The importance of "soul food" in your diet!

To me, hatred is like a bright shiny object. The more hatred I see, the more I am attracted towards figuring out why the hatred exist.

Of all of the negative accusations aimed at African Americans, none of them irritates me more than the attacks on the cuisine, also known as "soul food".

The fact of the matter is that "soul food" is the healthiest food in the world, when prepared properly. Let's breakdown three "stereotypical foods" associated with the African American community to see if it's the food or the preparation.


Collard Greens

I'd recently bought a 14oz can of collard greens and a 7.5 oz can of spinach. I turned both cans around to look at the "nutrition facts" labels. did you know that collard greens led in all nutritional categories, per 1/2 cup serving, except one... Vitamin C!

What's wrong with collard greens? The water is being discarded.

Anytime you cook any form of greens, you risk the chance of the vital nutrients being drawn into the broth. If you accidentally overcook the collard greens, all of the nutrients will drain into the broth; so if you drain your collard greens, you're probably robbing yourself of vital nutrients.

Solution: Put the collards in a ramekin and fill it to the rim with the broth you'd cooked it in. Eat the collards, then sip the broth.


Fried Chicken

Everyone loves fried chicken, but no one loves dealing with the health issues concerning use of cooking oils. Two solutions are in order to make this dish healthier.

1. Use either canola or peanut oil in it's initial cooking. These oils are high in monounsaturated fat. But be aware; such oils are not very tolerant to high temperatures; you can't just drop them in the deep fryer and walk off to watch "The View".

2. Cook until lightly brown, then bake to finish. The best way to cook any meat is to quickly sear the outside, then slowly bake the inside. This cooking method ensures that your meat retains both moisture and nutrition. In the case of fried chicken, the baking process allows the grease to escape, leaving your chicken as grease free as possible.


Watermelon

Who needs Viagra, when you have watermelon...

Watermelon May Have Viagra-effect

Uhhh, I feel like I don't need to explain that to you. Just read the link.

Solution: Eat it and breed well!!!


These are some of the examples of how African American cuisine can help you live a healthier lifestyle. The key lies in four elements.

1. Encourage your family to consume the broth of which the vegetables they were prepared in.

2. Use cooking oils that are high in monounsaturated fat

3. Any meat you cook, should be seared on the outside, then baked on the inside.

4. Don't let your prejudice prevent you from eating vital foods

Food for thought.

 

I think somebody slipped something in your brownies.

 

Be more specific in your criticism or say nothing at all.

 

You're not the boss of me.

 

I wish they'd slip something into mine.

No wait, they need to bring the brownies, too.

Want a healthy diet?

Eat a well balanced diet of food that was not pre-processed

Pretty simple, really.

 

Agreed. My apologies. It appears that I my thread was misinterpreted.

My intent was to unveil a little known element of racism. Some people will not eat certain foods because it's associated with a specific ethnic group, even though these foods are quite healthy, when prepared properly.

I'd chosen "soul food" because its heritage fascinate me.

Imagine thousands of slaves, working out in the fields, being handed only scraps of meat and vegetables to eat, yet they'd managed to come up with culinary works of art. The reason why the food was so unhealthy was because they'd cooked with handed down oils and equipment.

With new technology, African Americans can now lead the way in providing healthy foods for all Americans. But you have to eat it first.

Food for thought.

 

No need to apologize. I haven't had a rep spanking in ages and it felt good.

 

If people don't eat certain foods because of they are Racists, then the prevalence of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell should lay to rest any concerns that the U.S. is a Racist Country.

Just sayin'.

 

Lub dat stuff.
Sweepatata pie.
Posssum an sweet bread.
Pickud pig fee and picku egg.
Reeeebz and conebreh.

Seriously. I like all that stuff.
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Better yet, use fresh veggies and not canned.