What is your favorite saying for eating healthy? Is it the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” or perhaps it is “you are what you eat”? March is the time to celebrate National Nutrition Month, which is promoted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a campaign for education and information about nutrition every year.
Disney has made an impact in America with its documentary series discussing Walt Disney in How Disney Built America. Eating nutritious food has long been a topic that Disney Channel promotes. Did you know Disney Channel even had its own cooking show called Pass the Plate?
Disney continues to make a positive impact on its viewers by promoting healthy eating. Pass the Plate first aired in 2007 and features Brenda Song, who helps viewers choose a healthy lifestyle with their diet.
Each mini episode attributes a healthy food that is shared with the viewer featuring different people from around the world using this food in a specific dish which further promotes Disney supporting diversity.
Have you tried to eat healthier? Perhaps it was one of your New Year's goals or resolutions There is even a Pass the Plate Cookbook that is published so you can whip up some of the dishes Pass the Plate discusses. Here are some of the healthy foods that people used in creating a nutritious dish in Pass the Plate.
Bananas
Bananas are used in a wide range of tasty dishes around the world, While banana smoothies in the United Kingdom are made with ingredients like mango, blueberry, and coconut for a cool treat, grilled bananas in Australia are caramelized on the barbecue to enhance their inherent sweetness.
The distinctive Durban curried banana salad, which is popular among South Africans, combines bananas with curry powder, tomatoes, onions, and apricot jam to create a strong, spicy-sweet taste. Slicing bananas into rice and beans in Brazil adds a delicate sweetness that harmonizes well with the savory components of the dish.
Fish
This episode featured a range of international fish dishes. In order to create a tasty bite, sushi in Japan consists of fish, rice, and vegetables wrapped in nori. By cooking fish in parchment paper, the French dish "fish en papillote" preserves its flavor. The rich seafood flavors of spaghetti al cartoccio from Italy are preserved by baking the mussels, clams, and squid in foil.
In contrast, fresh prawns are simply boiled and consumed by the sea in the United Kingdom. Each dish unites people through food while showcasing distinctive cultural methods of preparing fish.
Rice
Rice is a staple food that is enjoyed in a variety of ways all over the world. Soft, steamed rice cakes called idli are consumed throughout the day in India and are frequently flavored with jasmine. Fresh ingredients like fish, eggs, and beans are combined in Italian rice salad to create a multipurpose dish that is ideal for sharing.
Onigiri, which are rice balls wrapped in seaweed and filled with pickles or fish, are a quick and easy snack from Japan.
In the meantime, sticky rice, crab meat, and avocado are combined to create the California roll, an American take on Japanese sushi. These varied dishes demonstrate how rice serves as a culinary bridge across cultural divides.
Grains
Pasta, which comes in more than 350 varieties and is made from various dough types, including semola, a unique flour made from durum wheat, is the dish that is highlighted in Italy.
To get the ideal consistency, the pasta is hand-shaped. Mee, a kind of noodle influenced by Chinese, Malay, and Indian cuisines, is the dish served in Singapore. The country's varied culinary traditions are reflected in its variations, which include Chinese prawn mee, Malay mirobus, and Indian miguel ring.
Mangos
In this episode, mangos are used in a variety of international dishes. Mango slices on a stick, seasoned with salt, lemon, and chili powder, are a colorful snack that is sold by street vendors in Mexico. In India, mango is mixed with milk and low-fat yogurt to make a cool smoothie-like beverage called mango lassi, which is very popular during the sweltering summer months.
Mangos are pureed and frozen into icy poles in Australia, which is a great way to beat the heat. Mango is also used in a spinach, mango, and chicken salad in the United States, which provides a nutritious and sweet picnic option. These varied applications demonstrate the mango's adaptability in international cooking.
All in all, Pass the Plate is an informative program that is essential to highlight during National Nutrition Month. As more Disney Channel shows continue to be made this year, it is important to not remember the older shows and programs that many are fond of. Pass the Plate alongside other Disney Channel nostalgic shows all make this program unique.
Do you have nostalgia for this series?