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But I wanted a good old egg sandwich for breakfast this morning:

A whole wheat english muffin, egg, and ham. Seasoned with….wait for it…..Salt and Pepper! (Oh yeah, didn’t see that comin did ya?) I remember when our family would go traveling, and we would stop at McDonald’s for breakfast (I can’t even imagine doing that now! Especially after reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollen. VERY good book-I highly recommend it!). I would always get the Egg McMuffin and a glass of orange juice. Those were the good ol’ days-no worries in the world.

Maybe my craving for an egg sandwich came from last nights dinner-goulash! Oh the delicious (brown rice) noodles entangled with the (grass-fed, organic) ground beef and tomatoes (and carrots..). Sorry guys, no picture because I was too busy shoveling down my throat. Believe me, though, it was good!

All of this homestyle cooking, you think that I’d want to pack myself a pb&j for lunch! Nope, I had this delicious bowl instead:

I totally just threw a bunch of stuff into a cast-iron skillet and cooked over medium heat. Green peas, red peppers, water chestnuts, artichoke hearts, spinach, onions, kidney beans, leftover rice, sesame seeds, soy sauce, and black pepper. Whew! What a list! I do this a lot for lunch, though. Throw a bunch of yummy stuff into a pot and hope for the best!

On another note, Chocolate Covered Katie is having a giveaway! Yay! In honor of Hug a Fat month, she is giving away a few jars of yummy, coconut, deliciousness.I LOVE coconut butter and oil! It can be used in these Butter Cups or in this Cheesecake. So, check out her website, and you might be a lucky winner!              http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

Do you ever feel like having good old-fashioned food? Is it something your mom or grandma, exc, used to make? If you have any recipes, I would be happy to hear about them!

P.S. Check out my new Recipes page found in the upper right-hand corner!

Hey everybody! My name is Alex, and I live a completely sugar-free life! I’ve always been sensitive to sugar since I was a little baby. When I’d eat it I would get a rash on my cheek, but I would always just ignore it and go on eating my hot fudge sundae. Then a few years ago I started really getting into health and nutrition, so I decided to completely stop eating sugar altogether. That means no food with added sugar or sugar substitutes!

Everything was going fine until about five months into my new sugar free life. It was Thanksgiving and I had always been a huge fan of pumpkin pie. I told myself, “One little slice won’t hurt.” Boy was I wrong! After the first bite, I bright red rash shot up the side of my cheek. Then after finishing the miniscule slice, I received a massive headache and my whole body felt sick for the rest of the day. After that, I only tried sugar about twice more with the same results. Ever since then I have not eaten sugar. I can eat fruit, but only in small amounts. When I do eat fruit, I usually have to pair it with  fat like peanut butter to calm down the effects on my system.

When I tell people that I can’t eat any sugar, people respond in two ways:

1. “You can’t eat sugar?! How can you survive in this world? I would die! What can you eat?”
2. “Wow, that’s really actually lucky. There are so many people in the world today that have problems with eating sugar. I wish I could be like that.”

I am a competitive tennis player, and I love singing, too! However, my true passion is food and nutrition! I could talk to someone all day long about this subject! I have a beautiful dog named Pudder:

I would like to say thank you to Katie for inspiring me to create a blog of my own! So before I leave today I must post a fat-hugging pic!

I love you peanut butter! I love you for every spoonful we share together (Especially if your rolled in cacao nibs, mmmm!)

Good fats like nut butters are so good for your health! They make your skin soft, your hair shiny, your bones strong, and your brain smart! All of those Omega-3’s and monounsaturated fats in nuts, avocados, and olive oil help your body perform everyday functions. I take a spoonful of cod liver oil every day to help my muscles recover after a long work out, and so that my skin is pimple-free! It works!

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

What’s your favorite fat? Why do you love it so much?

Many Blessings!

Alex