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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) On May 31, 2025 (Saturday), the Dragon Boat Festival arrives. We bought a string of “ vegetable rice dumplings ” (vegetarian zongzi) in advance to offer at the temple for ancestor worship. Coincidentally, all the offerings from the others are also zongzi, though I’m not sure if theirs are vegetarian or not. Fig 1: A Vegetable Zongzi Containing Only Glutinous Rice and Peanuts Each vegetable zongzi costs NTD 40, and its ingredients consist solely of glutinous rice, peanuts, and bamboo leaves. Back when developing the circulation goods of " TES " (The eStore System) system, the inventor Linda Din created the “ vegetable zongzi ,” designed the “ Jingzhi Zong ” trademark, and drew the “ Gimaron ” mascot. Fig 2: Gimaron Represents Vegetable Rice Dumplings “ Vegetable zongzi ” ranks among the top ten key products in TES because it is low-cost and high-margin. The raw material cost is 22.10 yuan, direct labor cost is 3 yuan, and ove...

Prepared by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) According to World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, approximately 16% of adults worldwide were obese in 2022. Over the past 30 years, the " global prevalence of obesity " has more than doubled. Obesity can lead to a wide range of serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, digestive issues, and more. Additionally, it may impact mental health—such as increasing the risk of depression and anxiety, while reducing self-confidence and social participation. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has proposed the " Make America Healthy Again " (MAHA) policy to promote the concept of " whole food diet ", and to which we have developed a corresponding specific " Healthy Mini Hot Pot " pilot program for America , expecting to work together to reduce the obesity rate in the United States , which is as high as 42%. F...