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The Diet of the
Portuguese Diet, the best in the world! |
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The Diet of the
Portuguese Diet, the best in the world! |
Portugal became independent on July 25, 1139. It is one of the oldest nations in the world. It is approaching the ninth century!
The colors:
The Portuguese flag has five colors: red, green, white, yellow and blue .
The red meanings courage and symbolizes the color
of the sunrise and sunset which the Portuguese were the first people of the
world to see during their discoveries. Not the blood of our saints…
The green represents the color of the high seas, not the green valleys of
Portugal.
The white means purity and is the remnant of the first flag.
And the yellow represent the gold symbolizing the world sphere because it was the Portuguese who proved that the world was round.
The blue means justice.
The Symbols:
(1) The world sphere- (Armillary) - represents the earth which the Portuguese demonstrate to be round.
(2) The seven castles represent those castles conquered to the Moors in Algarve
(3) The Quinas (or Fives) represent the five wounds of Christ. Counting the middle one twice, we end up with the figure 30 which stands for the 30 piece of coins that Judas sold Christ.
The Diet of the of the Portuguese Flag:
The Diet of the Portuguese Flag is the best in the world for us to control our weight, cholesterol, our sugar and arterial pressure.
We should select our goods in accordance with the dominant colors of the Portuguese flag: red, green, white and yellow.
We should choose our foods in accordance with percentages of colors as they exist on the Portuguese flag.
Red Foods:
All foods that have blood: meat and fish. They must be boiled or grilled. Meat should be the size of the palm of our hand without the fingers… The red foods are also rich on anti-oxidants against heart disease and blood clots.
They are: plums, cherries, cranberries, red apples, red grapes, red wine, etc.
Green foods:
Vegetables and fruits: Broccoli, Kale, kiwis, peas, etc.
Yellow foods:
They are rich in beta-carotenes good for our skin and eyes: Carrots, Clementines, lemons, oranges, mangos, etc.
White foods:
The white tell us that we should use small portions of white foods because they are our mortal sins!
Here they are:
(1) sugar
(2) salt
(3) foods made with flour: bread, pasty, etc.
(4) milk, butter, cheese and ice creams
(5) rice
(6) nuts and peanuts
(7) gravies made of pig’s lards and cow’s lard
(8) Sodas made with lots of sugar
(9) Alcoholic beverages
It is from the group of the white foods than we should very small portions.
We should be patriotic and follow what the Portuguese advice that the colors of the Portuguese flag demands of us.