Abstract
The present study examined whether serving shredded cabbage as a side dish for every meal is an effective way for a person to ingest more than 350 g of vegetables per day. It is acknowledged that the consumption of shredded cabbage during each meal in replacement of other leafy green and yellow vegetables may reduce the total intake of green and yellow vegetables. However, doing so helps to ensure the ingestion of approximately 350 g of vegetables per day. With the exception of dishes such as deep-fried pork cutlets, many students are not used to eating shredded cabbage especially in combination with Japanese or Chinese food. This paper asserts that a balanced meal consisting of staple food along with main and side dishes helped people ingest larger amounts of vegetables. However, serving shredded cabbage as a side dish, which should be prepared while paying attention to hygiene, was an inexpensive and easy way to help not only ingest a large amount of vegetables in a limited meal time, but also chew food a larger number of times, which strengthens the masticatory muscles.
