Swiss Chard!

Hey Everyone!

So this past week, I was looking at the blog here, and I realized that I kind of eat the same things over and over. So because of that, I am going to talk about certain items that we make. This week's featured side is Swiss Chard.

Chard is a leafy green vegetable often used in Mediterranean cooking. We have been using it with all kinds of meals. To cook it, we start by chopping it up into some pretty good sized strips and tossing it into a slightly oiled fry pan. 

After Chopping it up, Toss it in the frying pan.

Cooking it on medium heat until it reduces down.

Once its cooked down, you can turn the heat off, and just let it cool down until you're ready to eat. Once in a while, we add some different spices and flavorings, the best so far is to add some lemon. 

Short this week, but there you have it! Swiss Chard. Get Cookin!

-Josh Franz

Snacks!

Last week I talked about snacking a little bit, and this week I wanna expound on that subject. So since we are doing the Gluten Free/Sugar Free thing, Snacking is a little harder. Cookies are just about 100% out, there are gluten free/sugar free cookies, but they are just about as good as eating nothing at all. GF Crackers aren't usually that good, and they certainly have their share of salt. So that leads us to what we have been snacking on. POPCORN!  And I don't mean the butter smothered stuff you get at the movies. We have been trying to break it down to the bare minimum on toppings, we cool it all in some olive oil, and then once its cooked, we coat it again in a smidgen of olive oil, and then add a touch of salt, or some different seasonings we found that are pretty good, the key to being able to eat a fair amount of Popcorn is to slightly coat it in something tasty, so you get JUST enough flavor to keep you going, but not enough to be overdo it. Popcorn is virtually nothing, just tasty puffed air. 

We are still looking for some tasty other snacks, but so far this one hasn't failed us. we can pretty much always make some up, and its very quick and easy. Go make some Popcorn! 

Have an Awesome Week!

-Josh Franz

Taco night!

This week was great! Things with the diet are moving in the right direction. We have had some awesome meals, and have really been eating good. There is only one snag that we've run into, and that's snacking. I didn't realize how much I snacked until now. Snacking isn't out of the diet. But it certainly isn't nearly as easy as it used to be. But that being said I'll save the snacking for another blog.
Here are a few of the highlighted meals from this week are Pictured below.

Baked Cod in a Corn Tortilla with Corn on the side.

Inside, Cod, Zucchini, Tomatoes, and Yellow Squash

Spaghetti Squash, Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Asparagus, and an Avocado. 

As you can see, Zucchini and Yellow Squash make it into the mix quite a lot. Those are two things that we can have just about Every Day, and the Asparagus we can have about twice a week. So we end up eating a lot of the same kinds of food all the time, and because of that, we are having to figure out the best ways to cook everything. So far it has been an adventure. 

-Josh Franz

The First Week

We have been doing the diet for a few days, and I have decided that I am going to write here every Wednesday - which puts us in the middle of every week. This week we had some awesome meals. and it has been nice to cook at home and not go out to eat, which we were doing a decent amount of before. Before starting this whole thing, I was getting heart burn pretty regularly, about every other day. And since we started this thing, I haven't had any. So already I am starting to feel a lot better. Here are some pictures of a few of the meals we had this week. 

 Salmon with Onions, Rice with Zucchini and Yellow Squash.

 

 Chicken with Corn and Asparagus, with Spaghetti Squash.

Salad with Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Yellow Squash. Asparagus with Red Onions, and a Beef Patty. 

This First week was awesome. And I am thinking that it will only get better from here, so keep following along with me. Maybe I will include a few recipes here soon. 

Have a Great week! And Stay Healthy!

-Josh Franz

New Blog Here

I have an old blog, and I have become quite lazy with updating it. so I have created this new blog, and Here I will be chronicling some new adventures. My wife and I are starting a New Diet. This is going to be very interesting, because I have never ever gone on a diet. The closest thing to a diet for me would be when I quit drinking soda for a year. We are going Gluten Free/Sugar Free. Kelly did this in high school and it seemed to work quite well. But since she met me, I'm all about eating Whatever, Whenever. So, we are headed in the right direction. The first