Favorite Foods

On this life changing path, I can honestly say that I haven't had to give up any of the foods I adore and stroke and sometimes make out with and kiss from time to time. I do however, find myself searching for things that keep me more satisfied and help curb the cravings that I don't need.

I talked about the chicken in the crockpot and foil packs in my last post. One cannot sustain on that alone, obviously, but I do go through food phases. Right now, I love jalapeno hummus and pita chips for a snack. I eat a lot of yogurt. My friend told me about Noosa yogurt and it is oh so good, but oh so not so good to eat all the time. I bought three containers of it and ate them as fast as I could just to get them out of my house. Ty loves yogurt and I thought briefly about giving it to him instead, but I didn't think he would truly appreciate the creamy, fatty goodness that is Noosa. So I ate them. All. Gone.

Since I can't have peanut butter, I have resorted to eating seedless strawberry jam on whole wheat bread as a sandwich. I rather enjoy it.

I love Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal. The original, hint of brown sugar flavor. Good stuff, very filling.

Shredded Wheat - love all the varieties except the touch of fruit in the middle ones. Me no likey the chewiness that goes with those. Eek.

I recently discovered Dulce De Leche Cheerios and WOW are they good. At 100 calories a serving, I can't go wrong with filling my belly and lowering my cholesterol!

Triscuits and Laughing Cow Cheese - great pick me up snack for sure.

I still eat the things I really enjoy, but just like the healthier options, I eat it all in moderation. Everything in moderation.

My all time favorite foods are: Diet Orange Sunkist, Dove Milk Chocolate, Great Plains Pizza, The Cafe Mac and Cheese, Hickory Park Cheeseballs, the ranch dressing from Hickory Park, steak, Canoli Cake from The Cafe, REALLY REALLY good cupcakes, Cheetos (Puffs), Doritos, M&M's, nachos and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. The funny thing is that with all the things listed here, I don't eat a whole lot of them anymore. Not even on my free days. I find myself gravitating away from these foods even when the opportunity knocks to eat them. Funny how your body tells you things if you just listen.

I encourage you to read labels. I spend way more time at the grocery store these days because I am reading what I am buying. I'm reading the nutritional information as well as the ingredients list. I like Calorie Count because it assigns a letter grade to most foods. You receive an overall grade for all the food you log in a day. I like that. Most of the time, I am able to keep my grades in the A- or B+ range. I'm pretty happy with that. It is realistic.

Signing off for now. To all of you near and far and to those of you trying to figure out what you are going to snack on now, until next time...