Eating What You Crave vs Craving What You Eat



I'm a firm believer that eating habits are just that..."habits."

If you eat something often enough, you'll begin to crave it.

Without a doubt, I know I'm addicted to sugar

and need to eat less of it.
Don't even let me get started on chocolate,
or ice cream.

With that in mind, I've been looking

for some healthy alternatives.

Last winter I discovered frozen blueberries.

Yes, I know, there's nothing new about frozen blueberries.

I had just never bought them.

I also discovered I could add 1teaspoon of vanilla extract to

a quart of plain yogurt

and get a pretty good vanilla yogurt.



(You must stir it completely to get the vanilla mixed throughout.)

Because the yogurt I buy is also sugar free,

I add sweetener each time I have a bowl.

I use Equal, but (a little) sugar or honey would work great too.

Top the yogurt with the still frozen blueberries.

Now go take care of some morning business,

walk the dog, start the coffee, make your bed,

unload the dishwasher, you get the idea.

Soon, those blueberries will be thawing

and releasing their juices.

Yum, this is so good,

and so healthy.

I've been having it for breakfast most mornings

for quite a while and now find

it's exactly what I prefer for breakfast. 

Why not train ourselves to crave some

healthy foods?

Have you found some healthy foods you actually crave?

Linking to Foodie Friday at Rattlebridge Farm