Cravings

I've been searching for nutrition classes but have not found anything short of enrolling into university!  I will keep looking.  I did work out the past couple of weeks and felt great afterward.  I've been dragging from traveling for work and getting little sleep but the time on the elliptical left me feeling energized and having more pep in my step the next morning.

Since my food choices during the week were disastrous, I returned home on the weekends feeling the need to detox.  I chose the Greens with Envy juice from wholefoods to wash away the toxins. 

I met my parents for lunch this weekend.  We went to our usual spot, The Cheesecake Factory.  Determined to avoid eating a meal that will surely cause inflammation but craving Chicken Parmesan, I chose the Chicken Romano dish.  It was two thin cut pieces of lightly breaded chicken that was served with pasta and a choice of cream of marinara sauce.  I substituted the pasta for brown rice and requested the marinara sauce to have on the side.  It was tasty and caused no digestive issues, so hopefully it was the right choice.

To satisfy my sweet tooth this weekend, I stopped by a gluten-free bakery called The Happy Tart.  I've tried a few items there in the past but found their cupcakes and cookies to be dry and grainy.  Yesterday, however, I tried the gluten-free turnover with hot green tea.  The turnovers are amazing!  They have a nutella flavor with or without banana and an apple option.  The crust is flaky and buttery and the filling is very satisfying.  They get the Food Love Joy seal of approval.

Snacks

I've come across brown rice crackers.  They are yummy crackers with a light crispiness and a lot of flavor.  The crackers I've seen usually have seeds in them like sesame or flaxseed.  I've also seen crackers with seaweed in them.  I've come across them at Whole Foods and Target.  Besides being a good replacement for crackers made from refined flour, they are also a good to replace tortilla chips.  I assume that tortilla chips cause inflammation since they are made with corn.  The brown rice crackers are good alone or with hummus, olives, cheese.  I can see myself eating these instead of having chips.  I really am surprised at how satisfying they are. Below is a pic of the brown rice crackers I get from Whole Foods, they come in a variety of flavors.

On another note, I've realized recently that I've not worked out in weeks.  Exercise is helpful in reducing inflammation, so I need to get moving this week. My two goals for the upcoming weeks are to workout and to sign up for a nutrition class.  I am so curious about this inflammation issue.  I really want to learn more about the impact of food in our bodies, good and bad.  It is written, so it must happen! :-)