Humble Beginnings

Hi!

I'm new to this blogging thing so bear with me and my virgin lingo. I don't know if I'm supposed to introduce myself or tell you why I started blogging in the first place. What I will say is, I love food.

The purpose behind this blogging journey is to share my experience with food and hopefully encourage those to make heathier and smarter choices when it comes to eating. I read a quote a couple months ago that went something like this:

"Food is what you make it. It can be a fast medicine or a slow poison."

I had already made a conscious effort to "eat right" but after reading that, I was encouraged to continue my food journey, and hopefully persuade some to join me!

It was always natural for me to eat healthy, because I started out that way. My mother made a decision in her 30's to stop eating pork and beef. So naturally, when my brother and I came into this world, our diet consisted of poultry, seafood and lots of fruits and vegetables. She also never graced us with "artificial" drinks like "hugs" or sodas. I didn't have kool-aid for the first time until college! Now don't get me wrong, I knew what unhealthy food looked and tasted like. As a clueless child, I was naturally attracted to everything that wasn't necessarily good for me. My brother and I had our ways to get what we wanted through outside sources :) (thank you to all of our family and adopted family who provided us with our forbidden treasures)  Now that I'm older and my health decisions affect me, I appreciate the way my mom did things. We had a lot of home cooked meals and quality family time. Those moments set up the blueprint to my current, active lifestyle.

In these blogs, I will post recipes and health tips that I have tried and tested. I love trying new things so if there is something you want to try, but are hesitant, I would be more than happy to do my research on it and test it. This world is full of diets and "get skinny now" gimmicks and I just want to be healthy. Healthy doesn't have to hurt. A lot of people are used to the pleasure of hamburgers and cheese fries and I am one if them. But you don't have to sacrifice taste to get the best experience out of every bite.

No I am not a certified nutritionist, but by trade I am a scientist. I've been associated with the world of research for many years now. This doesn't make me an expert on the things that I post, however, I am a true researcher indeed (normally my husband is my guinea pig, but most of the time, I am). My food decisions and "experiments" have lead me to a healthier lifestyle and a fit "temple". As I continue to blog and post, I hope that in time, it will give you a chance to get to know me.

Ok, enough rambling! Let's eAt!