Yup, my cholesterol is up. I had been really striving to remove or reduce meat from my diet. I was shown in black and white that I have failed. I must confess, though. I love to eat meat. I need to find a way to meld eating meat with being healthy. We were really good about not having processed meats in the house for quite a while. Then the Holidays came around. Gotta have salami, cheese, and bacon for those special recipes and friends. But really, do I really need to feed my special friends and family bacon? NO.
I need to go back to the paradigm of eating food as grown. Make all food at home. I need to stop using so much cheese. I just went overboard during the Holidays. I also know that when it gets cold I turn to my favorite comfort foods. I just decided to make a list. It may take a few days. I am going to list our usual comfort foods. I also think I need to determine why they are comfort foods. I will list the "bad" ingredient(s) and work on designing or find an recipe that reduces or eliminates the "bad" ingredient.
I also need to ensure I have healthy snacks in the house. I think we should never buy sweets or chips, etc. If we want to eat that stuff, we need to go out and purchase it.
Stay tuned.
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