Here in this part of the TN Cumberland Plateau, we don't have a whole lot of restaurants. Things that tend to be popular among the neighbors, various kinds of fried chicken, fried fish (from their own ponds, usually), fried okra, green beans, pinto beans, cornbread, greens (cooked in bacon grease, of course), and various kinds of hamburger or steaks, or pork depending on what's available.
To be honest, there are some things I like but there are quite a lot that I just don't eat, not because they're not tasty, but because my body doesn't like me so well when I eat that way. Potatoes, pasta, rice, too many beans, standard breads / cornbread / pies / cakes, stuff with lots of sugar, Pepsi / sweet tea / etc, hey, I'd love to chow down on all of that. But if I did eat like that, I don't think I'd be on the upper side of the sod, I'd be pickin' turnips with a stepladder, the groundhogs would be bringin' the mail, knowwhatImean?
I went keto / low-carb about 3 years ago. And while I will occasionally have just a bit of some of that stuff, or make my own versions of desserts and breads and muffins that are low-carb, a lot of stuff, I just don't eat anymore. But... bacon / sausage and eggs, I'm all over 'em. A good hamburger, I'm there, just without the bun. Pulled pork, oh yeah, again, no bun, or if I do, a low-carb one I made myself. I also make a mean meatloaf and some "mashed cauliflower" to go with (resembles mashed potatoes, don't knock it until you've tried mine, really good). And my wife makes a keto-friendly batter for on chicken or fish that is every bit as good as what I think fried chicken or fried fish is when eating out. We have ways, and we eat VERY well.
To be honest, there are some things I like but there are quite a lot that I just don't eat, not because they're not tasty, but because my body doesn't like me so well when I eat that way. Potatoes, pasta, rice, too many beans, standard breads / cornbread / pies / cakes, stuff with lots of sugar, Pepsi / sweet tea / etc, hey, I'd love to chow down on all of that. But if I did eat like that, I don't think I'd be on the upper side of the sod, I'd be pickin' turnips with a stepladder, the groundhogs would be bringin' the mail, knowwhatImean?
I went keto / low-carb about 3 years ago. And while I will occasionally have just a bit of some of that stuff, or make my own versions of desserts and breads and muffins that are low-carb, a lot of stuff, I just don't eat anymore. But... bacon / sausage and eggs, I'm all over 'em. A good hamburger, I'm there, just without the bun. Pulled pork, oh yeah, again, no bun, or if I do, a low-carb one I made myself. I also make a mean meatloaf and some "mashed cauliflower" to go with (resembles mashed potatoes, don't knock it until you've tried mine, really good). And my wife makes a keto-friendly batter for on chicken or fish that is every bit as good as what I think fried chicken or fried fish is when eating out. We have ways, and we eat VERY well.