I Didn't Fall I Jumped!

So ok, I've been sugaring it up once in a while since October.  Lately it has been more then once in a while.  I justified it because I wasn't eating any wheat so the harm wasn't all THAT bad.  Well that really is foolishness.  Sure maybe once in a big while you eat a sweet with refined sugar, what is the harm?  I've found that if you let it get out of hand then you are on the road to justifying all kinds of crazy things.

So what did I do?  Well as fate would have it, we had a chocolate cake ( made with traditional wheat flour) sitting in the fridge.  It was left over from a family gathering on Dec. 25.  We didn't eat any of it then and my hubby was planning to take it to work and give it away but forgot.
So there it was.
Did its addictive wheaty superpower call to me and send me cravings for its velvety goodness???  No, honestly I was just bored and wanted some instant gratification for chocolate and there it was.  I had opened the door months ago when I started indulging frequently in the refined sugars for comfort.
I didn't fall off the wagon with the cake, I jumped.  I took a running start.

It was a big piece too.  I figured if I was going to do it, do it big.
I do not know what kind of affect it will have on me over the next few days.  The last time I was accidentally exposed to wheat germ it was for 4 days in a row.  It was horrible!!  I had cravings and wanted to eat ALL the time until it worked itself out of my system.  Not to mention the amazing crabbiness I felt.  This time around, it was just one time and I happen to be sick already with a head and chest cold.  I think that may be my saving grace because I just don't find myself wanting to eat anything because of being sick!

I did notice that shortly after eating the cake I became very tired.  I'm fairly certain that if I went back through The Wheat Belly book by Dr. Davis there would be an explaination as to why that is.  Probably due to it's opiate affect on the brain.

I also noticed that I got sicker.  My congestion got worse.  Ok.. can I blame the wheat for that?  It is iffy, but I've done some testimonial reading online and people say that they have noticed allergy/congestion IMPROVING when they stop eating wheat.  And... yeah... my hubby and I have had massive improvements in that departments since going wheat free.

So... Time to drag myself back up on the wagon again.  This time leaving refined sugar behind as well.  For someone with a history of heart disease in the family, I strongly suspect refined sugar is a devil in disguise and something I shouldn't play with.  There is probably some link to small LDL particles and when I feel better I will look into that.

If you didn't know Small Particle LDL's are the cause of coronary heart disease.
I strongly recommend you check out www.wheatbellyblog.com or Dr. Davis' book Wheat Belly.  It is life changing in so many ways.

I'll be bringing back some food posts soon!  Hang in there as I get back into the swing of things!

Muffin Tin Omelets

Since my mom's passing I haven't written anything new, but I did find this draft just sitting there waiting to be published.  Enjoy.  I will be posting new adventures shortly. 

I found some stuff online where people were making food in muffin tins.  I thought it was cute and a great way to have ready made portions.  So I gave it a try.  Since my hubby isn't really thrilled about taking yogurt to work and eating it every morning with blueberries and nuts... maybe I should shake it up a bit.  I decided to make some breakfast omelets with sweet potato waffle fries as the bottom.

I'm not going to say this was a great success, but I'm not going to call it a failure either.  Although, it was a learning experience for sure.  I probably should tell you that I've been experiencing major bouts of clutziness in the kitchen for a while now, well actually since we moved in here a couple months ago.  Yeah, I had you fooled didn't I... thinking I was spinning all kinds of cooking magic in there with ease.  In reality I'm afraid I might have started a few salmonella farms in a few select places.  If there is a surface in the kitchen/dining room that I haven't spilt, splattered or dropped something on well then I deserve a medal! 

This day was one of those days magnified by ten!  But I survived with minimal battle wounds.  Here is what I came up with:

I preheated my oven to 375 degrees.  I came up with this based on another oven omelet recipe I have seen.

I buttered my muffin tins and added some sweet potato waffle fries.

I whisked up some eggs, salt and pepper.  I got a bit carried away and beat them to a frothy mess!  I continued and added some peppers for my veggie element.

Yep... still nice and foamy, at this point I didn't know what to expect as the result when I pulled them out of the oven.  I threw some fresh parsley on top to add another colorful element so they wouldn't be boring... and after over 7 years of marriage, my hubby recently told me he likes to eat it!

Looking good!

Looking not so good. I should have used coconut or olive oil instead of butter or better yet muffin cups!

I served them that night on the side with a big salad, focaccia "bread"sticks and Humus.