It's one of the most common questions that registered dietitians are asked. And according to the nation's largest organization of diet professionals, the answer is usually the same.
"As a registered dietitian, I am asked every day, 'What should I eat?'," said registered dietitian and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spokesperson Vandana Sheth. "The answer of course is, 'It depends.'"
The answer gets particularly tricky if the dieter celebrates specific cultural traditions and cooks with specific food ingredients. To help solve that dilemma, the Academy has provided a list of healthy ethnic food.
Healthy Ethnic Dishes
Check out some of these dishes in your home or at a local ethnic restaurant. For a more extended list of resources check out the list below.
Chinese: Stir-fried chicken and vegetables such as bok choy, snap peas, carrots and bean sprouts; brown rice; and a dish of lychee fruit.
Italian: Minestrone (a hearty, tomato-based soup with beans, vegetables and pasta) with kidney beans added for folate, fiber and protein; gnocchi (flour or potato dumplings) with chopped vegetables like spinach mixed into the dough and served with lycopene-rich tomato sauce.
Greek: Tzatziki sauce (a creamy dressing of low-fat yogurt, garlic and cucumber) served on pita sandwiches or as a dip with vegetables; and dolmas (grape leaves stuffed with ground meat, vegetables such as bell peppers, eggplant and squash, rice, dried fruit and pine nuts).
Mexican: Jicama (a crisp and slightly sweet root vegetable) peeled, sliced and served on a salad with lime vinaigrette or chopped for a crunchy addition to salsas; and gazpacho (a cold tomato-based raw vegetable soup) made with spinach or cucumbers
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