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Da Lat meatball / xiu mai Da Lat / but make it 44g protein

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The creator successfully bridges the gap between cultural identity and fitness goals, offering a practical solution (high-protein recipe) that resonates with a specific audience likely interested in both aspects.

Summary

A Vietnamese dietitian shares how she incorporates her cultural foods into a fitness-focused diet. She demonstrates making a high-protein version of Da Lat meatballs, emphasizing that healthy eating can still be enjoyable and culturally relevant.

Structure

1Intro: High-protein Da Lat meatballs
2Personal journey: Balancing fitness and cultural food
3Recipe: Making the meatball mixture
4Recipe: Cooking the soup base
5Final dish: Enjoying Vietnamese cuisine while staying fit

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Da Lat meatball / xiu mai Da Lat / but make it 44g protein Asian trying don't cultural dietitian I'm all but to friendly started years overwhelmed to diet 180 degree see raised and literally so last that incorporate Asian diet genuinely meal have for doesn't boring enjoyable my mai

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Trying to get fit, you don't have to give up your cultural food to see progress. As a dietitian who enjoys lifting, I'm familiar with all kinds of diet, but school didn't teach how to make cultural food macro-friendly. When I first started my fitness journey years ago, I was so overwhelmed trying to switch my diet around 180 degrees trying to see results. I was born and raised in Vietnam and cultural food was literally so everything to me, so that switch didn't last very long. Now that I found a way to incorporate Vietnamese and Asian dishes to my diet, I genuinely enjoy all of my meal prep dishes and have maintained this lifestyle for years. Eating doesn't have to be boring, it's just still be enjoyable. So here's my take on xiu mai Da Lat.

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if you’re an Asian girly starting on your fitness journey, just know that you don’t have to give up your cultural food to see progress 🫶 enjoying the process is key to sustainability 💪 here’s my recipe for high-protein Da Lat meatball (8 servings): meatball mixture: *18.7 oz ground pork *15.5 oz ground chicken (best to ground your own chicken thigh) *2 tsp salt *1.5 tbsp sugar *2 tbsp fish sauce *minced shallot *black pepper soup: *4 cups chicken bone broth *2 cups water *1 tbsp fish sauce *2 tsp sugar 1. heat the annatto oil in a pot over medium heat. add the minced shallots and chili powder, and sauté until fragrant. 2. pour in the bone broth and water, then bring to a boil. 3. using a spoon, scoop small portions of the meat mixture (about 80% of a tablespoon each) and gently drop them into the soup. 4. season with fish sauce and sugar to taste. reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes. #creatorsearchinsights #vietnamesefood #asianfood #gymgirltiktok #GymTok