American chefs often sabotage healthy Chinese cuisine with liberal use of oil and extra-large portions. Fortunately, not all ethnic foods emphasize fat. Emphasize vegetables, legumes and grains. Eat small portions of meat, fish and poultry. Make bread integral to your meals.
Bread is high in energy-rich carbohydrates and low in fat.
To keep it low in fat and good for your heart, eat it the way the French or Italians do - without butter or with a little olive oil. Eat small, frequent meals. Even though the French dine on several courses at a meal, each course is small. End the meal with fresh fruit. Asians, Italians and Greeks eat fruit for dessert and save sweets for special occasions.