I am in NY. It is the holidays. I want to sleep all day and do nothing... but instead I woke up at 7:30 worked out for an hour and now I'm eating my favorite breakfast item...which I will talk about shortly.....but all I'm saying is if I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU! YES!
now... onto food:
I'm reposting this from facebook, because it is important:
Dear Whole Grain Frozen Waffles, It may be b/c I'm very deprived or because my tastes have changed...but straight up you are the most delicious breakfast item. evz. when i cover you in blackberries, i literally can't wait to eat you. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for being delicious. I really appreciate what you're all about.
Yours,
JKB
YOU GUYS: Frozen waffles are so good... SO GOOD. They are also a great way to start today's blog!
I went to a grocery store in upstate NY last night, to stock up on healthy snacks for my parents house... there was a WALL of frozen waffles... A WALL! Maybe, like, 50 types of frozen waffles to choose from.. but for me... there was only one choice: the whole grain, least amount of ingredients, organic frozen waffles. Its hard to choose the whole grain, organic one when you have chocolate chip eggos staring you in the face! BUT... at the end of the day, what is going to bring me joy? sabotaging my day by putting lots of fake biznass in my body at 8am or eating something I love while still eating whole and organic? BOOM. the whole grain won. and guess what.... DELISH!
My boyfriend Steve and I eat a LOT of popcorn. So, naturally at the grocery store the question was posed, "hey iris," (that's my mom) "do you have popcorn at your house?" quoth Steve. "we have microwave!" said my mom. My mom is very health conscious, so I'm sure whatever kind of popcorn she had at home, would be low in calories (go mom!) But, I think that it would also be jammed with fake stuff. NOW. don't get me wrong... who doesn't love microwave popcorn, but if you're gonna eat popcorn, at least know what you're eating! Make it in a pot, use kernels, use olive oil and dress it how you like... at least this way, you can identify EVERY ingredient you've indulged in.
Stop faking it.
I used to make "diet cake" -- a box of cake mix and a can of soda. Low in calories, moist, yums... but it also had approx. 400 ingredients. now, this is something I didn't used to care about, but I do now, because its not JUST about calories its about the TYPE of calories you put in your body. food vs. "food-stuff." Now, if I'm gonna make a cake/treat, I make it with milk (usually coconut), sugar (raw/brown/organic), and whole wheat or brown rice flour. It might sound scary because it's gonna take a few extra minutes... but guess what, it will be a richer and more indulgent dessert and you'll feel satisfied to eat A piece instead of 5 pieces of the "fake stuff."
Think about it, if it can sit in your pantry for a long LONG long time with NO expiration.... what do you think that does inside yo body? YIKES!
SO. those are my brief thoughts for today: Stop FAKIN IT! Real food will beat fake food every sing time :)
Happy reading and happy eating!
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