A Healthy New Year

If anyone has watched the documentary Forks over Knives, it's eye opening to say the least.  It's very powerful to show how diet can affect your body and health.  As I was watching it, I was mentally going thru my pantry and thinking of all the processed foods I have to throw out!  Unfortunately, I wouldn't have much left (sadly) I would have to buy all new and that can't happen since I've already used my grocery budget for the week!  So, what to do now?  Well, I took a good look at the food we have and decided we will have to phase out the bad and as we eat up the "bad for you" food, we will replace it with the healthier "good for you food".
So yesterday for breakfast we had Bisquick, heart healthy pancakes, but I added about a 1/4 cup of cornmeal and 1/2 cup of oatmeal to the batter.  Then I made a raspberry syrup by boiling 1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries with a dash of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of pomegranate juice, 1/4 cup of applesauce and 2 tablespoons of honey.  It boiled for about 15 minutes and I strained it the a sieve and it was so good. The we had
pb&j for lunch with fresh fruit and dinner was a salad, some sliced ham and a piece of crusty bread.  We enjoyed a glass of red wine (it is from grapes) and a dark chocolate brownie for dessert.
I hope as time goes on, I will be able to create yummy, healthy recipes to share.  But for now, I will mix healthier into what I have and as long as we eat better than we did, it is a step in the right direction!