no such thing as free

I want to briefly talk about "free" food... as in Fat Free, Sugar Free and any other Free you can think of. 


Food companies aren't stupid. They also aren't, shall we say... moral. They know we want to keep eating yummy stuff, but want to do it without the guilt. So they slap a label on the bottle or box saying "FREE" and know we are gullible enough to take the bait. 


Here's what they don't tell you: when you take something out, like fat or sugar, you have to put something back in to make it taste the same. This comes in the form of chemicals or sodium. If it says "sugar free" it is probably has aspertane or splenda as a replacement, both of which have been tested to cause cancer and tumors. Really really gross. 


I've said it before, I'll say it again. DON'T  buy processed diet foods. They are so bad for you!! It makes so much more sense to indulge in a good quality, short-list ingredient ice cream occasionally than to eat an ice cream full of poison every night! 


Trust me, I love sweets as much as anybody. Here are a few ideas for a sweet treat: 

mix together a little honey and unsweetened cocoa powder. Use it to dip strawberries or frozen bananas in it. 

mix together honey and a little almond butter and dip frozen bananas in it. 

buy a good quality chocolate bar and have 1 square of it with a small glass of sparkling wine 

place a grapefruit under the broiler for about 5 minutes. Top with a little honey. 

If you have any other ideas, I'd love to hear them!!


Now I want to talk about the world's most delicious food: PIZZA! Oh, Lord I hadn't found a way to make pizza healthy I wouldn't have been able to stay on track. My family actually prefers this pizza to take out now. I hope you will too!


All items purchased at... TRADER JOE'S
preheat oven to 425 degrees


whole wheat pizza crust
1/3 of a bottle of pizza sauce
kalmata olives
feta cheese 
salame
1/2 a red pepper, diced
4 sliced mushrooms




cut the pizza crust into 4 equal parts immediately after taking it out of the package. let rest for 20 minutes, then spread out with your hands. place each piece on a cookie sheet sprayed with olive oil cooking spray. Top with sauce and all toppings ( I don't put the salame on mine, but the rest of the family loves it. Just put about 4 slices on each piece, you don't want to overdo it as it has a lot of fat). Put in oven for about 15 minutes. Serve with a green salad. YUM!!!



Be Kind To Yourself!!