Japanese Snack food 2 -Snack food for wait loss-

There is always a stereotype of all Asians being skinny. This is not true. As we often eat western greasy food such as hamburgers and pizza (yum!), people are gaining weight. Especially girls are concerned about their appearance and most people wish to be in fit....or skinnier. Going to a gym is almost like a trend here, not only for young girls but also for middle aged women. Many books on weight loss and work out DVDs are always popular and picked up in TV shows as well.



Since many people are willing to try any possible low calories snack/ sweets, we have uncountable number of them. Low calories cookies, candies, cakes, chips, jelly, drinks, rice, soup, smoothie etc....



Snack food I want to introduce in this blog is "Harusame noodle soup". It looks like noodles but these are made from gelatin (!!). Noodles, pasta, bread....these are all made from wheat which is carbon hydrate, meaning it is the biggest factor of fat. Why not eat gelatin noodles instead of wheat noodles?



There is a always a pile of Harusame noodle soup in my apartment. I usually buy these noodles by ¥100-¥150 yen each. Price varies by flavors and sellers. Sometimes I eat this for breakfast, lunch and even for light supper. Also, when I am hungry at late at night, I do not want to eat heavy food (eating heavy food at night makes you fat...!) so I always choose Harusame noodle soup.



There are so many flavors available at drugstores, supermarkets and convenience stores.

----Introducing Harusame Noodle Soup-----   This is a short clip I made for this blog post. Enjoy!