Food, food, food

Since my "episode" last summer I have made a few changes in my eating habits. I have been asked, "So, what DO you eat?" And I have been told, "There isn't any food in the house!" We do eat and there is food here. The biggest food group reduction has been dairy. Cheese has left the house (I do eat it when it is served to me at other places) and my milk is saved for putting on my cereal. We finally finished of the dozen eggs I bought last Thanksgiving. I now buy eggs in a 6-pack. The biggest increase is in fresh fruit and vegetables. We are using the food storage but we are trying to get it down to "storage for 2".

Here is the breakfast that your Dad makes for us a few times a week. It is oatmeal with cinnamon and our home dried apples and raisins. Not pictured is the banana, grapefruit or juice. I still have bran on the mornings I am in a hurry. We have eggs about once a month as noted above.


This is the meal that started this posting. As I filled my plate I thought "This would make Dr. Fuhrman happy". Dr Sarah suggested reading Dr Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat to Live" to get a new perspective. I was a bit discouraged when I read the book because many of the principles were already a part of our lifestyle. I have tried to focus on a few changes, tweeking as I like to think of the changes, that I could live with. This is baked salmon with garlic, lemon and sliced scallions; Calrose rice; green beans with crispy scallions (very yummy). I try to eat salmon at least once a week. Again the fruit isn't in the picture. It was fresh pineapple with this meal. We now try to have our main meal in the middle of the day. It works with Dad's schedule and the empty nest.


Supper is usually a salad or a little bit of leftovers. We have been having some fun things on our salads. Pictured here is romaine lettuce, baby spinach, grated carrots, sliced celery, sliced purple onion, craisins, sunflower seeds, olives, and a few croutons. My daily dose of almonds are on the side. Again, the fruit is missing from the picture. We do eat my bottle fruit along with the fresh.

The good news is, drum roll, as of last week's blood test my cholesterol is DOWN and is in NORMAL range. I will continue with the dietary changes to keep me in the normal range but hopefully I will still improve my cholesterol (normal is very broad).