Before coming to Vietnam, Rebekah Voss had the impression that women here and in Asia in general had genetic advantages.
Rebekah took a photo with an old man in Vietnam.
After spending 4 months living and exploring Vietnam, the female backpacker realized that Vietnamese girls also have to make a lot of effort to maintain their slim figure.
Below are 7 secrets for Vietnamese women to `eat forever and not get fat` and `not get old forever` that Rebekah learned during her time in Vietnam.
Don’t eat wheat
Vietnamese people eat white rice every day, but they do not often eat foods containing flour or other grains.
A regular meal usually has a little fish or meat (mostly pork), vegetables and soup.
Desserts are not high in sugar
One day, Rebekah decided to reward herself with an ice cream cone while going to the beach.
Traditional Vietnamese desserts are often naturally sweet, using coconut meat, coconut milk, peanuts, fruit and even green beans.
Vietnamese women also eat a lot of fruit, but they don’t always eat sweet fruits.
Do not drink beer
After 3 months in Vietnam, Rebekah only saw two Vietnamese women drinking beer.
Likes to exercise
Vietnamese people like to go to the beach and have fun in the water, even though many people don’t know how to swim, they like to exercise every day.
A middle-aged woman exercises by the lake.
Play with your children
Phuong, Rebekah’s host in Vietnam, manages a hotel and works up to 60 hours per week.
Eat and drink slowly
Vietnamese people eat very calmly.
Vietnamese people also rarely use canned or frozen foods, but instead use fresh foods.
Be sure
Vietnamese women are very resourceful.
Many people may say: `I run around all day but I’m still fat?`, but Rebekah thinks the difference is that Vietnamese women do everything happily.
Women go to the market early in Hoi An.
`If I had to go to 87 places in one day, I would be stressed and grumble all the time, but Phuong would run smoothly without any worries. Because Phuong, like many other Vietnamese women, doesn’t care about the bigger picture.
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The beauty of Vietnamese women over 100 years.
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