Southerners Unite

Cedura · December 2016

Hey y'all!

I am looking for more Southern friends. As those of you who live in the south know, healthy eating can be hard down here, especially with the holidays right around the corner.
Just finding a produce section with more than Bananas and Apples in it is a struggle. The relatives cook EVERYTHING with butter, butter, and more butter. Low Fat is the same as "normal levels" in the rest of the world. And heaven forbid you tell Grandma you are passing up her mashed potatoes due to your diet plan, because she will ensure you get cardio running from her as she is about to hit you for insulting her cooking.

I am looking for friends who can log healthy, recipe share, and encourage other southerners to skip the gravy biscuits and butter everything for something more healthy!
The Struggle is REAL y'all.

_dixiana_ · December 2016

I'm Southern, but not sure I can be much inspo for ya. I eat the same boring stuff every day, just about.

And ain't nothing wrong with having a tiny scoop of butter laden homemade taters on special occasions. Enough to keep grandma off your back anyway.

Cedura · December 2016

This past Christmas, my Gram took it one step further and deep fried the mashed potatoes into fried potato balls. I thought I would have a heart attack just looking at them hahahaha.

TommyW45 · December 2016

Nothing like deep fried turkey and spiral cut ham . Throw in some cornbread dressing and giblet gravy for a nice fatting meal ! Oh that's not encouragement sorry .

sarabarnett64 · December 2016

Lol love it! I am a true Southerner! Born, raised and stuck! I also want to add the macaroni and cheese you left out! All these meat and three's! Green beans cooked in fat, everything cooked in fat! The struggle is real here! And heaven forbid you substitute light butter!
But I eat healthy 6 days a week and the comments I get around here are insane! One day a week eating all this delicious southern food will not kill you!

larryc251 · December 2016

I'm from south Alabama! I know how it is. Lol
Have since lost 71 lbs though shooting for another 70. Feel free to add me

edup1975 · December 2016

I am from New Orleans Louisiana where the food is awesome. It is all about moderation. I eat healthy 5-6 Days a week and if I choose to I will consume this great food of ours. I understand what all southerners go through with this great food if ours.

ddoud71 · December 2016

I'm pretty much a plain same eater here.

Chicken
Fish
Turkey
Meat

That's it

I'm from Florida.

So not much help here.

Beka3695 · December 2016

Georgia girl here! Yes, it is difficult to break the habit of frying everything, but it can be done! I agree with @edup1975 -moderation. We are too good of cooks not to have our southern cooking

Ben_there_done_that · December 2016

I've been in GA for almost a year now. "The South will rise again!" jk. I'm still getting used to it down here. Feel free to add me for motivation, but I think I'm similar to everyone else above in that I eat pretty much the same thing all the time.