A post about food

Confession: my eating habits have been horrible since I started my new job almost six months ago.  The reason being that my schedule can get overly hectic, and I'm constantly working at these catered events where there's tons of leftover food (case in point--for dinner I ate some leftover fried chicken from a reception a few days ago).

But I've been trying to take time to cook and eat healthy but oh man, it's been an uphill battle.

Here are some things I'm trying:

 

Oatmeal with sliced dates instead of brown sugar (read this in a magazine), and it's really good!

 

Veggie pasta sauces (take whatever vegetables are in the fridge and blend together with olive oil--I used carrots, tomatoes, and onion).  I then sliced in some sweet red peppers and added canellini beans for protein

I just have to get more proactive and plan better for my meals during the week. 

The nice thing is that a lot of people at my church eat healthy, cook a lot of wholesome meals from scratch, and garden or are part of CSAs.  And since I spend a lot of time with church people, these good habits rub off.

The other nice thing is that my work hosts a vegan cafe twice a week where I've discovered kitchari and other delicious vegan foods.  Yum.