I haven't done much cooking lately. It's been kind of nice. I've been eating lots of salads and vegetables and fruits at home. I've also eaten many of my meals at work (one of the perks of working in the food service industry). To be honest, I've been kind of spoiled by the food there. I eat lots of delicious (but bad for me) foods like fresh white rolls, chicken chardonnay, chicken marsala, chicken parmesan (lots of chicken), asparagus, vegetable medleys, steaks, caprese salad, potatoes, green beans, salads, hamburgers, and sandwiches. Because of this, I haven't been as motivated to cook at home.
Part of my lack of cooking is also because I've been trying to change the way we eat. I've started buying a few organic things, but really don't have the budget or the option of buying everything organically. The farmer's market opens up in town this week though, so I'm excited.
I think Jesse and I are also slowly becoming vegetarians. Not intentionally, but since meat is expensive and I'd rather buy vegetables with my money, we haven't eaten it as much. Now when we do eat it, we don't enjoy it as much as we used to (I've never been able to finish the serving of meat I get at work).
Another thing that's made me more reluctant to cook is that I've been trying to cut back on carbs. It seems like the majority of the interesting recipes I see are flour and sugar based.
All this has also caused us to unintentionally reduce our dairy consumption. I love cheese and butter, but have realized we've used way less cheese, butter, sour cream, and milk (though we've been using nut milks most recently) than we used to. I don't think I'll ever cut it out completely, but it is nice to free up that portion of our budget.
When I went grocery shopping yesterday, I had a fun game of reading the labels on food. It was crazy annoying to see food colorings (petroleum based), high fructose corn syrup, nitrites, preservatives, and other things in just about everything I picked up.
I don't want to be obsessed with this stuff though, I just want to be informed and make good choices for my body. I want to put the right foods in my body and take care of it - the foods God designed it to use. Similarly, I'm not going to put 87 octane fuel in a car designed for 91 octane fuel. I think I'll occasionally indulge in something not so good for me though, I just don't want that to be a regular part of my diet.
Part of my lack of cooking is also because I've been trying to change the way we eat. I've started buying a few organic things, but really don't have the budget or the option of buying everything organically. The farmer's market opens up in town this week though, so I'm excited.
I think Jesse and I are also slowly becoming vegetarians. Not intentionally, but since meat is expensive and I'd rather buy vegetables with my money, we haven't eaten it as much. Now when we do eat it, we don't enjoy it as much as we used to (I've never been able to finish the serving of meat I get at work).
Another thing that's made me more reluctant to cook is that I've been trying to cut back on carbs. It seems like the majority of the interesting recipes I see are flour and sugar based.
All this has also caused us to unintentionally reduce our dairy consumption. I love cheese and butter, but have realized we've used way less cheese, butter, sour cream, and milk (though we've been using nut milks most recently) than we used to. I don't think I'll ever cut it out completely, but it is nice to free up that portion of our budget.
When I went grocery shopping yesterday, I had a fun game of reading the labels on food. It was crazy annoying to see food colorings (petroleum based), high fructose corn syrup, nitrites, preservatives, and other things in just about everything I picked up.
I don't want to be obsessed with this stuff though, I just want to be informed and make good choices for my body. I want to put the right foods in my body and take care of it - the foods God designed it to use. Similarly, I'm not going to put 87 octane fuel in a car designed for 91 octane fuel. I think I'll occasionally indulge in something not so good for me though, I just don't want that to be a regular part of my diet.
