Of Apples, Tea, and Willpower
Nov. 10th, 2008 09:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
air_n_darknessJuiciest apples ever!
Whole Foods has these pre-bags of Organic Gala apples. You get about 5 apples in the bag, 2.99 for the bag (maybe 3.99, not sure). They're small apples, but oh my gods they are tasty! I like Gala's and similar types for out of hand eating because they are sweet, but still have a slight tartness. The flesh is usually firm and juicy, and the skin is easy to bite through.
These apples are so juicy, the juice runs down my chin when I take a bite, and the flesh practically dissolves in my mouth. If I didn't have to chew because of the skin...wow. They're just amazing. They also pair fantastically with my new tea, which has licorice and fennel, among other items. Who needs doughnuts and coffee? Apples and tea are sooooo much better!
Since I'm talking food porn, I'll mention my next recipe attempt. I have a recipe for a curried lentil soup with homemade lentil crackers. The only issue I have with it is the cook/prep time. It's going to be a 2 plus hour project. However, it should make enough to feed me for several days. >_> I hope I like it. If it comes out well, I'll post the recipe here. On that note, if I ever post something in the Food Diary that sounds nummy to you, ping me and I will attempt to post the recipe. I say attempt, because I have a habit of just winging it in the kitchen.
So, I've not been totally faithful to the whole Detox Diet thing. Without a nutritionist to actually plan out/give me recipes, I do have food cravings. I wasn't eating enough salt oddly enough. I had cut back considerably, and while I still cook with it, I'm not adding it to my meals at the table, so to speak. However, a lot of what I've been eating didn't require salt in the cooking. Hence the butter and crackers the past few days. Not the best choice (and boy did my GI tract let me know that) but there are worse. I've determined it's better to give into the cravings, but only if they last past my attempts at derailing it (drinking water, eating fruit, etc). And even then, I'm not giving in to excess.
Now, tomorrow, I'm baking my famous chocolate chip cookies. I'll be taking some to coven for snack, and the majority of the rest will go to work. A very small amount will stay here, because I will want a few. I won't lie. There will be at least one breakfast of cookies and milk. I know there will. But that's ok, because I'm paying attention to what and how much I eat, and will adjust the rest of my food intake to account for that splurge.
Whole Foods has these pre-bags of Organic Gala apples. You get about 5 apples in the bag, 2.99 for the bag (maybe 3.99, not sure). They're small apples, but oh my gods they are tasty! I like Gala's and similar types for out of hand eating because they are sweet, but still have a slight tartness. The flesh is usually firm and juicy, and the skin is easy to bite through.
These apples are so juicy, the juice runs down my chin when I take a bite, and the flesh practically dissolves in my mouth. If I didn't have to chew because of the skin...wow. They're just amazing. They also pair fantastically with my new tea, which has licorice and fennel, among other items. Who needs doughnuts and coffee? Apples and tea are sooooo much better!
Since I'm talking food porn, I'll mention my next recipe attempt. I have a recipe for a curried lentil soup with homemade lentil crackers. The only issue I have with it is the cook/prep time. It's going to be a 2 plus hour project. However, it should make enough to feed me for several days. >_> I hope I like it. If it comes out well, I'll post the recipe here. On that note, if I ever post something in the Food Diary that sounds nummy to you, ping me and I will attempt to post the recipe. I say attempt, because I have a habit of just winging it in the kitchen.
So, I've not been totally faithful to the whole Detox Diet thing. Without a nutritionist to actually plan out/give me recipes, I do have food cravings. I wasn't eating enough salt oddly enough. I had cut back considerably, and while I still cook with it, I'm not adding it to my meals at the table, so to speak. However, a lot of what I've been eating didn't require salt in the cooking. Hence the butter and crackers the past few days. Not the best choice (and boy did my GI tract let me know that) but there are worse. I've determined it's better to give into the cravings, but only if they last past my attempts at derailing it (drinking water, eating fruit, etc). And even then, I'm not giving in to excess.
Now, tomorrow, I'm baking my famous chocolate chip cookies. I'll be taking some to coven for snack, and the majority of the rest will go to work. A very small amount will stay here, because I will want a few. I won't lie. There will be at least one breakfast of cookies and milk. I know there will. But that's ok, because I'm paying attention to what and how much I eat, and will adjust the rest of my food intake to account for that splurge.
