I’m Japanese and I’m staying in Canada until January due to reasons. While I’m far more comfortable with food than I used to be, I’m still apprehensive about eating too much or just unfamiliar foods. A lot of things here (such as canned tuna) seem to be more caloric than back home as they have more oil, and the usual food items/specific products I get just aren’t available. These are some things I’ve managed to find that suit my needs well.

1. Tofu - I love soft tofu for its texture and mild flavor as well as it being quite light as a food. It’s also a good blank slate and I use it in things such as 豆腐ハンバーグ (hamburger steak made with ground chicken and tofu)

2. Monster energy (zero sugar)- there’s a huge variety of flavor here compared to back home and I love it. I got to try strawberry flavor too.

3. Yogurt - I struggled to fond yogurt I liked. The first fat free one I found was far too dense in texture for my liking and was some kind of greek yogurt. In Japan I always have the fat free option from a brand called Bulgaria and while activia is not the same it feels close enough.

4. Scallops - I love seafood in terms of taste texture and nutritional values but it’s hard to find things like (raw/frozen) tuna and other things I’m used to having. I wasable to find some things I like though.

5. Corn - I love putting corn in things, it adds variety and texture and gives me much needed fiber.

6. Minced chicken - I love chicken, it’s my favorite meat. I got the minced stuff to make tofu hamburg.

As miserable as I’ve been feeling, and as much as I wanted to be unkind to myself, today I was reunited with my beloved alpro yoghurt bowl, some apple, raspberries and cinnamon. I am at peace.

I miss strawberries tho- the season is really gone for them here.

Anyone have any nice winter-y yoghurt bowl ideas?

So far so good - I can only eat them with a ranch, but at least I’m getting them down. Never felt better! Feat. carrots, broccoli, turkey & cheddar, ranch, and an Oikos greek yogurt. 370kcal, 26g protein. Decently filling and 36% of my daily fiber.

I recently made a nice cashew milk hot chocolate by adding some cocoa powder and stevia, blending it with cashew milk and heating it! Add a pinch of salt so yum and comforting

Does anyone have other safe drinks I should try this winter? :)

So yumm and easy to make. I also add red pepper flakes and black pepper as i always do with all the food i cook :P

Spicy tofu, green beans and snap peas 💚

I didnt even love rice crispy treats that much pre ed but its an interesting nostalgia with these

When I saw the zero sugar soju, TRUST I had to get it. Also first time trying this konjac jelly!

This is kind of ugly visually lol but I had so much weird fun making it 😅

Tofu scramble on a bed of kale

Mini sized jerky packs, 50 Cals per pack. I’ve been having them as snack recently.

I’m not in a good place right now

I spent way too long working on this. Well, here’s my safe food mood-board. Welcome back to Instagram of 2016!