Well, first I want to apologize for not posting in such a long time. Even though there is technically, no one to apologize to. But, I'm going to do it anyway.
:)
Guess what I did tonight?
I duped my family!
Ok, I know that doesn't sound nice, but wait until you hear, er...read!
I made yummy, gooey brownies! With black bean in them! Yep! You read that right. Black beans.
"Why would you ruin a perfectly good, tasty dish of brownies?"
Let me explain.
I used a brownie mix, and with most mixes, you add 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of oil and some water.
With my recipe, I pureed 1 can (plus juices) of black beans and 1 cup of water. Added that to the mix and cooked as recommended.
Now, here's the low down on 1 pan of brownies:
Brownies made the "normal" way:
-Total Fat 164grams
-Cholesterol 300grams
-Sodium 2000grams
-Potassium 126grams
-Total Carbs 461.12grams
(Most of the carbs are from sugars, not fiber)
-Protein 32grams
Brownies made with Black Bean Puree:
-Total Fat 51.5grams
-Cholesterol 0
-Sodium 3440grams
-Potassium 1440grams
-Total Carbs 529grams
(Most of the carbs are from fiber in this one, not sugars)
-Protein 41grams
Interesting findings, eh?
(If you're interested in how I figured the numbers, email me and I'll show you)
I am just so tweaked about this! Now, I realize that I'm still using a brownie mix. However, if you're going to use a mix, why not make it as healthy as possible. :) And who doesn't LOVE gooey, chocolaty, easy brownies?
Now, I'm going to have to delve into hiding more foods, so that my picky 8 year old can grow up big and strong like his daddy.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Preparing for rain...
We are getting ready to start a whole new school year, plant our fall garden and prepare our bodies for health. (Don't tell the kids!)
This year for school, we'll be using Considering God's Creation as our core curriculum. I cannot wait to get started and watch the children as they blossom. Since Legoboy has realized he can read, and that he actually enjoys it, life will be much more fun for him. (And me!) Our own Jane Austen (she has taken to writing constantly, even though she's 5) is writing, and writing and writing. Notes and such for any and everyone who passes by. Even some who we've not gotten to see in a while.
Our garden. Well, I really need to plan what we're planting, which way the rows will go, get the covering down (we suffer terrible weed issues) and get going! Legoboy really, really wants pumpkins by October again. I'm ready for the cooler weather veggies. My husband, my rock, took it upon himself earlier this month to bless me by clearing out all the old dead plants in our garden and prepare the soil for me. Just LOVE that man! So now it's up to me...
As for our bodies...you probably read my earlier post. I have more "fun" tests and a possible surgery coming up to help my body be better and healthier. The parts I have control over are what goes into my body and the rest of my families bodies. So, with that, comes learning all I can about real foods. I consider "real foods" to be what God made. Not man.
You know what I'm talking about. Ingredient lists that are almost as long as the label itself. Ingredients that are unpronounceable. I'll be going into more detail on those in later posts.
My new philosophy is, If my great-grandmother wouldn't know what it is, I'm not putting it in our bodies.
Sounds like a plan, eh? Slowly putting it into practice. Slowly. Don't want the natives to get too restless and revolt.
So, in a sense, my family (whether they realize it or not) is preparing for rain. What do I mean? Preparing for the blessings that we trust God will bestow upon us. So, we must first prepare our fields for the rain.
Are you prepared for rain?
Please stick around and learn along with me.
This year for school, we'll be using Considering God's Creation as our core curriculum. I cannot wait to get started and watch the children as they blossom. Since Legoboy has realized he can read, and that he actually enjoys it, life will be much more fun for him. (And me!) Our own Jane Austen (she has taken to writing constantly, even though she's 5) is writing, and writing and writing. Notes and such for any and everyone who passes by. Even some who we've not gotten to see in a while.
Our garden. Well, I really need to plan what we're planting, which way the rows will go, get the covering down (we suffer terrible weed issues) and get going! Legoboy really, really wants pumpkins by October again. I'm ready for the cooler weather veggies. My husband, my rock, took it upon himself earlier this month to bless me by clearing out all the old dead plants in our garden and prepare the soil for me. Just LOVE that man! So now it's up to me...
As for our bodies...you probably read my earlier post. I have more "fun" tests and a possible surgery coming up to help my body be better and healthier. The parts I have control over are what goes into my body and the rest of my families bodies. So, with that, comes learning all I can about real foods. I consider "real foods" to be what God made. Not man.
You know what I'm talking about. Ingredient lists that are almost as long as the label itself. Ingredients that are unpronounceable. I'll be going into more detail on those in later posts.
My new philosophy is, If my great-grandmother wouldn't know what it is, I'm not putting it in our bodies.
Sounds like a plan, eh? Slowly putting it into practice. Slowly. Don't want the natives to get too restless and revolt.
So, in a sense, my family (whether they realize it or not) is preparing for rain. What do I mean? Preparing for the blessings that we trust God will bestow upon us. So, we must first prepare our fields for the rain.
Are you prepared for rain?
Please stick around and learn along with me.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Not the greatest take off...
Well, I was starting this blog so I would have a place to talk about the great new things I would be learning about eating well. Wrong!
My first meeting with the good-cooking women is to be this coming friday, and what do I have to do instead?
Get a CT scan.
Yea me.
Further proof that I definitely need to be eating better, and even further proof that I need to feed my family better before the kids grow up and eat like I have.
So, what have I learned so far...
My first meeting with the good-cooking women is to be this coming friday, and what do I have to do instead?
Get a CT scan.
Yea me.
Further proof that I definitely need to be eating better, and even further proof that I need to feed my family better before the kids grow up and eat like I have.
So, what have I learned so far...
- No more cookies for breakfast
- I would probably be better off as a vegetarian again
- My family will not like it, so I'm going to have to get sneaky
- (OK, sneakier...)
- I have got to kick the sugar addiction....12-step program anyone?
- I need to have a bigger diet of prayer-this is probably the best thing I've learned so far
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