Clean Living!!!!

I have started a new program called clean eating. Ever heard of it? It's when you eat and drink items that are all natural and haven't been tampered with. AKA preservatives. Also no white flour or white sugar. I feel so much better. I've been doing this for about a week and I've already worked out 3 days in a row. That is unheard of at our house.

Ever since I started my catering company I have seriously become a food snob. I used to be able to go to any restaurant and find something that I would like. Not so anymore. Either the food is too salty, too greasy, too breaded, or disgusting. I find myself thinking about what I would do to change the food to make it more edible. Food Snob. We went to a "Famous" barbecue place on Sat. and I was less than impressed. I ordered the beer battered fish with spiced apples, and some kind of potato thing. I peeled all of the batter off of the fish and dipped it into a tarter sauce that had too much dill. The apples were disgusting. They were drenched in a cornstarch based sauce and had too much allspice on them. The potato thing was pretty good. Then there was corn too. Not a salad in sight, and that was all I really wanted in order to break up the meal.
Batter=starch
Corn=starch
Potatoes=starch
Cornstarch on apples=starch
I walked out of there feeling like a grained cow. Nasty. Good thing the eating company was good. I think our group was the loudest in the restaurant. :)

Whatever happened to having balanced meals? You know a protein, 2 vegetables, fruit? Corn and potatoes are vegetables but they are also starches and can be incredibly heavy. You need to also have vegetables that are acidic, leafy, and water based to help your body digest your food. Eating out has almost become less than exciting. Almost.

I found a place out where I live called the Olive Mill. They have locally grown food and prepare it in an Italian style bistro way. Lovely. The gelato is the perfect way to end a meal there. The food is not heavy, it's prepared cleanly with little to no grease, and the ingredients are fresh. Yay!!!!!!

I have taken to preparing my foods with freshly ground whole wheat flour, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, low fat meats. I hope those of you that order from my business can tell the difference in the quality of food and are excited about that!