Cold season

Winter is a season for common colds. Since it is very chilly outside so most of the time we love to stay indoors and more frequently we are exposed to cold virus. I used to catch cold very often when I was in college, I can even remember having common colds every after three weeks. Surprisingly, for the longest time now, I haven’t catch cold. I was evaluating the changes that I have done so far and concluded that maybe my change in diet incorporating with exercise may increased my immune system.

First, I changed my diet and make breakfast the most important meal in my day (except during weekends when I wake very very late). So for breakfast, I see to it that I will have rice, meat and milk in my meal.

Then for lunch, I usually eat in shokudo(cafeteria) with my sensei and labmates, so I have a good chance to choose varieties of vegetables displayed in the salad bar, of course tea is free so I always have tea during lunch.

colorful veges for lunch

For dinner I only have fruits such as apple, pear, avocado, grapes, etc. Sometimes, I opt to slice carrots (raw) dip in peanut butter (seems unlikely? But this is one of my favourite).

For snacks, I have a container full of almond nuts in my drawer. I will just munch them anytime of the day. However, lately I controlled it to at most 12 nuts because that`s the only recommended amount per day.

Saturday...is my cheat day. I will eat anything I want, mostly ice-cream, gummy and potato chips.