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Menudo This is not the Puerto Rican singing group but the Spanish stew made of pork, chickpeas, raisins, red peppers and tomato sauce. Just take out the pork and replace with beef or chicken and the dish has changed its name to afritada and kaldereta. Add more spices such as peppers instead of salt and soy sauce. Excess sodium leads to water retention and hypertension in the long run.
The Downside of Popular Filipino foods
When you were growing up, you were more active. Your mom, your aunts [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], elder sisters and the household helpers were doing all the cooking. (In fact, they cook all day.) When you’re home from school, you just play outside with your friends even after the sun comes down. You were also kind of picky. You would eat the rice noodles in the pancit and push the chicken and vegetables to one side of your plate. You wouldn’t dare eat that bitter melon or tofu even if your devout Catholic mom warns you that you’ll be picking up those leftover foods in purgatory. .
Growing up Filipino
Rice –Why is this basic commodity listed here? Could you live without bread or pasta? Congratulations.. But life without rice? It’s like oxygen to most Filipinos. They have to have rice cooking in their rice cooker all day everyday. But unless your American husband, kids and cats like to eat rice too. It’s better to just cook once a week. Rice is rich in carbs so aim for just ½ cup a day. Get fiber from other sources such as wheat bread and oatmeal.
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Food in the Philippines Reflects Different Cultural Influences
Philippine Fiesta
Tastes of the Philippines
As a teen you were precocious and impressionable. You’re fascinated with American junk food. You rejoiced when that famous burger, fries and chicken nuggets place sprouted in malls all over town in the late 80s. Remember those vacant periods in college when you would wolf down thin slices of cheese and pepperoni pizzas and gulp down mugs of root beer faster than anyone can say “Shakey’s”?
Adobo –It's fried pork swimming in oily soy sauce. Even if it’s not against your religion, try chicken adobo instead. This healthier Visayan va
Back to the present life in the US. You’re now a wife and mother. You shop your own groceries and cook your own food so you and your family could eat. Then there are other chores and errands plus you still have to go to work. No time to play or exercise. Next thing you know, you have gained weight and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. How did this happen?
[b]Lechon- [/b]Roasted suckling pig, crispy with lots of liver sauce. Even Anthony Bourdain loves this work of art and cuisine. If you live near the East or West Coast, a chance encounter with this centerpiece in Filipino weddings and baptisms is hard to resist. Just be sure to dance all night to burn that saturated fat away.
As you get older, your body slows down its ability to metabolize the foods you eat. A 40 yr old, 135-lb woman, for example [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], should consume no more than 1 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 calories a day. But who has time to track all those calories if you can’t even keep up with your busy calendar? Who likes to eat salads and sandwiches everyday? Who could live on shakes and smoothies? Counting carbs? That’s boring.
Do you salivate when your Filipino friends would post their latest photo recipes on Facebook? Are you an emotional or nostalgic eater? Does eating Filipino food make you less homesick or is your health in jeopardy? Unless you’re one of the lucky ones who could maintain a girlish figure in spite of motherhood and immigration to the land of milk and honey, you might want to read on.