I usually prefer my breakfasts be sweet, satisfying, and really easy to prepare.. after all, who wants to be stumbling around in the kitchen trying to cook a 3 course meal at 7am? My breakfast of choice is a fast smoothie. It makes a lot and its very satisfying. Who wouldn’t want this for breakfast? and the best part? It’s completely CORE!

Recipe:
2 parts Pineapple (frozen is fine)
1 part Milk (I use Soy)
1 tsp Coconut Extract (or 2tsp of those Torini/Divinci Syrups)
1 part Sweetener (Sugar, Splenda, Etc)
1 tsp Vanilla
1 part Ice (if needed)
1 Cherry (for garnish optional)
1 slice Pineapple (for garnish optional)

Blend together well and serve in goblet.
NOTE: Adjust sweetener and coconut flavoring as needed.

A lot of people think that you have to do without when you are on Core. I can personally tell you that, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Since there is no worry about daily point counting you can eat all core foods for free and indulge in the same goodies that flex people can. As with all ‘diets’ you have goodies in moderation and that is exactly what I like to spend my weekly points on.

This past weekend I made some delicious Vegan Snapdragons from my Grandmother’s recipe. They definately rival Liz Lovely’s cookies! They average out to about 2pts per cookie. I won’t be sharing the recipe (sorry to disapoint..) since it’s a family recipe and the family doesn’t want me to share… but you CAN eat these on Core! Once your points are finished you either earn and use your activity points, or you simply stick to Core foods until the next week begins.

Ok, so it’s mean to show you cookies and not leave you with some recipes for low-point goodies.. so have a look here. I hope that makes up for the disapointment of not having Grandma’s cookie recipe.

The most common question I recieve about bento lunches are “do they help you with portion control?” the answer is absolutely. They are compact lunch boxes but they do hold enough food to keep you satisfied and they also encourage me to eat healthier. Here is an average size lunch. Top: Peanut butter & Agave sandwich on whole wheat bread. Beet burger with hot sauce. Bottom: Applesauce with cinnamon. Grapes. 1 liter bottle of Aquafina. While this lunch may not be all Core, it’s a good assessment of how a healthy lunch can still be pretty and filling at the same time.

Yay!! My new bento came today!!

Top: Blue & Pink colored brown rice. Mayo cup holding spices & fish shaped soy sauce bottle.
Bottom: Grilled chixs panini from Skinny Bitch in the Kitch.
Side: Whole wheat bread stars, flower shaped rice-cheese faces with nori. Corn.
Cup: Blueberry herbal tea.

First of all.. let me just say that I don’t believe for a second this will ever pass.. however, for those of you that think that over weight people aren’t picked on, harassed, or discriminated against — you’re wrong… so very, very, very wrong. If you’re one of the morons laughing amongst yourself at the fat girl eating at the end of your lunchroom table — grow up. Now… let me ask you, does YOUR body mass index say YOU aren’t over weight? Think again…. most people’s BMI are overweight. Then read this carefully…

Tell me again that fat discrimination doesn’t exist?

From Sandy at JunkFood Science:

It has actually happened. Lawmakers have proposed legislation that forbids restaurants and food establishments from serving food to anyone who is obese (as defined by the State). Under this bill, food establishments are to be monitored for compliance under the State Department of Health and violators will have their business permits revoked.

House Bill 282 was introduced in the 2008 Mississippi legislative session on Friday by Representative W.T. Mayhall, Jr., a retired pharmaceutical salesman with DuPont-Merk. Its co-authors are Bobby Shows, a businessman, and John Read, a pharmacist.
Emphasis mine. Also note that the people who penned the damn thing are in a position to benefit from its repercussions, given that “Prescriptions for obesity drugs in 2006 were more than eight times the number prescribed in 1999“.

In the immortal words of, well, me-just-now: “You’ve got to be fucking shitting me.” In more eloquent terms, i think Meowser said it best:
However, I will say that fat hate is one of the last forms of prejudice in which even most people who are subjected to it think they are getting exactly what they deserve.
So for all of you reading this, i want you to ask yourself: should the way you look affect whether or not you’re allowed to eat in public places? Think carefully before you answer that.

ETA: The address to write in protest is that of Rep. Mayhall, and it’s tmayhall@house.ms.gov. Thanks to The Rotund for that bit of info.

It is illegal to force someone to get on a scale in public, but that didn’t stop Northwest Airlines from trying to force anyone they considered overweight to buy 2 seats on their airlines. Last time I checked, they were in trouble and ticket sales weren’t too hot, I think most local resturants would object highly… most of America is over weight, what would THAT do their businesses?

So let me say this again… are YOU too fat to eat in public? what about your mother? your sister? your aunt? your child? or your spouce? and how does it make you feel that your tax dollars are funding these stupid, pointless, bills? I for one would rather my tax dollars fund a bill that promotes something positive like forcing resturants to provide nutrition information on their menus and forcing them to offer healthy solutions.