regime, it is likely to lose more weight at first because he has more muscle mass. It is also more likely to attack a target of weight loss by exercise. White said that for men, gymnastics is a "business plan", as they begin to come from four to five times a week, "really pumping iron." So here's an area where women can take their index Hunks without throwing that "I want to be lean, not muscular" excuse. "The truth is, you can not lose weight and keep it out of an exercise without a plan, "says Vogel. And this, together with the counting calories thing is a rule system that applies to both sexes.
Earlier this year, the Brookhaven National Laboratory conducted a study where they presented men and women of their preferred food, and then monitored their brain activity using positron emission tomography (PET) scans. Ladies, men fighting: they have managed to eradicate hunger and their desire to eat, while brain activity among women has shown that many have continued to claim their favorite foods, even after having learned to think of other thing. In other words, we call it "emotional eating," something that the coach and the American Dietetic Association says spokesman Jim White is a "battle" for his female clientele, but not humans. The guy must be too busy thinking about something else or nothing at all?
2. But they are silent when it comes to nutrition
When a woman decides to go on a diet, the first stop, it will probably make health went his groceries. But not for men, "said White. "With women, they are eager to learn," he says. "They seek nutrients, read food labels and focus on healthy cooking and healthy meals." The guys can take a page of this book to learn something or to do what White calls a "grocery store tour" to familiarize yourself with what is healthy and what is undesirable. Just because the chicken does not mean that it is healthy. If this confusion you head to the grocery store or ask a woman nearby.
3. They compete to lose
When you think of Curves, Weight Watchers or other programs for the women, they are all focused on promoting cooperation, holding hands and reaching targets within a group. For men, weight loss is a sport. "If I want to encourage a man to lose weight, I do competitively," said Dr. Robert Vogel, the author of a health plan "The Pritikin Edge." "It will build a friend, may lose more weight, while women will both agree to buy new clothes when they reach their goal. "His intuition is supported in research, where men have achieved better results in studies of incentive for women when they earned money for every pound lost. Sign up for this.
4. Guys do not care no more (but you knew that already)
Studies show that many men tend to food for reasons of health or health scares, rather than appearance. Women are more susceptible to food because of social pressures. Vogel advises the National Football League, and as such, sees many big-bellied, 300-pound offensive lineman to go through his office that are all happy with their size and that their employment is . A woman, on the reverse tends to be compared to its peers. "You never really see a woman of 300 pounds that is prideful about its weight," he said, adding that women "bear the burden of social ostracism." Ultimately, it is less stigmatizing to be overweight, if you're a guy. This means that men are less likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies and women are more likely to obsess about the number of the scale.
5. Muscles question
If both husband and wife began at the same gym regime, it is likely to lose more weight at first because he has more muscle mass. It is also more likely to attack a target of weight loss by exercise. White said that for men, gymnastics is a "business plan", as they begin to come from four to five times a week, "really pumping iron." So here's an area where women can take their index Hunks without throwing that "I want to be lean, not muscular" excuse. "The truth is, you can not lose weight and keep it out of an exercise without a plan, "says Vogel. And this, together with the counting calories thing is a rule system that applies to both sexes.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
best foods for your waist (2)
continue from last post...
Reorganization: couscous
Reach for: wheat or quinoa
It turns out that couscous has the same nutritional value as a white paste, like Penne or Rigatoni. The same amount of wheat, less calories, and three times to fill you up fiber. Quinoa is high in fiber, is a big plus, this source of protein (for a couple of pieces of chicken). Play around a variety of crops, or a wild black rice, Farro, or amaranth. You will see that you love It is much healthier than white rice or pasta.
Reorganization: meat of turkey
Reach for: Extra-lean ground sirloin
Surprising, is not it? If the label states that "the land of turkey, or turkey breast, you actually get a combination of white meat, dark meat, and even some skin in which all add up to 325 calories and 20 grams of fat for a 5 - ounce serving. Compare that to 95 percent lean ground beef, which has 240 calories and 10 grams of fat. Lean beef provides as a good helping of iron - almost five times more than Turkey.
Reorganization: Canned Chickpeas
Reach for: low sodium-red, black or white beans
Chickpeas are hidden: they, like beans, but with more fat and calories. Adding more to your salad well. But the main ingredient, try black, red or white beans, which have no fat, large amounts of protein, fewer calories and a lot of nutrients like zinc and folic acid. Canned beans have a lot of salt, so choose low-sodium variety.
Reorganization: Tricolor pasta
Reach for: whole wheat pasta
Many people remember about filling their dinner plates with colorful food, so they can choose Tricolor pasta instead of white. But there are almost no spinach, beets and other vegetables in each serving. In addition, fiber and iron content is identical to that in a simple white pasta - that is, less of these nutrients than whole wheat pasta. The best choice of colors for brown paste. Although they have similar charges calories, total wheat versions more fiber than white, so you recharge faster and eat less.
Reorganization: Banana chips
Reach for: Dried apricots
Talk about that food just sounds good health! Most deep-fried banana chips with 220 calories and 15 grams of fat in half a cup - yikes! The same amount of dried apricots, on the other hand, about 150 calories and less than 1 gram of fat (plus a load of vitamin A). Buy organic and you'll also avoid sulphites, which can cause migraines and even disrupt sleep.
Reorganization: goat cheese
Reach for: feta cheese
Both cheeses have a strong flavor, so the good news is, as a rule, you do not go overboard with the serving size. Greek salad is a staple good bet, but: It has about 4 grams of saturated fat in the serving, compared with 7 grams of goat cheese, and about 15 fewer calories per ounce.
Reorganization: couscous
Reach for: wheat or quinoa
It turns out that couscous has the same nutritional value as a white paste, like Penne or Rigatoni. The same amount of wheat, less calories, and three times to fill you up fiber. Quinoa is high in fiber, is a big plus, this source of protein (for a couple of pieces of chicken). Play around a variety of crops, or a wild black rice, Farro, or amaranth. You will see that you love It is much healthier than white rice or pasta.
Reorganization: meat of turkey
Reach for: Extra-lean ground sirloin
Surprising, is not it? If the label states that "the land of turkey, or turkey breast, you actually get a combination of white meat, dark meat, and even some skin in which all add up to 325 calories and 20 grams of fat for a 5 - ounce serving. Compare that to 95 percent lean ground beef, which has 240 calories and 10 grams of fat. Lean beef provides as a good helping of iron - almost five times more than Turkey.
Reorganization: Canned Chickpeas
Reach for: low sodium-red, black or white beans
Chickpeas are hidden: they, like beans, but with more fat and calories. Adding more to your salad well. But the main ingredient, try black, red or white beans, which have no fat, large amounts of protein, fewer calories and a lot of nutrients like zinc and folic acid. Canned beans have a lot of salt, so choose low-sodium variety.
Reorganization: Tricolor pasta
Reach for: whole wheat pasta
Many people remember about filling their dinner plates with colorful food, so they can choose Tricolor pasta instead of white. But there are almost no spinach, beets and other vegetables in each serving. In addition, fiber and iron content is identical to that in a simple white pasta - that is, less of these nutrients than whole wheat pasta. The best choice of colors for brown paste. Although they have similar charges calories, total wheat versions more fiber than white, so you recharge faster and eat less.
Reorganization: Banana chips
Reach for: Dried apricots
Talk about that food just sounds good health! Most deep-fried banana chips with 220 calories and 15 grams of fat in half a cup - yikes! The same amount of dried apricots, on the other hand, about 150 calories and less than 1 gram of fat (plus a load of vitamin A). Buy organic and you'll also avoid sulphites, which can cause migraines and even disrupt sleep.
Reorganization: goat cheese
Reach for: feta cheese
Both cheeses have a strong flavor, so the good news is, as a rule, you do not go overboard with the serving size. Greek salad is a staple good bet, but: It has about 4 grams of saturated fat in the serving, compared with 7 grams of goat cheese, and about 15 fewer calories per ounce.
Monday, February 23, 2009
best foods for your waist
Smart shoppers often get tripped up by seemingly healthy products which do not have enough vitamins and nutrients, and relatively high in calories and fat. To help keep your waistline in check with your food nutrition boost, Health magazine offers 10 compromises that at your next visit to the grocery store.
Reorganization: Grapes
Reach for: Raspberries
Although grapes heart healthy, they are very low in fiber and vitamins. Raspberries are a source of soluble fiber, which help reduce bad cholesterol and makes you feel full faster - good news for your waistline. Save money when buying frozen raspberries, which are out of season.
Reorganization: Beets
Reach for: Asparagus
Beets just look good, is not it? And they taste sweet (even sweeter if you roast them.) But there are reasons for this. Beets total sugar, sending your blood sugar glycemic slides. If blood sugar goes up and down, you are hungry faster, so you eat more frequently. It also leads you to store extra calories as fat. Smart alternative? Asparagus. Like beets, this is delicious grilled, but it has the advantage that much less sugar. Plus, the grass high in folic acid and vitamin C.
Reorganization: Vanilla soy milk
Reach for: skim milk
Vanilla soy milk dessert rather than substitute for milk or a good source of soy. If you're not lactose-intolerant to choose skim milk, which has a lot of calcium but not fat or sugar. (Even the plain soy milk a little more calories and fat than skim milk.) If you can not get out of vanilla-soy-milk habit, use a little coffee, but not in a big bowl of cereal or a smoothie.
Reorganization: Vitamin enriched water
Reach for: subject seltzer
One bottle of fortified vitamin water may have more sugar and calories than you can of cola! And vitamins are negligible compared to the amount of sugar you get. Replace it with a flavored seltzer (zero calories), or not-Cal taste of water (eg, tips), which contains no artificial sweeteners or added sugar.
to be continued..
Reorganization: Grapes
Reach for: Raspberries
Although grapes heart healthy, they are very low in fiber and vitamins. Raspberries are a source of soluble fiber, which help reduce bad cholesterol and makes you feel full faster - good news for your waistline. Save money when buying frozen raspberries, which are out of season.
Reorganization: Beets
Reach for: Asparagus
Beets just look good, is not it? And they taste sweet (even sweeter if you roast them.) But there are reasons for this. Beets total sugar, sending your blood sugar glycemic slides. If blood sugar goes up and down, you are hungry faster, so you eat more frequently. It also leads you to store extra calories as fat. Smart alternative? Asparagus. Like beets, this is delicious grilled, but it has the advantage that much less sugar. Plus, the grass high in folic acid and vitamin C.
Reorganization: Vanilla soy milk
Reach for: skim milk
Vanilla soy milk dessert rather than substitute for milk or a good source of soy. If you're not lactose-intolerant to choose skim milk, which has a lot of calcium but not fat or sugar. (Even the plain soy milk a little more calories and fat than skim milk.) If you can not get out of vanilla-soy-milk habit, use a little coffee, but not in a big bowl of cereal or a smoothie.
Reorganization: Vitamin enriched water
Reach for: subject seltzer
One bottle of fortified vitamin water may have more sugar and calories than you can of cola! And vitamins are negligible compared to the amount of sugar you get. Replace it with a flavored seltzer (zero calories), or not-Cal taste of water (eg, tips), which contains no artificial sweeteners or added sugar.
to be continued..
Friday, February 6, 2009
Toum Raider: Garlic Delight
There is a wonderful Lebanese fast-food outpost in Hollywood, California, which, like a sweet siren song, invited me back to the west coast. Zankou Chicken, also known as the undisputed delicacy of his famous grilled chicken, and their surprising lack of atmosphere, is a sort of late night spot to go for those needing a review of poultry. However, in Zankou Chicken (as good as it is) would just be chicken, if not for the support of the Lebanese spicy garlic sauce simply called Touma. Unfortunately, life in New York, I am thousands of miles away from my next Zankou experience, but fortunately not too far from Touma.
Frieda's Garlic Delight is basically Touma, a shake of garlic spread with lemon juice, salt, canola oil, and yes ... lots of garlic. While it may seem a bit overwhelming for those who are intolerant to garlic, it is much less severe than what you expected and exceptionally versatile. Available in four flavors, including Sun dried tomatoes, chipotle, olive green and Original (only pure garlic) Garlic pleasure because it is a paste, could be used as a marinade or sufficiently dilute with a little olive oil to be used as a dressing or a light pasta sauce.
Made without preservatives, no dairy, no eggs, no gluten and, Garlic Delight is a simple, refreshing and minimal, and the vibrant flavor. Those of you who, like the kick of fresh garlic, without doubt, polish off a tub with nothing but a few crackers, crudités, or fingers (if nobody is watching). I thought we worked exceptionally well launched with steamed vegetables and a light paste marinade for grilled salmon. If allowed, Garlic Delight could easily become a refrigerator staple for use in many recipes, snack or just embarrassing.
Frieda's Garlic Delight is available in four flavors (Original, sun-dried tomato, olive green and chipotle) and are sold in 7-ounce tubes in the refrigerated section of select Foodtown, Shoprite, Stater Bros., Whole Foods Markets and online.
Frieda's Garlic Delight is basically Touma, a shake of garlic spread with lemon juice, salt, canola oil, and yes ... lots of garlic. While it may seem a bit overwhelming for those who are intolerant to garlic, it is much less severe than what you expected and exceptionally versatile. Available in four flavors, including Sun dried tomatoes, chipotle, olive green and Original (only pure garlic) Garlic pleasure because it is a paste, could be used as a marinade or sufficiently dilute with a little olive oil to be used as a dressing or a light pasta sauce.
Made without preservatives, no dairy, no eggs, no gluten and, Garlic Delight is a simple, refreshing and minimal, and the vibrant flavor. Those of you who, like the kick of fresh garlic, without doubt, polish off a tub with nothing but a few crackers, crudités, or fingers (if nobody is watching). I thought we worked exceptionally well launched with steamed vegetables and a light paste marinade for grilled salmon. If allowed, Garlic Delight could easily become a refrigerator staple for use in many recipes, snack or just embarrassing.
Frieda's Garlic Delight is available in four flavors (Original, sun-dried tomato, olive green and chipotle) and are sold in 7-ounce tubes in the refrigerated section of select Foodtown, Shoprite, Stater Bros., Whole Foods Markets and online.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Meaning of Chinese Vegetable
Probably more food is consumed in the New Year celebrations than any other time of year. Large amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as close to us who have died.
New Year's Day, the Chinese family eats a vegetarian dish called JAI. Although the various components of JAI are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them
Lotus seed - signify having many male offspring
Ginkgo nut - represents silver ingots
Black moss seaweed - is a homonym for exceeding in wealth
Dried bean curd is another homonym for fulfillment of wealth and happiness
Bamboo shoots - is a term which sounds like "wishing that everything would be well"
Fresh bean curd or tofu is not included as it is white and unlucky for New Year as the color signifies death and misfortune.
New Year's Day, the Chinese family eats a vegetarian dish called JAI. Although the various components of JAI are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them
Lotus seed - signify having many male offspring
Ginkgo nut - represents silver ingots
Black moss seaweed - is a homonym for exceeding in wealth
Dried bean curd is another homonym for fulfillment of wealth and happiness
Bamboo shoots - is a term which sounds like "wishing that everything would be well"
Fresh bean curd or tofu is not included as it is white and unlucky for New Year as the color signifies death and misfortune.
Chinese New Year Foods
Chinese New Year season officially runs about two weeks, with the preparation of many days in advance. It is the most elaborate and important holiday in the Chinese calendar. Food plays a vital part in most of the festivities. The Chinese congratulate each other for having gone through another year and party together. Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is the most important family event of the year.
New Year's Eve dinner is usually a feast of seafood and sybolic filled. These include shrimp animation, dried oysters (ho xi) for all things good, raw fish salad (yu sheng) for good luck "fai-hai" an edible angel hair-like seaweed to prosperity fillings and cooked in water to retrieve a long lost goodwill of the family. Everyone wears red to ward off evil spirits and prevents black and white to represent death and mourning.
New Year's Day, Chinese families eat a vegetarian dish called "JAI. The various components are root vegetables or fibrous. These include the lotus seed = hope for many men offspring, ginkgo nut = hope silver, black moss seaweed = Pending wealth; dried tofu = expect more of the wealth and happiness, bamboo shoots = wishing all goes well .
The entire first week is for socializing. This is when the drive tray shared. The seventh New Year's Day is considered "Everyone's Birthday" as birthdays are not considered as important as turning a year old next to New Year. Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.
Also on the seventh day, farmers are encouraged to display their products. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate.
In the tenth to twelfth days over New Year holiday with friends and family.
On the 13th, Chinese diet a little, on rice and mustard green to clean your digestive system after so much rich food.
The Lantern Festival parade on June 15 and ends on Chinese New Year.
See Cute Pictures about chinese new year 2009
New Year's Eve dinner is usually a feast of seafood and sybolic filled. These include shrimp animation, dried oysters (ho xi) for all things good, raw fish salad (yu sheng) for good luck "fai-hai" an edible angel hair-like seaweed to prosperity fillings and cooked in water to retrieve a long lost goodwill of the family. Everyone wears red to ward off evil spirits and prevents black and white to represent death and mourning.
New Year's Day, Chinese families eat a vegetarian dish called "JAI. The various components are root vegetables or fibrous. These include the lotus seed = hope for many men offspring, ginkgo nut = hope silver, black moss seaweed = Pending wealth; dried tofu = expect more of the wealth and happiness, bamboo shoots = wishing all goes well .
The entire first week is for socializing. This is when the drive tray shared. The seventh New Year's Day is considered "Everyone's Birthday" as birthdays are not considered as important as turning a year old next to New Year. Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.
Also on the seventh day, farmers are encouraged to display their products. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate.
In the tenth to twelfth days over New Year holiday with friends and family.
On the 13th, Chinese diet a little, on rice and mustard green to clean your digestive system after so much rich food.
The Lantern Festival parade on June 15 and ends on Chinese New Year.
See Cute Pictures about chinese new year 2009
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