Resolve to Eat Well in 2012
Need a reason to get into the gym? Uniquely New Orleans dishes will give you several. At the beginning of 2012, the last thing you want to do is eat more calories than you burn while exercising. Achieving a balance between calories in and calories out is certainly within your reach.
Below, our top three food choices for this month which are worth an extra trip to the gym:
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1) Shrimp Remoulade. This dish typically uses gulf shrimp and coats them with a delicious mayonnaise-based sauce with a variety of spices. A signature dish at Broussard’s Restaurant, Galatoire’s Restaurant and Arnaud’s Restaurant; the Remoulade sauce which originated in France can be found in a variety of dishes at these French Quarter restaurants as well as many others and the taste is worth an extra 30 minutes on the treadmill.
2) A classic po-boy. The French loaf that this sandwich is served on is what you can hold as inspiration to finish a few more reps during every set. Locations for this simple but scrumptious meal are endless within the city; it’s a constant quest to locate the best po-boy in the city. In fact, Oak Street Po-Boy Festival sets out to throw some of the best venues into the arena at the same time each November, forcing consumers to decide. We like Freret Street Po-Boy & Donut Shop, Mahoney’ Po-Boys, and Mother’s Restaurant but the jury is still out, feel free to recommend your favorite.
3) Anything Au Gratin. Another term which originates from French cuisine and always involves a large quantity of butter, but the finished product is well worth the calories. Bon Ton Café offers Crabmeat Au Gratin, Dickie Brennan’s offers exquisite Potatoes Au Gratin, and Chef Emeril Lagasse has perfected the Gnocchi au Gratin with Orleans Cream Sauce.
The foods that make our list are too good to be skipped over by a diet or resolution. In fact, we didn’t make any restricting resolutions this year. Instead, we resolved to try as much of the unique food that the Crescent City has to offer while balancing it out with a few gym visits. That way, we’ll get the best of both worlds. We Live to Eat because we live our lives in such a way that we can prioritize eating not just good tasting, but the absolute best food, as has been the history and reputation of our city’s citizens since its inception.
Written by guest Blogger Taylor Geiger.
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