So...after watching countless youtube videos, reading multiple articles about weight loss and health I stumbled across some japanese multiple japanese habits that improve health and decreases overeating, and I promise you'll feel better after becaus...
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Warm water π§
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Breakfast π²
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Balanced meals: fermented foods
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Green tea and matcha π΅
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Hara-hachi-bu and mindfulness
Warm water π§
Warm water first thing in the morning let's your stomach know that you're about to eat, so after about 10-15 min you can eat while your stomach is ready instead of just inhaling the food suddenly. Also coffee first thing in the morning triggers your ...
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Some cup designs to give you those aesthetics β¨οΈ...This makes you feel calmer and more thoughtful mentally because the fact that you like the cups that you drink from plays a huge role
Japanese Coffee Cup
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Those tea π΅ cups are also beautiful , gives off a calm vibe first thing in the morning
Japanese Teacups
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Aaaand this is a sake cup...this website is sooo underrated, it is associated with justonecookbook website, which has lots of japanese recipes
Sake Cups
Breakfast π²
You might heard this over and over again but breakfast IS the most important meal of the days, eating too much carbs and sugar first thing in the morning leads to having a glucose spike and low energy through the day. And now you know that YOU contro...
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Platessss, I have 2 like those but in a golden colorrrr, definitely recommend
Plates | Authentic Japanese Plates
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Smaller cutlery controls portion sizes and gives colors to the table , so you can eat a little of everything
Japanese Bowls
Balanced meals: fermented foods
We all know that having a balanced meal is important , so eat with moderation and increase the veggies in your diet...But what about fermented food, fermented foods like kefir , fermented veggies and pickled veggies are soooo rich in probiotics that...
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This is soft tofu for miso soup, firm tofu is better for stir frying so don't use it in miso soup
Morinu silken soft tofu
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I honestly didn't buy this but nijiya online shop is so know and they have lots of discounts, and a huge variety of japanese snacks and ingredients
Nijiya easy ready to eat miso soup
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Visit their site for more brands π
Hayashikyuemon dashi powder
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Organic miso paste...read the ingredients for more info
Marukome organic miso paste reduced sodium
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Same brand but I think this one is not reduced in sodium
Marukome organic miso paste
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This is dashi powder, visit their site for more japanese products
Sokensha wafu dashi ichiban
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Seaweed for sushi and miso soup and more...also vinegar is fermented also so adding it as a dressing is great
Nijiya regular roasted nori seaweed
Green tea and matcha π΅
Green tea is a healthier alternative to coffee, makes you energetic and great for our health...meanwhile matcha is a type of green tea and it became more popular outside japan, you can know if the matcha is good by the color , it should be green to d...
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When you click on the link , read the instructions for better understanding
Nijiya organic culinary grade matcha
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They say the ceremonial grade matcha has a better quality than the culinary grade matcha, but it's more expensive so the choice is yours
Organic nijiya uji ceremonial grade matcha
Hara-hachi-bu and mindfulness
Hara-hachi-bu means eating till you're 80% full and mindfulness is eating slowly and mindfully, and showing gratitude for food makes you feel better in some way. Also eating with chopsticks makes you eat slower lol
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Chinese chopsticks, I personally prefer the korean ones in metal
Chinese Chopsticks - Amazon.com
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The japanese chopsticks usually have some lines at the end for easily picking up fish
Japanese Chopsticks | Made in Japan
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They say the flat ones are sooo difficult to use but I dunno