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growing up in a Mexican kitchen

LatinActive503
LatinActive503 Posts: 198 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Recently my mom came in from Guadalajara Mexico along with my cousins and aunts and uncles I let them know I was doing the diet thing and they don't quite get the concept of eating healthier.. Old school meets new school Mexican food is hard to resist

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  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    edited September 2015
    Are they all living with you? If not just eat what you normally eat.
  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,832 Member
    So many ways to change it up! for example replacing pork with chicken or turkey, I make a delish chicken Chile verde, Family didnt notice the difference, Bake instead of frying, mash dont refry the beans and use brown rice. Not quite as good but definitely can make everything Tasty! :yum:
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    Mm mmm mmmm... I ain't letting go of my comida. Lol!! I made flautas last night and it was bomb diggity!! @FabulousFantasticFifty is right tho... same foods, different ways of cooking it. :yum:

    I might go make my pupusas again this week. :yum:
  • jennmpantoja
    jennmpantoja Posts: 1,080 Member
    Growing up with a combination Tex-Mex/American/Spanish cooking I've been pretty happy changing my families recipes to make them healthier. Lucky for me I cook better than most of my family, except my tia Nana. LOL!!
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Authentic Mexican food should ALWAYS fit in your diet.
  • LatinActive503
    LatinActive503 Posts: 198 Member
    I've decided when familia visits I'll eat what I've always eating it a tradition and when I cook like some of you said I'll change it up , its something I already started doing like using ground turkey and my kids don't even notice ...
  • LatinActive503
    LatinActive503 Posts: 198 Member
    jennmpantoja wrote: »
    Growing up with a combination Tex-Mex/American/Spanish cooking I've been pretty happy changing my families recipes to make them healthier. Lucky for me I cook better than most of my family, except my tia Nana. LOL!!

    My grandma was the main cook now everyone pitches in , we don't live together but they come and stay at my home for about 3 wks and its food food food , home made everything I'm in heaven
  • LatinActive503
    LatinActive503 Posts: 198 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    Are they all living with you? If not just eat what you normally eat.
    No hey just visit
  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    @carlos1221 I have that problem growing up in a black home too. I just portion what I eat. They've gotten used to me though.
  • LatinActive503
    LatinActive503 Posts: 198 Member
    Good job ma
  • BooBoo5
    BooBoo5 Posts: 24 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    Mm mmm mmmm... I ain't letting go of my comida. Lol!! I made flautas last night and it was bomb diggity!! @FabulousFantasticFifty is right tho... same foods, different ways of cooking it. :yum:

    I might go make my pupusas again this week. :yum:


    Can you tell me how to make pupusas?! I want to make them so bad!
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    LatinActive503 wrote: »
    . Old school meets new school Mexican food is hard to resist

    What is Taco Bell considered?
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