I like cooking. I love cooking! However, often times my idea of cooking involves several of the ingredients having started in a box or can. I don't have time to make my own refried beans or any kind of beans for that matter, I like bread that is so light that it can be formed into bread balls, and I'm obsessed with Honey Nut Cheerios (which I swear are more sugar now than any other ingredient).
I have not made the transition as many of the trendy health-inistas (if there can be fashionistas, why not health-inistas?) to whole wheat everything. Frankly, it's nasty. It's a funny texture and tastes earthy. By earthy I mean it tastes like the earth.... like dirt. This is an internal struggle I have between being healthy and actually enjoying what I put into my mouth.
The first goal is to cook more. Not assemble boxed ingredients, but actually cook from scratch. The second goal is to develop a balanced diet. If I made a food pyramid of my diet, it would be a square with four equal sections- candy, fruits/veggies, protein, grains. My lack of grains (particularly the good kind) is a serious concern. It leaves me with less energy and I'm hungry again an hour after I eat. Lastly, I've fallen into a rut of food monotony. I know how to cook several dishes/variations of those dishes well. I just cook the same things over and over. However, at the store, I often see different ingredients that I want to incorporate but I'm not familiar with how to use them. Then I ran across this blog "100 Days of Real Food" (http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/real-food-defined-a-k-a-the-rules/) and my first thought was- challenge accepted! I'm going to try 10 days of real food to start. We'll see how that goes. I've already started by purchasing some of the staple ingredients and made two of the recipes.
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