Prep and Ting: Food, Culture and Intentional Living

Send us Fan Mail Aria Collins is Grenadian-born, Brooklyn-raised, and now based in Charlotte, North Carolina. After moving south and losing easy access to Caribbean food, she started rethinking her relationship with food, health, and culture. She turned that journey into Prep and Ting, a Caribbean-centered approach to meal prep and intentional eating. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to crave the food you grew up on when you can’t just run to the Jamaican spot or grab a roti. We dig into the cultural habits around food that Caribbean people carry like cleaning your plate, Sunday cooking rituals, how we prepare meals and how being intentional about those habits can change how you feel in your body without giving up the food you love. We also get Aria's personal experience with Lens 1 and Lens 2 of the Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model. Connect with Aria: Instagram: @prepandting Website: www.prepandting.com Subscribe to the Newsletter Support How to Support Carry On Friends Donate: If you believe in our mission and want to help amplify Caribbean voices, consider making a donation . Get Merch: Support Carry On Friends by purchasing merchandise from our store . Connect with @carryonfriends – Instagram | Facebook | YouTube A Breadfruit Media Production

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Original publication date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400