Good Doesn't Mean Healthy 

blog post 4 

April 21, 2015

Michael Butler

     While southern food is tasty and delicious, it can pose some problems for your health. When eaten in moderation southern food is a great dinner choice. This delicious soul food is not the healthiest. Fried chicken, a staple in most parts of the south isn't that healthy. Chicken on its own is healthy but after frying it and adding salt, it turns into a heart unfriendly meal. Many southern foods such as chicken, have large amounts or cholesterol, fat, grease and salt. These things, unfortunately, are what make soul food so good for your soul, but not so much your body. Soul food is popular because it is often cheap to make, delicious, and makes you feel good when you eat it. There are a couple things that make meat taste good. Fat creates flavor and salt is a tasty additive to meat before and after it's cooked. Even though these things make food taste good, they aren't healthy in excess. Another popular choice in the south is sweet tea. Sweet tea is loaded with sugar and is not a healthy alternative to water. One last food, biscuits and gravy, this consists of fat and carbs. These two things are unhealthy and promote weight gain. There are good choices in the southern food selection, such as collared greens. Eating right and being healthy depends on the individual to pick the right balance of things, such as fat, salt, protein (which are all necessary).