returned item

Yesterday I broke down and bought some yogurt since haven't yet mastered making my own yogurt. So I arrived at the grocery store afterwork tired, hurried and distracted.  I wasn't in the mood to read the labels so i picked up this:

Natural, organic, plain yogurt...can't go wrong, right? Wrong!  When I went to serve some up for my evening treat (I love ending my day with a small bowl of plain yogurt topped with a handful of nuts and dried fruit) and took a taste of the yogurt - YUK!! It was full of some kind of filler.  I could taste only the filler.  I realized I wouldn't be eating it or even using it in my cooking since, low & behold, it contained corn starch.  Now why corn starch has to be added to yogurt is a mystery to me.  So back I went to the market! Yes, I actually returned it! And this time I read the ingredients and will be filling my yogurt maker before the weekend begins!

mark the calendar!

I baked!
And recorded the recipe in my LoseIt app!
Irish Soda Bread that I transformed into tiny muffins.

This is a GAPS friendly reciept that I found on Pinterest via SlowcookedRX.  I was raised on sandwiches and an appreciation of good bread so, for me, a tough part of the GAPS cleansing diet has been the elimination of grains - more difficult than the elimination of sugar.  I plan to get a couple of these types of receipts so I can stay clean. Links to grain, sugar, dairy free breads are more than welcome.

flavored water

I've been waking in the night really thirsty after a day of scratching at my dry skin so I figured it's time to step up my water consumption. And since I've gotten off of artificial sweeteners Crystal Lite (etc) isn't in my shopping basket I thought I would try some of the fruit teas.  The passion fruit, blueberry and mint herbal teas are great - so refreshing!  Then I came across some receipts for flavored water which inspired me to try making my own concoction... grated fresh ginger and a mint tea bag- a touch of a bite balanced with a bit of coolness. Volla - a very pleasant alternative to plain ol' filtered water.

Today's inspiration comes from: Drinking Enough Water/Flavored Water Receipts

homemade yogurt

So I started making my own yogurt so that I can get yogurt without lactose I'm happy about this, however how to calculate the calories is currently a bit of an unknown.

Breakfast was about three quarters of a cup of yogurt, a banana and a teaspoon of honey. Calories unknown, stomach full.

Rediscovering an Old Favorite

Soy Nuts -- yum yum.  I've read about some pretty amazing curative powers of soy...which I'd like to believe but according to the Mayo Clinic website: "more research is needed before a conclusion can be made."

That this doesn't matter to me 'cuz when I munch on these I just can't help but smile! They are soooo tasty!