Soul food recipes continue to have a reputation as a health concern for many people. Especially if your family has a history of high blood pressure, diabetes or strokes. The traditional way of preparing this tasty food is slowly fading away into the sunset of history because of the growing concern of consumers today.
Our current health care system is unpredictable at best and financially crippling at worst. As a result more people have started taking their health care as a personal responsibility more than ever, and that includes diet or what they eat.
To meet this growing demand for tastier food without the health hazards, here’s a checklist to guide you to cooking & eating healthier soul food. By using this list you’ll find you don’t have to give up all of your favorite southern dishes. But you’ll have to change your cooking and preparation habits as well as cutting back or eliminating those health threatening ingredients for healthier substitutions.
You’re fortunate because most of these suggestions have had time to go through the testing phase, This is where not only health officials have tested them but more importantly consumes who have taste tested them.
Most have found these alternatives not only satisfying to the taste buds, but to the body as well. Many have reported improved health, better control of their weight, the desire to exercise more and general overall health improvements. All this by eating a better diet and eliminating health hazardous food.
They found they didn’t have to cut out the soul food. But they had to cut out the fat back in the collard greens. Cut back or eliminate the salt in the vegetable and on the meats and cut back or eliminate the deep fried foods.
Here’s A 4 Point Checklist To Remind You To Eat Healthy Soul Food.
Point 1: Instead of Frying In Lard or Animal Fat Use: Peanut Oil or cooking spray.
Point 2: Instead of Deep Frying - Pan Fry, Sauté ,Stir- Fry, Bake Or Roast.
Point 3: Instead of Flavoring Vegetables with fat back, ham hocks or bacon - Use Smoked turkey necks Turkey ham Turkey bacon Turkey sausage
Point 4: Instead of Cooking With Table Salt - Use Kosher Salt, Sea Salt, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice, and other Natural Herbs and Spices.
Point 5. Instead of Using Pork Products - Use Smoked Turkey, Turkey Ham, Turkey Bacon or Ground Turkey.
By following this short checklist, you’re reminded to eat healthier. To meet the need to reduce the high rate of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other ailments this 4 point checklist will serve to combat this growing problem. This is for you soul food and southern cuisine lovers.