I am a self-professed 'foodie.' I love food! I love looking at food, cooking food, and eating food!!! I can be absolutely exhausted, but still want to go into the kitchen to whip something up.
Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with very high cholesterol, I was devistated! I did the whole eat nothing you like, go to the gym 6 days a week 'thing.' Only to find that my cholesterol had only dropped 10 points at the end of three months. It was a horrible blow, because I then had to go on cholesterol medication. So I lost all hope at fixing the problem. I stopped going to the gym and I started eating whatever I wanted. I also did not take my cholesterol medication...It is hard for me at 23 to have to take medication for my thyroid, medication for my vitamin D levels, medication to try and stop my heart palpitations, and medication for my cholesterol...It is so disheartning for me. Anyways, I went back to the endocrinologist on Thursday and she reported that my cholesterol had went down an additional 10 points since the last time I saw her, 3 months ago. The last three months has been filled with lazy days, lots of ice cream, and a little (wink, wink) bit of fried food. I honestly don't get it. She increased my dosage even though it was going down. Thats life...you never really understand anything?! Oh well...but during the last 6 months I have stopped eating a lot of processed food. I figure if my family is going to eat processed carbohydrates, they might as well be processed carbohydrates that are coming out of MY oven. I have been baking bread, dinner rolls, lots of pizza dough, pretzels, biscuits...the list goes on. I figure, at least this way the 'baked goods' are free of nasty preservitives. And they are delicious...that doesn't hurt anything! My great-grandparents grew up eating what they could make or grow, or what their neighbors could make or grow...now we are eating things that someone in Seattle, Washington made for us last year to enjoy today. It's kind of gross when you think about it. I'm not saying I eat things that are only made by me, but at least I am making a concious effort to try. If I want to eat a cookie, I have to make some. If I want a piece of cake, I have to make the entire thing...(healthy in more ways than one, if your lazy like me). It has been an interesting process...Derrick likes my recipe experimenting...he has gained 12-14 lbs in the last 6-7 months...but luckily I have only gained 3 lbs! The kids are so excited, they will sit infront of the oven an watch the bread bake! Now if only I could find someone that will come in after me and clean up my messy kitchen!!!
And another thing...Derrick and I have started chosing 'unfranchised' restaurants when we go out to eat dinner. Someone owns a restaurant, because they love food; someone else owns a franchise, because they love the revenue generated. If you go out and eat at Applebees today, you are shown the same menu that someone in a Connecticut Applebees would be shown. Locally owned restaurants pride themselves on local products. Nationally operated franchises are not able to supply local products, because that would be too costly and require more effort. Just a thought...support local businesses whenever possible.
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