Food for thought....

I am sitting here wondering how to write my first blog. Words usually come so easily to me. I am rarely speechless. Call it writers block. Call it bloggers block? So I guess I will just type and see what happens! I have always loved food. I am not picky. I pretty much love all food. Which is good and bad. My life has always revolved around food. Like when I was 2 and asked Santa for Kentucky Fried Chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy.

Or how every vacation we plan is around what restaurants we are going to go to. I can tell you every fantastic meal I have had in my life. I can tell you every horrible meal I have had in my life. I can tell you what we ate for dinner last week. I can tell you what we had for Valentine's Day last year at Franck's. Needless to say I also wasn't very active my whole life. I was a book worm. I loved to read and write. Combine that with a love of food and it is no wonder I was always a little heavier than my friends growing up. And then as I got older I was a lot heavier. Both my husband and I love food. And in the past 10 years together we have loved a LOT of food together. The past few years have been spent trying to get healthy. Working out more. Eating less "Bad" foods and more "Good" foods. Recently we decided we can still have a love affair with food. But we needed to change our mindset. I read Dr. Fuhrman's Eat to Live. Changed our outlook on food. We have eliminated dairy from our diet and only eat a few ounces of fish or shrimp or chicken a week. Our cupboards are full of beans, grains, nuts and seeds. Our refrigerator is full of vegetables, almond milk, soy milk and coconut milk. Our counter is full of fresh fruits. The weight is falling off and we have never felt better. The hardest part is not getting bored. When  you eliminate dairy and meat the first thing that comes to mind is what the hell am I going to eat? Well we have made Thai Coconut Lime Vegetable Curry, Black Bean Burgers with baked Sweet Potato Fries, Vegetarian Taco Salads, Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash, Vegetarian Chili and many more healthy plant based meals. Each one more delicious than the next. Full of spice and flavor and nutrients galore. So now our food obsession has taken a different turn in the road of life. We are excited about Bok Choy instead of feta cheese. 

 Hummus makes me giddy instead of a really nice piece of Swiss Cheese.

 Homemade "ice cream" made with almond, soy or coconut milk fully satisfies instead of chocolate or actual ice cream. 

My first blog is about done. It was fun and I think this will be a new hobby of mine. Look for more blogs to come full of healthy yet completely delicious recipes and meal ideas!