QUOTE(DannGun @ Apr 24 2009, 07:51 PM)
600cals a day is too little! your diet is just too extreme! It should be at least 1400cals..... like 350cal for breakfast, 400 for lunch, 300 for dinner, 300 for snacks....
Kawan, it was 600 cals for that bento meal for LUNCH ONLY LAH!

Plus, it was a trial to see how the Japan dietary rules turn out and whether easy to do or not lah.

Anyway, think I was eating too much for lunch before this. About 800 cal if I go by the Japanese bento container rules. I need to relook how to settle the carbs intake and reduce the rice amount.
I also need to learn more about the Japanese dietary habits. It was interesting concept on portion control.
The biggest challenge is trying to find quick and easy ways for people to control food without having to count calories. It's tedious to count calories. Americans have the plate portion control which the UK has a slightly modified version of the same thing.
The Japanese uses a bento set though, with the 3 : 1 : 2 rule. That is the official dietary guidelines. The Okinawa Diet is equal part grains + veggies and protein is less than both of them. So it's definitely interesting.