charlesdphillips3 wrote: »

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just turned 46 and need to lose 30 myself. Saw you mentioned NC... I am blessed to be there myself. Maybe you could help a fellow NC person avoid bojangles, BBQ, etc. Ha Ha

I'll sure try Charlie. The first thing you have to do is give up Bojangles and make your own. I know, I know, I love a dang Bo Chedder biscuit with a yummy lacy skirt too... but isn't that what got us here in the first place? Homemade is the way to go. Always better tasting and better for you.

Are you a Eastern Carolina BBQ fan? If you can make your own BBQ it's really not so bad. Skip the slaw and toss the bun though. Just eat the BBQ and above all, remember moderation, moderation, moderation. It's stiller higher in fat than chicken.

For those of you not familiar with BBQ in here in North Cackalacky, “barbecue” is a noun. It refers to the food (as in “I’m fixin’ to have some barbecue”) but also to the events at which barbecue is served (“Are y’all goin’ to the barbecue?”). It is never used by native Tar Heels to describe the act of cooking barbecue, or even the device on which it is cooked. So if you are looking at my Diary and see BBQ. This is what I'm eating.

The reason I ask Charlie if he is an eastern fan is there is a dividing line between eastern (vinegar base) BBQ, western BBQ and Lexington style. This great barbecue divide has been a source of good-natured arguments between Heels for decades. Traditional eastern style has no sugar, tomato or molasses base sauces. We know this because northeast NC was the "Cradle of the Colonies" Many here have family BBQ recipes that date back to the 1700's. Yes, I said seventeen hundreds. We have family homes as old as circa 1730 here.

Ya'll hungry yet? As you can see Heels are passionate about BBQ. The photo below is eastern style BBQ that we cooked up last weekend to freeze for later. Sorry Charlie, I just can't give up my BBQ. (See photo) The key to "healthier" BBQ is DIY then you can control the fat, skin and cuts that get chopped up as filler. Most commercial BBQ places do this to make it go further.



By the way, the MFP listing for "Eastern" style BBQ is not correct, should you look it up. This is especially wrong for a homemade version. Eastern style should not have any sugar, vinegar and spice sauce only. If you eat eastern style at a restaurant, bun, slaw etc., then yes, it is most likely correct. It may also have some added sugars but that's also what makes it extra tasty and extra fattening.

To be safe, I log my homemade as Lloyds - Bbq Pulled Pork, 1 cup for 320 calories. Still higher than I feel my version really is, but I'd rather err on the higher side. I'm just too lazy right now to add a Northeastern BBQ to the MFP list.