Rob

Hello to all blog visitors. In this blog we are doing a research report for Fundamentals of Nursing. We have to show some of the health care beliefs of German-Americans and how they may differ from the cultural norm in America.


Germans really love their food and their beer. So to that end I am going to put some pictures and recipes here of German food and see how it stacks up to modern American Cuisine.

Jagerschnitzel

Pork cutlets are pounded thin, breaded, and fried, then topped with a sour cream-mushroom gravy. Yeah real yummy but probably n not best for a healthy diet.

German Chocolate Cake

OK any cake may not be the best for you but this one is pretty
high up there on the calorie list.




According to my Oma who is barely understandable and 100% German "our diet in Germany consisted of a variety of meats and meat products which were usually included in every meal, while we also indulged our sweet tooth with baked goods and cakes." Also breakfast and lunch are much larger than dinner, thought to be for metabolic purposes.

Meat and potatoes are staple foods of the typical German diet, with meat often being eaten at every meal of the day. Sausage-type processed meats are particularly common and popular in Germany. Bread, pastries and cakes are often eaten, with butter and lard the most commonly used cooking fats.(Oma)

Germans like pickled and fermented food such as sauerkraut which provides good vegetable sources ex specially during winter. (Oma)

Oma believes that German consumption of fermented foods and sour cream helps the digestion of their low-fiber diet.


Finally a further point of health contention for Germans is they consume more alcohol and use more tobacco then most other European countries. And as known beer is very high in calories particulary empty calories therefore not good for helath. And we all know smoking isn't the best way to be healthy. (Moross)

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Of course some Germans do have great diets and are very healthy.
Some are even Lifeguards-