Food. I am CONSTANTLY thinking about it. Before I get out of the bed in the morning, I am thinking about what to eat for breakfast, what should I take for lunch, and should I get something out of the freezer for supper. And, working in the operating room, some days you get a good lunch break, some days you have to eat your lunch at 2:30...or worse, 10:00! So, you have to be prepared.My husband told me this afternoon that "we" were getting fat and "we" needed to change our dietary habits. No more breads or sweets (my personal favorites). And he wants to eat more protein, fruits and vegetables. More cheese and apples? Sure, I'm all about that! Do you think he means that I should try to cook some of that other stuff? Some days I think I am not my mother's daughter. She was a great cook. For me, even though I love to eat, love to take cooking classes, and love cook books, cooking is often a chore. Of course, it could partly be because that same husband that said "we" were getting fat loves good old southern cooking with lots of lard or other fat. And while I must admit that taste pretty good, I've tried to modify out diet some and venture out. He calls it "experimenting", and it doesn't always go over big.
So, I decided to start simple this time by making my own breakfast cereal...some museli. It's very high fiber. It has raw oats, oat bran, wheat bran, wheat germ. You do get to add some fun stuff, like nuts and dried fruit. I chose my favorite, craisins, walnuts and toasted almonds. And you don't have to cook it! I figure if I start my day with that, it should hold me for a while. We'll see how it goes. The recipe makes about 8 cups or 16 servings. I sure do hope I like it! I'll keep you posted.
5 comments:
Brenda,
Go out and buy for Bobby a bottle of red wine, a few apples and pears, and some good cheese. "Here, enjoy your supper." Cheese has protein, right?
I agree. And cheese, apples and pears suits me just fine. But for some reason, he thinks a meal consist of meat and vegetables. What's up with that, anyway?
Brenda, I don't have a problem with meats and vegetables. I am now conivinced, although slow to do too much about it, that we eat far too much meat, and far too few vegetables, especially leafy ones. I love collard greens, turnip greens, etc, the kind of stuff that's good with vinegar, plus the kind of greens that can be stir-fried too, and raw stuff, like different salad greens. Speaking of which...it's lunch time and that's what I'm having, a salad.
One more thing...check my blog today titled "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." I think you'll find it to be an eye opener. The page I linked to is hard to read. I just highlighted the whole page, copied and pasted to a text editor, and then saved it to read at my leisure.
Later sis-Tom
Yeah, Tom, I agree that we eat too much meat and not enough veges. I do try to avoid alot of red meat..eating only the occasional steak or burger. My husband says I'm going to turn into a chicken, though.
As to veges, I wish I liked the leafy ones. The only leaf I care much for besides all the lettuces is spinach. Give me a good fresh ear of corn on the cob and I'm in heaven.
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