Spanish Health
Blog Post #4
April 20, 2015
Gracie Schofield
The Spanish food pyramid is similar to ours, but yet
it has some differences. The very main difference is that Spain has pastas,
breads, and carbohydrates at the bottom of their chart. We have greens, vegetables
and fruits at the bottom of our food chart. However, in Spain you don’t have as
much processed and fast food restaurants. Everything you eat is commonly known
for being fresh. Here in America, people can go out to eat for all three meals
in one day. In Spain, that is almost never heard of. They have fresh fish,
meats, vegetables, fruits, dairy, etc. at almost every single meal. They are
known for the freshness of their food and the flavor filled way that they
create their dishes.
In America, foods
are loaded with grease, fats, carbohydrates, sugars, salts, etc. It is so easy
to get lost in what you are eating forget about the facts behind it. In Spain,
they try to make it a well known practice to get the flavor for their meals and
dishes from fresh foods. Spain is known for being much healthier as a whole
than America.
In the book, Like Water For
Chocolate, every chapter shows a new recipe. It constantly shows what the women
of the kitchen have to go through to make sure that their meals are as fresh as
they can be. I think that the characters in the book, mainly Nacha and Tita, reiterated
the fact that Spanish food is as fresh as it can be.
Below are some examples of their
everyday meals that are made fresh…
Baked Cod with Chorizo
& White Beans
Pinto Bean
& Andouille Sausage Stew
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_spanish_recipes
That's so interesting. In Poland, the people make sure that they buy the freshest ingredients to get the best taste possible. Most meals always have some form of carbohydrates such as bread and pasta. There are so many ways to make sure that everyone buys the most fresh ingredients even if they come in a jar and I feel like in Spain, people get all the nutrients they need because of how authentic and rich their food is. I can see now how related the book is to the culture of Spanish food in Spain.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a pretty decent blog post. I think you could have gone into more specifics of what Spanish people do and make. I think this whole thing was a really broad assumption with no stats or info to further support it. My moms American and she makes fresh food, are you saying she doesn't? Because she does. Don't stereotype America like that Gracie. Overall though I think it was decent. Could have used more facts and backing up.
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