I figure there is no better way to feel better about your eating the day before than to start the day with a green smoothie. It is loaded with a ton of vitamins and while I wouldn't be caught dead eating salad in the morning...this is a way for me to do just that. It tastes freaking delicious.
Today I made it my mission to get back to trying new foods. If you have noticed in this blog I keep mentioning that I should have picked up a sweet potato, or it would have been better if I ate a sweet potato. The truth is that I have never tried a sweet potato until today. This is one of those foods I have been reading rave reviews about. How they are so delicious no matter how you fix them and on and on. I have to tell you I wish somewhere in there someone would have mentioned that sweet REALLY means sweet. The one I made I seasoned with a little bit of butter and cinnamon. It was a popular combination I had come across all over the internet. I was not impressed. I made sure to eat at least a quarter of it, to say I truly gave it a good taste, but to me it tasted too sweet. It was like when I used to come across a wine that was entirely too sweet for my taste. I preferred it dry like the Sahara Desert. So my question to all you is what are your recipes that cut down on the sweet taste.
I also tried sugar snap peas with my son after dinner, they are one of his favorites, and I see why. I am sure you all are starting to see a theme here...I have not tried a TON of foods that are everyday staples for most people. I think that is one of things I am finding most exciting about all of this, I am stepping outside of my comfort zone in so many ways.
My phobia of trying new foods has always been something I felt embarrassed and ashamed about. Putting it all out here for you guys to read is really helping me to not feel that way anymore, and the more food I try the less I am afraid to try the next thing. It is also exciting because while I am not loving everything I try, I am finding new foods that I think are AMAZING. I think my favorite so far is Red Peppers, I had them before in sauces but I had never had them raw and now that is my favorite snack!
I am also trying new recipes and exploring new ways to do things which is really exciting to me. It may sound silly but before yesterday I didn't know that you could make vegetables in the steaming basket of the rice maker at the same time as making rice. I was talking with my brother, about vegetables and learned that, which is something I never would have known before.
While I am having my ups and downs going through this like James Taylor says in Secret O' Life "it's just a lovely ride."
Progress: Back on track and feeling good
Notes: Research different seasonings for the sweet potato
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