What this Asian dietitian eats for breakfast

First of all, I just want to clarify that pasteurized eggs (such as the ones used in this video as specified in this video) are SAFE TO EAT and do not give you salmonella. You do increase your risk of salmonella if you’re in the US and eat unpasteurized raw eggs.

Though I may not be the first dietitian you’ve seen on IG, I’m likely the first Asian (and Hawaii born) dietitian you’ve seen and that’s because there aren’t many of us. As a result, many people (and dietitians) aren’t familiar with many of our cultural foods which result in many of our foods being deemed as “unhealthy” or “gross”.

In honor of AAPI month, I’ll be doing a small series of Asian and Pacific Islander cultural foods throughout the month to increase awareness of these foods and how they can fit into a balanced diet.

First, we’re making tamago kake gohan (TKG) or “egg with rice”, which is a classic Japanese breakfast food. It’s one of the quickest and easiest foods to prepare and is so savory due to the seasonings used. You’ll get protein from the eggs and carbohydrates from the rice if you have the dish by itself, but I recommend adding nattō (fermented soybeans) to increase protein and fiber content!

Most importantly, there are a lot of misconceptions around MSG and the biggest one is that it’s horrible for us and that Chinese restaurant syndrome is legitimate even though decades of research have disproven this. A lot of these misconceptions are not rooted in science, but rather racism.

In the 1960s, a doctor reported numbness and palpitations after eating Chinese food and playfully dubbed it “Chinese-Restaurant syndrome”. This caught on very quickly, very likely due to the anti-Chinese sentiments in the United States in the 1960s. MSG, an ingredient often used in Chinese (and Asian) cooking was initially blamed which prompted many researchers to study MSG. However, no negative effects were found. The only study that did find something negative was when they injected rats with extremely high doses of MSG (we’re talking 500x the amount that the average human consumes). If you inject any rat with 500x the amount of anything that a human consumes, it will likely have negative side effects regardless of what you inject it with.

MSG is derived from glutamic acid which is an amino acid that naturally occurs in many foods such as tomatoes, cheese, and mushrooms. The glutamate in MSG is chemically indistinguishable from glutamate present in these foods, and our bodies metabolize both sources in the same way.

Lastly, MSG actually has less sodium than salt despite providing SO much more flavor. Unlike MSG, excessive amounts of salt has been shown to have negative health effects but yet we still eat large amounts of sodium from other types of cuisines.

Like ANY food (vegetables, fruit, meat, nuts) people can have reactions to MSG, but the idea that MSG gives most people significantly more negative side effects or “Chinese restaurant syndrome” is false.

If we had this in Bangladesh we would be dead😂😂😂

THE SONG SENT ME BACK TO MY CHILDHOOOODDDD

no thanks

Dose the yellow in the egg tast good raw bcs i dont like it cooked

omg the song #chestersee

Ive been telling myself for 3 years that ill make that…😭

The fact that in America im yelled at for eating raw cookie dough but in Korea they can do this?! Im jealous of yall

I can't eat eggs like that 😭

Korean myself. Never seen ANYONE eating like that.

Does that give salmonella???

That is not a diet who it rice on a diet 😂

I was taught how to make this by my Japanese Exchange Student growing up. He told me Japanese call this, "Cat Food." LOL

Can you eat the raw eggs in the uk

Cool ot

Idk why but raw eggs don't taste good please don't try this

name is TKG in Japan

I’m so glad you are addressing the cultural differences in diet. I’m Puerto Rican and want to include my cultures food in my diet in a healthier way. Actually if I’m being honest it’s when I tried eating healthy back in the mid 90’s that my metabolism completely got out of whack. Eggs were a villain back then. So glad they’re not anymore. I remember growing up making a drink with raw eggs, a pinch of sugar and milk sometimes grapes juice. I think it was called a ponche. It was normal and not demonized. People did the best with what they had and that was usually food that was in our local area. Food should be simple and enjoyed.

I don’t mean this in a rude way But that’s what your Asians be eating

Is that NICE GUYS?????

MSG is frickin delicious

Whats the name of the song

That little MSG on top 😂😂😂

i made it and its acelly pretty good 😍

only Chinese people can eat