A Sumo Wrestler’s Diet vs. Singaporean Teenager’s Diet
Assignment Analyze your nutrition and diet pattern by using the info provided by the Health Promotion Board of Singapore. Compare your diet against that of a person with unique, interesting or specialized nutritional diet
Sumo Wrestler’s diet: Chanko-nabe The caloric staple of the sumo diet of sumo Nutritious, hearty one-pot meal consisting of broth, vegetables, meat or seafood
Chanko-nabe: Trivia The word chanko is derived from chan, the intimate family form of address Sumo wrestlers live and work together at their coach's gym. They eat only twice a day: after their morning practice at 11:00 a.m. and again at 7:00 p.m.
Chanko-nabe variation 1 large chicken 1 large Chinese cabbage 1/2 daikon radish 1 large eggplant 3 large leeks 4 large onions 5 large carrots 12 shiitake mushrooms 2 cakes fresh tofu 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 cup sake 1 teaspoon salt 2 packages udon noodles *Note: this is a vegetable based meal
1 serving of chanko-nabe Average intake per meal Energy (kcal)2,865 Carbohydrate (g)286.2 Protein (g)234.5 Total Fat (g)87.7 Saturated Fat (g)27.5 Cholesterol (mg)533.1 Calcium (mg)969.3 Dietary Fibre (g)49.8 Sodium (mg)18,992.70
How do sumo wrestlers get fat? Skip breakfast Exercise on an empty stomach Take a nap after eating Eat late in the day Always eat in a social atmosphere
Singaporean teenager’s diet (per day) Breakfast consists of Milo and white bread Recess consists of snacks Home meals consist of 2 servings of carbohydrates (noodles and rice)
Nutritional info Average intake per day Energy (kcal)2,481 Carbohydrate (g)361.5 Protein (g)76.3 Total Fat (g)81.8 Saturated Fat (g)41.3 Cholesterol (mg)162.3 Calcium (mg)936.2 Dietary Fibre (g)30 Sodium (mg)3,059.60
Comparison Average intake per day of a Singaporean Average intake per meal for a sumo Energy (kcal)2,4812,865 Carbohydrate (g) Protein (g) Total Fat (g) Saturated Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg) Calcium (mg) Dietary Fibre (g) Sodium (mg)3, ,992.70
Conclusion A sumo wrestler’s meal is more than enough for an average Singapore teenager for a day! A sumo wrester consumes far too much cholesterol and sodium which makes him more liable to heart diseases
Credits Nicholas Chen (2) Chermaine Koh (4) Renee Lim (11) Shi Yi (18) Sylvie Tan (19) M06302
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