And if the Poke bowl was not so “healthy”? Depending on its composition, this dish can turn out to be very fatty and high in calories. He is also accused of polluting. Explanations.
- Depending on the ingredients that compose it, the Poke bowl can become a fatty and high-calorie dish.
- The Poke bowl is also polluting because the avocado, for example, is imported by plane or boat.
In the restaurant, between burgers, meats or pizzas, we often bet on the Poke bowl to keep it light… This is however false! Traditionally, this dish of Hawaiian origin is composed diced raw bluefin tuna marinated in soy sauce, slices of avocado, seaweed, cashew nuts or macadamia, sliced onions, pieces of fresh mango and rice with a touch of ginger. In theory, therefore, a summary of everything our body needs: vitamins, proteins, fibers, carbohydrates, omega 3…
Fatty and caloric ingredients
Since city dwellers discovered the Poke bowl, tuna has turned into chicken, salmon, langoustine or shrimp. There’s something for everyone, but the recipe isn’t as healthy as it used to be. En depending on its composition and the ingredients chosen, this dish could even be very high in calories. Those with breaded chicken – or other fried or stewed meats – are very fatty, for example. It takes about 290 kilocalories for 100 grams of breaded chicken. Knowing that, very often, the quantity of meat is more important in the Poke bowl. On the other hand, the rice used would also be lower-end than that initially selected by the Hawaiians, with less fiber and a higher glycemic index.
Salmon, a controversial ingredient…
Another ingredient targeted by critics: salmon! The overexploitation of certain populations in part of Europe – including France – is one of the historical causes of the regression of this species, according to the NGO WWW France. Thus, that consumed in France is very often imported and may come from farms which do not have the same health standards as our fishermen or which use antibiotics as a preventive measure – to prevent diseases from developing – rather than in curative, to administer them only to sick animals. Finally, the use of these substances disrupts ecosystems and is harmful to the environment.
Ingredients transported by plane or boat
The ecological footprint of other components of this dish is also problematic. This is the case with lawyers. These fruits are imported into France by plane or boat – long journeys that pollute – and this, at any time of the year, without any concern for seasonality. One of the solutions to all these problems could be to revisit the Poke bowl with more local products. Some chefs are campaigning for responsible cooking. They therefore force themselves, among other things, to accumulate less waste, to recycle leftovers, to spend less energy and to work as much as possible with French producers, located if possible in the same region as them. A more respectful attitude towards the environment, to limit transport and the harmful consequences for the planet as much as possible.
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