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cgage · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 73 Location: Memphis

I like the idea of Mexico City because of the international quality that I've heard that it has. I lived in Paris for a year and loved loved all the different foods there - oriental, middle eastern, Italian etc. Lived in Italy too.
I love real Mexican food (I've been in northern Mex). However. I am diabetic and I have to be careful what I eat. Oriental, middle eastern and even italian food can be very diabetic friendly. Is there a lot of that available and affordable ethinic in DF? Do they have a of bakeries for whole wheat bread? Cheap oriental restaurants like in Paris? Good authentic pizza (not Dominoes or Pizza Hut)?
American breakfast?
I Hate to sound lame but diabetes limits what you eat. You can end up in the hospital or dead.
Thanks
Be thankful you're healthy.

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

Yes to all your questions!!

Mexico is generally very diabetes aware, as it has a large population of diabetes sufferers. Some would say due to a big obesity problem, although I know that it's not the only cause, but for the record, Mexico has a higher percentage rate of obesity than the US!

MotherF · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject:

Like Phil said, Mexico is very diabetic aware--to me it seems like 1/4 of all adults 50 and over around here are diabetic. But the range of medical advice is ALL over the place. From an idea that you just can't eat anything sweet, to eat what ever you want but take meds, to eat sensibly. My dad and most of his relatives are diabetic so I've become very informed on the topic. In the last couple of generations the Mexican diet has seen a sharp increase in the amount of refined grains and refined sugar. A true tradional Mexican diet (prehispanic) is very diabetes friendly. I personally think Mexico's diabetes epidemic is related to the "Americanization" of its diet with an increase reliance on processed foods (not to mention the prevelance of pan dulce!)
If you enjoy cooking at all you will have no problem anywhere in Mexico, the raw ingredients for a healthy diet are easily available and cheap.

Isla Guapa

notamiss · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:59 pm Post subject:

The most widely-available, affordable and diabetes-friendly food in Mexico City is traditional Mexican�central Mexican (different from the North where you are).

Whole wheat bread can be found, but the more commonly found stuff is almost invariably very sweetened�choose corn tortillas as your �bread� instead. Good, genuine oriental restaurants are few and far between. Mexican pizza has already been described. No tomato sauce, but little plastic packets of ketchup to put on top are always provided (I am not making this up). Many traditional Mexican breakfasts are very diabetes-friendly, too; e.g. eggs, tortillas + beans�healthier than sweetened cereal or bread-heavy breakfasts.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:13 am Post subject:

cgage · Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 73 Location: Memphis

ketchup with pizza? I've come from Naples Italy to this? "Yes Virginia there is a purgatory".
Every place has its sacrifices.
The city that I'm in now has been assessed as almost the poorest in the US and the attitude of the residents reflects it. I'll settle for ketchup pizza over this.
Zacatecas enchiladas are quite good. Zacatecas is my knowledge of Mex.
I used to work in restaurants and know how to cook but I understand that an apartment with a stove and oven constitutes a furnished apartment and can be be more costly. 5,000+ ?
Thanks for your advice.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:54 am Post subject:

MotherF · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:37 am Post subject:

If you get an unfurnished apartment, you get get a two burner gas stove for under 100 US. You can get a 4 burner gass stove for under 200 US and you can get a 6 burner stove and oven for under 500 US.

EFLeducator

EFLeducator · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject:

MotherF · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject:

WHERE did I say BLAME?

I said their diet is become more like the typical "American" diet.

Learn to read.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject:

notamiss · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject:

Speaking from DF, many panader�as, whether freestanding or inside supermarkets have a few whole wheat options (the larger the panader�a, the more likely they�ll have some) but I find they�re invariably very sweetened, even if they�re not a pan dulce (and even more if they are).

By the way, the Comercial where I shop hasn�t been stocking whole wheat flour for several weeks now. Can any other defe�os tell me if your supermarket still has it?

the peanut gallery · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 264

What amazes me is that in a country with an abundance of cheap, delicious, and healthy food options available diabetes is rampant and in general people are completely out of shape.

Any person who cares about themselves enough to make responsible shopping choices will have no issues in Mexico. It is all about personal responsibility, no need to blame Mexico, USA, or any other country for that matter.