Hey Folks! We’re still in the holiday season…. still cooking holiday food. And the hydrogenated, high fructose crap is still on store shelves. These are things you might not even know are genetically modified or containing chemicals and other things our body can’t process. It’s easy to watch out for them…. if you know! Sooooo……This blog is dedicated to naming names…. with pictures in case you’re not sure. Here we go!
So we have Dinner Rolls, Bread Crumbs, Stuffing and more. We have to carefully look at what we are feeding the people we love. Pushing away from the dinner table full is one thing….. Pushing away because you’re not feeling well, is another. We all know that feeling…. from the days when we were brain dead. Now, in all fairness, Mrs. Cubbison also carries a package that has NO HIGH FRUCTOSE Corn Syrup. So points to them!
But this is a perfect example of needing to read your labels. Pick up one package you win! Another package, you lose! It’s like they forgot we read our labels, no? lol
But wait! There’s more!
High Fructose Corn Syrup in 7 Up! Does that make you sick? It makes me sick. SICK! Not in a good way! lol
Well, we can go on for days….. looking at labels I found in just a short walk down the isle.
What I’m saying here is: It’s now time to take our health back. Why do they put all this crap in?
You know. I don’t even have to tell you.
So let’s give them the finger back and pick what we buy. If their crap sits on the shelf long enough, it gets returned. We have to hit ’em in their wallets, if we really want to make a statement. So let’s make a plan to do just that.
As this year comes to an end, I am personally cleaning out my life, cleaning out my closet, and cleaning out my body. I’ve actually been eating ONLY Protein, Fruits and Veggies – on my second week – and planning to go through the holidays this way. No wine. No bread. No pasta. And I thought that was going to mean: No fun. But actually it’s more fun. Trying to come up with recipes that are satisfying without butter or panko (didn’t know how much I was going to miss that, and flour) and really watching what I throw together has been an interesting experiment. Losing weight during the holidays? Unheard of? Well……. I’m DOING it! And at parties? I eat before I go…. then take ONE BITE of three things that look good to me. I haven’t denied myself the flavor. And the point is? I don’t feel denied.
C’mon. I know what that tastes like. It’s not like I’ve been living under a rock. And seriously. How important is it to just mindlessly eat or drink? Now in years past, I was part of that club. But not this year. I’ve gotta look good on camera… and so do you! Even if it’s just an iphone video! lol
Here’s something that warrants a bigger picture! —->
Tonight’s Dinner! Now here’s the deal. There was nothing to eat in the house.
There was coconut oil to pan fry with, olive oil to saute and ONIONS……… mmmmmm. Onions. heheheee
So I started with that (this morning I added mushrooms to that for the eggs). But tonight, something more creative. Hey, did I mention? I don’t get butter, but I get EGGS? Ham and Eggs? YUM!
There was a piece of raw flattened pork left over from a meal a couple of days ago. You see, this time around, I didn’t feel compelled to cook it all up. I left some for another day. Good idea, huh? I sauteed it in lemon, olive oil, some garlic salt and garlic pepper. Then I put it through the food processor. (That’s the white crumbly stuff you see on top). I took the tomatoes that would soon be going bad, cut them into wedges and sauteed them in the olive oil to bring out the lycopene in them….. then sauteed eggplant and topped that with some sliced almonds.
And I want to tell you, it was a very, very tasty meal!
All I ate was protein and vegetables. Not full. But not hungry.
Just right!
Remember: Sugar = inflamation. Think about ‘tasting’ instead of eating desserts this holiday season!
Happy eating,
Chef Marian