Day 34 - Dear Food

Dear Food,

I never thought this day would come, but our relationship is over. I have recently been thinking about all the good times we've shared over the years, and now I see it was all a facade. Every time I would feel stressed, overwhelmed, angry, sad, happy (let's face it any excuse to be with you I took) and I would instantly run to have you embrace me. Your sugary sweetness, your delicious saltiness, all of you, all the time. You never really made me felt better, and after spending a prolonged period of time I saw that you only made me feel worse about myself.

I am over you. I know that we will be friends, and spend a healthy amount of time together, in healthy doses. It feels good to be free of you Food. I will use my new found independence to help other people get over you too.

Sincerely your former lover,
Carey

Food, delicious, delicious food...

I love food. Let's face it, that's how I got myself into this mess. I mean...that's why I am forging this road to success. Right?

As a lover of food, it is very difficult to shy away from really any type of food you shouldn't eat. Don't get me wrong...I have been trying with all my might. I eat way better then I did before the challenge, but don't eat as well as I did when I was doing the challenge. It's somewhere in between. Eat some things that I shouldn't, but eating them in moderation.

In loving food so much I decided that I should have a cookbook that helps me love good for me foods. I decided on Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 (200 recipes under 200 calories). Tonight is the second night I have cooked out of this book and I am already impressed. I was so impressed that I decided to photo document this food journey for you. If they can do it in Julia and Julie then I can absolutely do it here. Maybe they should make this blog into a movie, eh? A very, very short, boring movie. :)

I love potato skins. There, I said it. They are delicious and salty, and cheesy. How could you not love them? I was excited to find this recipe, Bacon n' Cheese Bell Pepper Skins. They are all the deliciousness of potato skins without all the carbs and grease. All deliciously topped with fat free sour cream. Delightful. If you are not a fan of bell peppers try it anyway. I don't like them and I like these!
Per serving (2 pieces): 119 calories, 5.5g fat, 6.5 carbs, 1.25g fiber, 3.5 sugars, 11g protein

Next up on our dinner list is Crispy White Pizza. I would compare this to a margherita pizza. I thought this was really yummy. And although it doesn't look like much, it was really filling. My favorite part was the crispy tortilla crust. MMMMmmmmm.
Per serving (entire pizza): 176 calories, 3g fat, 29 carbs, 13g fiber, 19g protein

Last, but certainly not least, were the Banana Cupcakes with PB Frosting. These cupcakes are seriously delish. This is something that I would make for a party and then astonish everyone with the fact that they came from a diet cookbook. The PB Frosting was my favorite part. If you like bananas and you like peanutbutter, you will dig this. Seriously, you will dig right in. While, they did come out of a under 200 cal book, everything in moderation, right? :)
*Don't let my picture put you off from liking them. They're not pretty little things, but so yummy*
Per serving (1 frosted cupcake): 143 calories, 3.75g fat, 25g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 13g sugars, 2g protein

Stay tuned for more delicious recipes out of this book. If you are interested in any of the recipes, let me know, I am a sharing girl. :)