Welcome!

Me and my sweet hubby!

After getting married a few years ago, my husband and I really packed on some pounds. We ate out a lot and being raised a southern girl, I cooked the typical southern cuisine. You know, deep fried cream cheese with a side of butter. Don't forget syrupy-sweet iced tea.  After checking up with our primary care and finding that we had high cholesterol and high blood pressure, we decided to make a few (okay many) dietary changes. It was really difficult at first finding healthy food to eat and meals to plan, and those items and dishes got really old, really fast. I started to think to myself, “why does healthy food have to taste so bad?” I looked for alternatives to butter, salt, other fats and carbs. Oh my! Carbs. I. Love. Them. All. Pasta! Rice! Potatoes! Bread! I better stop there or I am gonna be tempted to falter. 

As my research continued, I found healthy low to no carbs substitutes and ways to substitute empty calories (food that has calories with little to no actual nutritional value) for food that I can get more bang for my buck (protein and nutrients for calories). My husband's cholesterol has gone down, my blood pressure is great, and we've both lost weight! I am not promoting any diet, and I am not saying that my way of eating works for everyone. What I am saying, is that there is a great alternative for unhealthy food. I want to share with others what I've learned, recipes that I've created, and and tips for using healthy, low-carb substitutes.


Just a taste of things to come!

Being the true southern girl that I am, I'll be sharing a few cheats too! My husband and I have an all-out, no-shame cheat day once a month. So I'll be sharing some sweet treats as well as savory-cheater cheater pumpkin eater-dishes along the way. Remember, all things in moderation!   Besides, we all need a little sweetness from time-to-time.

I'll also be sharing some Pinterest experiments. From success to failures, I'll share my attempts at some of those ever-so-tempting pins, both healthy and not-so healthy.

Eating good doesn't have to be bad.

Happy Eating,
Lauren