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Wilson power point final
- 1. How does our cultural upbringing affect our food choices and lifestyle?
- 2. Old vs. New
- 3. Old vs. New
- 4. Old vs. New
- 5. Traditional / Modern Lifestyles
- 8. Sugar Stats in beverages
- 9. Obesity a problem still rising. Starts as a child & into adulthood. Contributes toT2 Diabetes. Other chronic diseases Diabetes & Obesity
- 11. Nutrition • Limit sugars • Eat clean Exercise • Be active • 30 mins/day Health • Reduce risk of diabetes & other diseases
Editor's Notes
- Many ethnic groups are struggling with clean eating due to lack of knowledge of how food was prepared traditionally in the old days. We have switched to more Americanized type of preparing our meals which has strongly affected our food choices and lifestyle. Growing up as a child, we had a huge garden where we grew corn, squash, watermelon, and cantaloupe. We had chickens that we got our eggs from. I was raised eating lean mutton, fried potatoes, eggs, tortillas, and eating fruits were a treat. Fruits were not incorporated in every meal and our main vegetable was corn. Sometimes, we had squash if our crops faired well that season. As a young girl I was instructed to run every morning, herd sheep for my grandmother and tend to the cows for my parents. We had no running water, electricity or television. We were also in a food desert and had to drive 30 minutes for other needed items. Physical activity was not an issue like it is today. The younger generation now have running water, electricity, TV, vehicles, fast food drive in’s and more availability of bad food choices.
- As you can see, in the older days, our ancestors grinded the corn or flour they would consume and ate mainly tortillas. Today, we are making more frybread and using shortening instead of vegetable oil.
- The first two top pictures are African American dishes. The top left is culturally prepared food from Africa and consist of vegetables, beans some meat and satsa (a grits like food). The picture on the right of it is an American version. Fried chicken, okra, macaroni & cheese and greens. The chicken is a source of protein but this dish has a lot of fat. Even the greens are cooked with bacon grease. A less healthier version than the other dish.The second picture is Mexican food from Mexico. There are grains, vegetables, corn, salsa and chili. The plate is sautéed but the Mexican American version has beans, refried beans, enchilada’s with lots of cheese, sour cream and flour tortillas.
- This slide shows Asian food. The two on the right are more traditionally prepared. As you can see, there are lots of vegetables, grains, and clear broth with chicken, fish and vegetables. The two on the right are American versions. They have some vegetables but also more of a bigger serving or buffet style type of food.
- Traditional lifestyle compared to modern. The upper two pictures show physical activity. My mother and grandmother herded sheep in their younger years along with keeping a garden and tending it; not to mention motherly duties of cleaning, cooking, etc. The men worked with the cattle, hauled in the season’s crop to sell, physical manual labor of gathering wood, moving the family and hauling water.Today, our youth are not being taught the same values and are more interested in modern technology of watching television, eating fast food instead of cooking, and not getting any exercise. This new transformation has contributed to the chronic disease issue of my Native people. Diabetes is very high on the Navajo Reservation.
- This brings us to sugar sweeten beverages. It’s amazing how much soda our young ones today consume. Do we really know how much sugar we drink each day in sodas, juices etc. Another sweetened beverage is Starbucks and energy drinks. A lot of teens, and college students consume this.
- Making bad food choices affect our children just as much as it does our own health. Making food at home is much healthier than take out. Giving our family healthy drink options will help our kids teach their future kids the importance of good food/beverage choices. Being physically active is just as important.
- Stats in calories fr SSB (sugar sweetened beverages)Light gray are other caloric beveragesDk gray are soft drinksBroken down by ages 1-4 thru 19 & upAs you can see by 2006 the amount of calories is highest in US & Mexico
- If we watch & teach our young ones about clean eating and sugar intake at an early age, we can limit obesity at a young age.If we as parents do not teach healthy eating and practicing a healthy lifestyle the obesity/chronic disease issue will continue into adulthood.
- Eatright.org has a lot of healthy tips & articles related to nutrition.
- Making good healthy food choices and exercising daily will promote good health and reduce our risks of diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases.