#8 Journey to a new me!

Yesterday I made something different. I got the idea from Cooking light book, but I put my own twist.
I roasted beets with a little olive oil and salt and pepper. Jack (my husband) said he doesn't like beets.
I persuaded him to eat one bite. Guess what? He liked it. I told him because he's probably only tasted pickled beets, he agreed. Well, I let the beets cool, after I ate 3 or 4 pieces, and then made a salad. Beets, red onion, orange segments and thinly sliced fennel. Then I made a vinaigrette with Dijon mustard, fresh squeezed lemon juice, a little honey, salt and pepper and added some fresh parsley. I really don't know measurements, just taste as you go. The beets and oranges are already sweet, so I used very little honey. I prefer savory over sweet.

I am really just winging this. I want to learn to eat fresh ingredients, less fat and try and stay away from sugar as much as possible. This morning I'm having Quiche. Yes, there's eggs and milk, but I used low fat ricotta cheese, turkey bacon, mushrooms, red bell pepper, red onion and fresh spinach. I didn't add any butter. The trick, I think, is moderation, portion sizes. I don't want to limit myself to not having foods I love. I want to find ways to have the foods I love without all the fat that is usually used to make them.
I'm still learning. Such as never ever eat anything that has Trans fat. Tran’s fat is the worst kind of fat. And try to stay away from saturated fat. There are a lot of things that have fat that is not only good fat but fat your body needs. Nuts, Olive oil, Avocado, just to name a few. Without some good fat, your body will not function correctly; you're doing more harm than good.