5 Elements Meal - what is this?

[Laneris]

Hi everybody. Maybe I am in a wrong place here but my question concerns healthy  eating habits. Can anybody explain me what is 5 element diet and nutrition?

[shytic]

According to TCM there are five elements: earth(sweet), wood (sour), fire(bitter), water(salty) and metal (pungent).Each of the 5 main tastes have an affinity for different organs. To activate our life energy (Qi) and to maintain the body's functions we should try to combine these elements in each meal.

[Mickey]

 Does a Mac Donald meal include all that?

[Francis]

Of course it does... plus you get a free toy which you can stick in your mouth and choke on.  The question is, which has the highest nutritional value: the meal or the toy?

[Laneris]

Thank you shytic for your answer. I try to learn more about this in Internet. It is just I would like to eat healthily but also not to become vegetarian.

[shytic]

To eat healthily you just need to pay attention to the ingredients of glossaries that you eat. I try to avoid 'bad' fats and take instead good oils that are composed of omega-3 fatty acids; avoid meat, dairy products, wheat and sugar. Lots of vegetables and fruits, fish and whole grains.

[Moomin]

I don't actually bother reading the ingredients in food, but after Shytic's post then maybe I should. I have not got a clue what omega-3 is.  Should I worry about this 

Maybe we all need to work a little on our diet. Seriously but, how many of us actually do eat healthy all the time?  I have been known to sample a banana after my pizza, or drink water with my fish and chips instead of beer.  But in general I know next to nothing about how to eat.  I think I am not alone.  Just so much effort required to eat healthily.

[Maker]

I totally agree with you Moomin. I myself know next to nothing about how to eat healthy. I would like to learn about healthy diet but I never had enough time or patience for it.

[Laneris]

So, now I know about diffrent fat types. I could not guess that, for example, chocolate has fat and chocki cannot be produced without fat.