JT’s hubby

My hubby and I have really been focusing on eating healthy; and we really enjoy what we cook. We have incorporated fresh vegetables and fruit into our regime and we have so much more energy.It is springtime and even though there may be some warm days, it can be downright cold. We are looking at recipes for soups,  low-carb casserole  dishes, chili and chili con carne.

Comfort food is often associated with high calories and meals that will pack on the pounds; but that is just not entirely true.  When I was a little girl, my mother would cook greens. I remember a combination of mustard, turnips and collard greens with ham shanks for seasoning and flavor. She would use a variety of other seasonings, like the ones from Schwartz, to top it off. My mother and I would also bake cornbread in a cast iron skillet to go with the greens.  That was comfort food at its best. Some may not consider the greens healthy because of the ham shanks. The ham shank was and is used for seasoning, but we never ate it. Well maybe my daddy would eat a piece of the ham shank with his greens.

Comfort food can be full of flavor and still low in fat. It may take a little time to look for different dishes on nutritional guidelines; but in the end it will be worth it.  One of the keys for my hubby and I is to eat tons of vegetables each day. The more vegetables on our plate the better, portion control is a key. Sometimes I have realized that I can have to much of a good thing. When eating those vegetables, meat or fish  there’s no need to load up on butter and oils for flavor instead we add different seasonings and fresh herbs for flavor.

It takes discipline and the benefits are so good.