Italy

Heart Healthy? Maybe...

-Blog #4-

April 20th 2015

By: Anthony Swindell

It is no surprise that the basis of the Italian food is high in carbohydrates. carbohydrates are the "key" ingredient in almost every Italian meal. Italian bread, pasta, lasagna all food from Italy and all of which are loaded with Carbohydrates. Carbohydrate can be good and bad in many ways. They are what individuals eat after a workout or a lift. along with protein carbohydrates are the next best option to feed your muscles once they have been torn. On the other hand large amounts of carbohydrates without using proper direction or by not leading them to your muscles can cause blockage in the arteries. These well known Italian means are more healthy than they are unhealthy, but can only be determined by what you do once its in your body.I eat similar style foods as the Italians. despite the pasta and bread, I tend to eat fast food which is basically high in every category on the nutrition label. I eat hamburgers and sandwiches because, first of all, they are my go-to food when I am hungry and are my favorite things to eat. I eat those types of food because in America's society they are very convenient. In the book Like Water for Chocolate it portrays food as a physical defect to ones personality. It give the characters a sense of identity and works through them as an internal Stimuli.