Heyy Costanza! Wishing you all the best. And yes, Happy 4th Anniversary to M/BDOY!!
For me, I keep a simple attitude and "Strive for 5" each day. 3 veggies and 2 fruits. The way we experience food can be so personal and meaningful that it's not an easy task to give suggestion but I can share my experience.
Where I come from, our Buffalo Food Culture is a huge part of who we are and the foods are rich. We have our traditional foods of Polish-American, German-American, Irish-American, and Italian-American.
Yesterday we had our Śmigus-dyngus celebration throughout the city. On St. Patricks day we all enjoy Corned beef and cabbage because we're all Irish on St. Patricks day. During Lent season, every bar and restaurant serves Fish Fry on Fridays. And then we have our Buffalo Pizza & wings , sponge candy, Sahlen hot dogs, Beef on weck... so the food culture is real lol There are so many local places that honor and celebrate where they come from and it's so beautiful and personal.
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02 Apr 07:14
Growing up with a Polish background from my dad and Southern Black background from my mom, we would always combine cultures and have Soul Food dishes and Polish dishes on holidays. Food for me is a celebration of who we are and where we come from to honor celebrate the ones who came before us. I used to try to "diet" but it only confused me and I ended up feeling like a bland generic fake person... I didn't feel like me. Taking culture in consideration and the foods I grew up with, I just make wise choices now. I eat for my body and for my soul. I don't restrict-I don't over-indulge. I don't look at food as "good" or "bad", I just see it as food. It made feel so bad when women would say to themselves or myself that this particular food is bad for you... or being food shamed... So I made my own way, I just make my fav foods and make them "healthy": less butter or fat, substitute certain ingredients, add veg here or fruit here and make it my own. There is so much freedom to be had!!