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Jöhehgöh—Native Foods |
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During traditional times, American Indians rarely had Cancer,
Heart Disease, Diabetes or Obesity. They were very active and
ate smaller amounts of food than we do today. The foods eaten in
the past were low in fat like fish, game (deer) and plants. The
elders have told us that the amount of food eaten in a meal was
as much as a person could put into the palm of the hand. That
was much smaller than what we eat today!
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How Were Foods
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- Below the Ground: Wild turnips, onions, potatoes,
carrots;
- Above the Ground: Choke cherries, plums, acorns,
corn, cucumbers, asparagus;
- The Four-Legged: buffalo, deer,
antelope, squirrel, rabbit;
- The Finned: Fish – bass, salmon,
turtle, eel;
- The Winged: turkey, pheasant, grouse, duck.
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Why
was this healthy?? |
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These foods were low in fat and diets lower
in fat lower the chances of obesity, cancer and heart disease.
Traditional Foods in Today’s World:
- Fruits: choke cherries,
currants, plums, strawberries , & blackberries;
- Vegetables:
turnips, onions, corn, carrots, cucumbers, squash and leafy
green vegetables;
- Meats, Dry Beans & Nuts: Buffalo, deer,
rabbit, squirrel, beans, nuts and seeds;
- Fish: Salmon, Bass,
Trout, and Walleye;
- Fowl: turkey, chicken, grouse, pheasant
and duck;
- Grains and Bread: wild rice, barley, rye, and wheat.
Ask yourself what can you and your family do today to go back to
the “old ways”?
- What types of traditional foods do you and your
family use in your meals?
- What types of foods could you and your
family add to today’s meals?
- How can you and your family reduce
the amounts of food eaten?
Work with your family to answer these
questions and make goals that will help to better incorporate
healthy traditional cooking into your daily life.
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Physical
Activity and Health:
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Physical activity was an everyday part of
life. People walked, hunted, gathered, played games, and danced.
It was important to the community to be strong and healthy.
Preparing food was also and active part of life – grinding corn,
stripping meat, and cleaning fish. Physical activity helped burn
away body fat and calories from food. It helped keep people lean
and healthy. It helped the whole body work better. And it also
helped people with their spirituality.
- What Can You and Your
Family Do Today?
- What types of physical activities will you do
to be healthy?
- What types of physical activities can your family
do to be healthy?
Physical activity is a much needed aspect of
our everyday life, find something that not only gives you
exercise but something that can help to bring your family
together as well.
For more information and ideas to help your
family be healthier contact:
- Robin Crouse, Health Educator or
- Jennifer Klock, Dietician at LRJHC –
945-5894.
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