Yeah, yeah, I know it's not Wednesday anymore. It FEELS like a Wednesday today, so I'm going to go ahead and join Wellness Wednesday a day late.
Remember how before I was married I was gonna cook healthy food for me and my hubby, with lots of healthy veggies and little fat & cholesterol?
WOW THAT WAS UNREALISTIC!
I tried that in January... it did SO not work. I ended up settling in January for food that was edible (aka not burnt), and fast food for less than half the meals. I attempted to cook a veggie with each meal. James got breakfasts at Hardees a large portion of the time.
In Febuary, poverty hit, and we tried to live from the food in our cabinets. I settled for eating fast food one or two suppers a week, and concentrated on learning to cook in bulk so James would have food to take from work. Veggies were slowly forgotten. Healthy food was not even thought of.
Now, in March, the poverty is gradually beginning to lessen. I've learned some food basics that stretch (spaghetti, cavatini, hamburger helper meals, quiche, etc.) so that James & I neither one need to buy breakfasts or lunch. We've not been eating out hardly at all (fast-food or otherwise), and I'm trying to get back into the swing of cooking veggies. I think it will help when people sell veggies along the road again... a constant reminder, AND a cheap source of veggies! The foods I'm making aren't terribly unhealthy, but they are MUCH better than McDonalds. We're improving, slowly, and I'm okay with that!
April's food goals? I don't have any. I'll just take things as they come. We'll probably grill more as the weather gets better, and cook more veggies as they come into season... but no pressure to improve. I am happy to just keep the status quo for a while, with no back-sliding into chronic McDonalds meals!
5 comments:
It is very expensive to eat healthy, I found that out.
I tried it for awhile also, but going to the store for fresh veggies, tofu etc., yikes! It adds up.
My solution, lots of salads and turkey breast sandwiches on sour dough bread.
I can't wait to BBQ either, I love cooking squash on the grill.
I would highly recommend getting a subscription to "Taste of Home" or pick up a copy in the grocery store check-out. It has great recipes that are easy to fix, don't take weird ingredients, and they even have a section of meals for 2. I've had a subscription for quite awhile and it is so worth having. You will definetely save money cooking from scratch and it's better for you too. So everyone wins! I'll have to go back to some of the older issues and make copies of the recipes for 2 for you and send them through the mail.
It's so true, eating healthy when you're struggling financial is almost impossible. It's so much money to buy produce and now that I don't have a car...heavy! I hope you continue to enjoy the cooking journey Jana. It is so much better for you than fast food and as a result, you can eat more of it, LOL.
keep at the small steps. pretty soon you'll look up and go: wow! look how well we're eating!
Today I made artichoke linguini for lunch and the topping was leftovers: spinich, some canned peas, canned tomatoes (salt salt salt), fresh carrots (already grated - the best kind), left over tofu (it's very filling once you start knowing how to use it) and a veggie burger with veggie broth. Oh, and basil from last year's garden. And it only took 15 minutes and was mostly fresh and used up all the leftovers so nothing got tossed. And was yummy too! I think it only feels like sticker shock with fresh veggies - they cannot possibly cost as much as dinner out because you are providing the labor and aren't paying mark ups. Keep at it!
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