Obesity in African American Women : General Low-Carb Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Wed, Jun-08-05, 12:20

JaneDough

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Originally Posted by pookeylou

Low carb was essential to getting a good portion of the weight down so that I can move a bit more freely.

That's a big part of what it's all about for me!

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#47 ^

Thu, Jun-09-05, 07:11

cjay

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Obesity in African American Women

Haircare forum--no; might be my twin

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Sun, Jun-12-05, 10:56

AllieCat08 AllieCat08 is offline

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Originally Posted by cjay

If I can take the liberty of posting so soon, this question has been nagging me for years in looking at this forum. In doing some internet research, I found that "About half of all women aged 20 to 74 are overweight or obese. The percentages of obese women among African American, Native American and Mexican American women are even higher." Being African American myself and obese, I'm wondering how successful have other AA females in this forum been on Atkins. I've been battling obesity and yo-yo dieting so long, I NEED to know that this way of losing weight is attainable. And yes, I think I've seen two pictures of other AA females on here. They are inspiring. BTW, why am I asking? To dispel my own theory that we seem to hold on to weight like a magnet. I need some encouragement. Thank you.

I am a 32 yr old African American from the deep south with deep soul food roots. YES it is attainable, it can be done. Many soul food dishes ARE LOW CARB if you just leave off the starchy crap.

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Mon, Jun-13-05, 09:50

black57

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Originally Posted by AllieCat08

I am a 32 yr old African American from the deep south with deep soul food roots. YES it is attainable, it can be done. Many soul food dishes ARE LOW CARB if you just leave off the starchy crap.

This is so true. My favorite lc meals are the soul food meals. Each time I think to myself 'how can you be AA and NOT like this food?!

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Tue, Jun-14-05, 07:17

cjay

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Thanks. Besides turnip greens

could you give me a few soul food suggestions that fall into the low carb category? or any good cookbooks?

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Tue, Jun-14-05, 13:26

coolwater

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Yes yes!! We need a soul food recipe thread!!
I'm from Jamaica, and I eat curry chicken all the time, low-carb baby!

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Tue, Jun-14-05, 17:34

black57

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I like to make things that are similar to what I grew up on, like fried chicken. I made up a recipe early into beginning this woe for fried chicken. Surprisingly my whole family asks for it. I just replace soy flour for white flour. I make all of my greens the same way but I don't cook them for an eternity like Mom did back-in-the-day. I prefer them with some type of pork but DH is white and my kids weren't really raised on soul food so I cook them in butter and salt and pepper. Sometimes I add a few flakes of crushed pepper. I found some lc corn bread mix that I don't trust BUT, if I get desperate for corn bread, that is where I am going. Cheesy cauliflower has replaced macaroni and cheese which is easy for me because that is something else I grew up on.

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Tue, Jun-14-05, 20:28

Grimalkin

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Reading this thread is making me hungry for Southern food! Turnip greens cooked with fatback rock, especially with the pepper-vinegar sauce, and fried chicken

... Black, I'm going to have to try your soy flour idea for that sometime!

I guess it's not really soul food, but if anyone has figured out how to make a decent LC roux I would love to hear about it (soy tasted strange when I tried it alone as a sub).

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Wed, Jun-15-05, 06:59

AllieCat08 AllieCat08 is offline

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Originally Posted by cjay

Thanks. Besides turnip greens

could you give me a few soul food suggestions that fall into the low carb category? or any good cookbooks?

Cabbage cooked down in bacon grease with ham
Collards cooked the same way
Okra soup (a hometown soul food specialty which originated in West Africa!!)
Rutabagas cooked down with ham (I LOVE this, better than a potato)

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Wed, Jun-15-05, 07:34

black57

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Grimalkin, my husband made gravy once with soy flour. I am sure he made a roux for it before making the gravy because he gets his ideas from the Food Network. Well, anyway, it was really good. Soy flour isn't very good if it isn't cooked right. The only way it can make a good gravy is to make a roux first then make the gravy.

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Wed, Jun-15-05, 08:24

Grimalkin

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Hi Black!

My roux kinda "soyed" up the whole etouffe... perhaps if I use less flour I'd get the nutty flavor I want?... also, I used some vegetable oil at the time which I'm trying to get away from now, and I'm wondering how it might taste with lard or even butter.

Are there any other good flours for this?

I think a Southern food thread would be cool... I've pretty much given up that cuisine since I left the South, except for some of those celery-pepper-onion-tomato Cajun dishes... sometimes I really miss those little hole-in-the-wall joints that I used to visit in New Orleans, but I don't suppose there will ever be a good substitute for red beans and rice

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I live in the desert now and it's very tough to find decent seafood out here... I miss living near the coast!

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Wed, Jun-15-05, 16:58

black57

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Plan: atkins/intermit. fasting
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Yes, perhaps use less soy and use meat drippings instead of cooking oil. I don't even know how my husband made that and he doesn't even remember doing it! But, it was surprisingly good.
Wheat gluten is even less in carbs than soy but it is a little more expensive. I rarely use it.

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Thu, Jun-16-05, 00:26

tpahmw

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I am AA and have decided after a year of weight gain and procrastination to attempt low carb dieting again. After reading so much research and observing other family members with weight problems, I realize that starchy foods are the culprit. I'm glad to see other AA on the forum because I had been trying to find out how AA fared on this way of eating. I would love for a soul food recipe thread also, since I'm from the deep south (Alabama).