Hispanics that love their food!

Haha! I sometimes scold my anglo neighbors for using the term, "Hispanic Cuisine." I tell them that we are a people that can agree about a language, but have no common ground as they relate to beans. :laugh:

I took an interest in cooking early on. I make no effort to spare calories because I prefer the authenticity.

We manage to keep it healthy by not eating festival dishes all the time - - just when there is something to celebrate. It also helps that I don't live in a place where the specialty meats are available. I have to order the good stuff and plan.

i am also mexican american , and my weakness is just flour tortilla with refied beans and white cheese... mmmm

Im Latina and I have NOT given up my food!!! I make it fit into my macros since Im the one that cooks I know what I will be having for dinner there for adjusting what I will have for breakfast/lunch to make it fit. I think I would go crazy without my food.....

I too am hispanic...I am puerto rican while my husband is mexican. So I know exactly what you mean. I have not lost much weight lately and that is due to me not really focusing on calories in and calories out (burned through exercise). However I have not gained. What I have been doing as far as the food is BAKING!!!! I bake a LOT now, I have also reduced the amount of frying and oil used in my recipes. Another thing I do is use my children's plates for myself...helps with portion control and reduction of that mountain of rice. When I make mexican food for my husband...I only allow myself corn tortillas and only 1 or 2.

Im Latina and I have NOT given up my food!!! I make it fit into my macros since Im the one that cooks I know what I will be having for dinner there for adjusting what I will have for breakfast/lunch to make it fit. I think I would go crazy without my food.....

I totally agree, with NOT giving up my food!!!! I make it fit as well...if I am making something that is not toooo healthy, then guess what I have a few bits of it and have a HUGE salad. Like tostones...I used to eat like about 10, now I just have 2 or 3. Rice---well I have to have white rice...sometimes I can do brown but the white is the best, I can't figure out how to make arroz con gandules with the brown rice.

Does anyone know of any healthy mexican recipes? I love mexican food but I need a healthier version of it. I still have 45 lbs to lose to be at my ideal weight.

Im hispanic and I LOVE food. I still eat the same things but I've made a lot of subsitutions like brown rice instead of white. It has about the same amount of calories but brown rice has more fiber and nutrients; therefore, it fills up your tummy.... I use wheat tortillas for my chicken avocado wraps. You can do it!

Aye chica I know what you mean! Like with refried beans? I don't refry, I just warm them up and mash 'em. Still tasty if you add low-cal mozerella cheese. I also developed a taste for whole-wheat flour tortillas, but limit them! The thing I find hard to stay away from is rice or any kind of sopitas. My favorite is red chile enchiladas, so I have them as a treat, but only once a month. Lol! yeah, it's difficult, but you can do it! Exercise! I have fallen in love with exercising and staying active. Even cleaning the darn house is exercise. You get a workout AND a clean house! Don't give up! :flowerforyou:

I know exactly what you mean, I am Cuban and we tend to eat lots of fried foods, I have lost 9 pounds so far and I still eat my cuban food, I just tweak them a little like I try to bake more than fry and for the rice, I still have it, I just have 1/2 cup instead of the mountain of rice we are used to serving,Lol...And I put all of my recipes into the recipe builder which makes it easier to count for. Sometimes, it is not as bad as we think they are, we just have to have less amount than we are used to!

^^^ I eat pretty much anything. You just can't eat the fried stuff every day, you have to cut back on portions of some things, use leaner cuts of meat to make some of the dishes, and add more vegetables and fewer tortillas.

Also if you were not exercising before, and you are now, you may be surprised how much you can eat and STILL lose weight just by becoming active.

Mexicana here. I still occasionally enjoy tortillas barbacoa and mole con arroz.., taquitos enchiladas..chalupas all in moderation.

I am Puerto Rican too and do the same thing. I bake or grill pork chops, steak or chicken and use Sazon Goya to season in moderation. I love pasteles though and REFUSE to give them up. I will just work out extra if I need to..LOL.....I also use my son's small kids plates to serve my food...that helps me keep my servings under control

I know what you meant. I'm Mexican and it's my favorite food. It's what I grew up on with my parents and what I cook for Gordo at home. Don't get me started on chiles rellenos, tortas and enchiladas...OMG!

Mexica/Italian here-I love my food, but I do not miss tortillas, or all the grease. I still have options and healthier versions of my food. But when I do want the real thing I eat it on my free day. its not worth my health.

I'm not Mexican, but I grew up in a predominantly Mexican-American home & town. My husband is Mexican. So, for me to give up Mexican food is not an option, nor do I want to give it up.

But, I have found that I can modify most of our favorite recipes to reduce calories and make healthier versions without losing flavor.

Some things, I haven't changed, just eat smaller portions and less often.

Buen Provecho!

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