Gluten Free Pizza Recipe | Food Friday

About six months ago I was diagnosed with celiac disease which has meant that I am now forced to live a gluten free lifestyle. It's not hard to be gluten free, per se; there's tonnes of stuff on the market that is gluten free. The difficulty has come because of my other food allergies- anaphylaxis to fruit and nuts. The majority of gluten free foods are made with fruit and/or nuts. 

This has meant that I've been experimenting in the kitchen. I've been trying to find good recipes and alternatives for everything from bread to cookies to crackers and beyond.

One thing I was really missing was a good pizza. Making your own dough is easy, but gluten free dough never seems to be right. It either tastes funny or the texture is all wrong. 

I've finally found a pizza base recipe that is absolutely delicious that I want to share with you guys! This pizza base is reminiscent of a thin and crispy crust pizza, not a thick or soft crust my any means. It's my favourite type of pizza crust!

So here it is:

To make this delicious pizza base I used a combination of oat flour and rice flour. As a binder I used a combination of eggs and mozzarella cheese. I seasoned the dough with black pepper and salt.

This dough has to be baked for about twelve to fifteen minutes before you assemble the pizza. I used homemade pizza sauce, corn, and mozzarella cheese to top my pizza. I then put it back in the oven for another fifteen minutes. 

I hope you all enjoyed this recipe- if you try it let me know what you think! Also if you have any gluten free recipes/resources leave a comment below!

Thanks for reading & check back again to see what KatieDidd, xo

What I Eat In A Day: College Edition | Food Friday

Breakfast:

The power went out just as my coffee finished brewing; I must have had some good karma on my side yesterday morning! Unfortunately that meant no hot oatmeal for breakfast. However I did have some greek yogurt mixed with raw oats, raw cacao powder, and cinnamon. I topped it off with a layer of Multigrain Cheerios and cinnamon. Whilst eating I was reading Game of Thrones. I didn't much enjoy the television show, but I'm loving the book so far!

Lunch:

Two fried eggs and a peppermint tea- that's it? Nope... I also had roasted mixed veggies (beans, carrots, and peas) but forgot to take a picture! Bad blogger award goes to me. I seasoned my fried eggs with black pepper, and roasted red pepper flakes. 

Dinner:

Why yes, that is melted cheese you see! For dinner I had a pork chop seasoned with black pepper, rosemary, garlic, and red pepper flakes on top of corn, broccoli, and rice. A little trick I've learned to ensure extremely flavourful rice is to season the water from the very beginning of the cooking process. I love using rosemary and red pepper flakes!

This is a very typical day of eating for me- super simple recipes but still so healthy! What do you eat in a typical day? Let me know in the comments!

Thanks for reading & check back to see what KatieDidd, xo

What I Eat In A Day: College Edition | Food Friday

Now that I'm moved away and in college I thought I'd share with you a typical day of food for me. I try my best to plan ahead to make sure that even if I have a busy day I will always have home cooked, healthy meals so I don't need to resort to boxes and cans to survive.

This is absolutely hilarious that I haven't done a what i eat in a day for ages and yet the breakfast is still the exact same haha. I had been switching it up a little bit for the hot days by mixing together:

1/2 cup greek yogurt

1/4 cup oats

1 tsp cacao powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

But now that it's cooler again, I'm really loving my old faithful of oatmeal! I always make my oatmeal stove-top and with large flake oats.

1/4 cup oats

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup water

1/2 tsp cacao powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

 Lunch for me was a pasta salad that I pre-made on Sunday for all week and a bowl of romaine lettuce salad. I don't like most salad dressings so I just dressed it with with black pepper and plain white vinegar.

Pasta Salad Recipe:
Rotini pasta
1 diced chicken breast
Peaches and cream corn
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Peas
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Greek yogurt

This is literally the easiest meal prep recipe in the world! All I did was cook the chicken and the pasta, chop all the veggies and throw them in, then add the spices. I used a little bit of greek yogurt to kind of bind everything together. It tastes amazing and lasts in the fridge for ages

Around 3:30 I always seem to get hungry and my go-to is ALWAYS my favourite cereal; Multigrain Cheerios with a splash of chocolate milk, a dollop of greek yogurt, a few chocolate chips, and a generous sprinkle of cinnamon. It's so delicious and not as unhealthy as you would assume!

For dinner I made a HUGE pot of meat sauce and portioned it off into freezer containers (you can see the small container in the corner for my lunch tomorrow haha). I served it over whole wheat penne pasta and broccoli. I had another bowl of romaine lettuce with vinegar- gotta get those 5 a day!

Meat Sauce Recipe:
5 strips 40% reduced sodium bacon
1 Lb extra lean ground beef
1 can diced tin tomatoes
1 can crushed tin tomatoes
2 tsp white sugar
Garlic to taste
Basil to taste
Oregano to taste
Onion powder to taste
Black pepper to taste
Salt if desired

To make this sauce I began by dicing up the bacon and cooking it in the pot. I poured both tins of tomatoes over the bacon and added the spices whilst I browned the beef in another pan. When the meat was fully cooked I rinsed and drained it, added the same spice mixture as shown above, then added the meat to the sauce along with the sugar. The sugar does a really good job of cutting the acidity of the tomatoes. I let the sauce simmer on a low heat for about 2 hours before putting into freezer containers. It's absolutely delicious!

To finish off the day I had a glass of 2% milk with a touch of cinnamon- I know, weird combination, but trust me it's really good and calming for before bed. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing my first college edition of what I eat in a day! If you try any of my recipes do let me know! I'm also curious to know any easy, student-friendly recipes that you know of (freezer friendly is a great option).

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | July 31, 2015

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins (100th Post)

I wanted to celebrate my 100th post with a delicious celebratory snack since it fell on a food Friday. I am loving writing this blog and I'm so excited to continue it for, what I hope to be, quite some time.

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

3/4 cups white sugar

3/4 cup + 1/4 cup chocolate chips

1 cup milk

1/3 cup + tablespoons vegetable oil

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Line muffin tins with liners.

2. Put all the dry ingredients, including 3/4 cup chocolate chips, into a large mixing bowl.

3. Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large measuring cup.

4. Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients gradually (lumpy batter makes better muffins).

5. Mix everything together thoroughly.

6. Spoon the batter into the lined muffin tins.

7. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top and bake for 17-20 minutes.

8. Remove from muffin tin and let cool on wire rack.

To make the muffins a little bit more fun I added some frosting to them.

Muffin 1 - chocolate: For this frosting I combined melted chocolate chips, milk, cocoa powder and powdered sugar.

Muffin 2 - cream cheese: I used cream cheese, sugar and milk to fill and ice my second muffin option.

Muffin 3 - banana chip: I mashed bananas with brown sugar and a smidgen of milk to create banana frosting then added some mini chocolate chips to the top for a little crunch. I  can't eat fruit as I'm allergic but I was told these ones were delicious and perfect as a breakfast muffin.

I want to thank you all so much for reading and following my blog. I really love writing this- more than I ever thought I would and I'm so looking forward to continuing this internet journey. Thank you again to all you beautiful people!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn 

Food Friday | July 24, 2015

What I Ate...

Breakfast

I had my typical breakfast of 1/4 cup oatmeal cooked in 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup water topped with cinnamon and dark chocolate.

Lunch

For lunch today I scrambled some egg whites up with bacon, lettuce (since we had no spinach- this was surprisingly just as good), and tomatoes. I seasoned the dish with salt, pepper, garlic pepper, and basil. This was so delicious!!

Dinner

Mom made homemade lentil soup which is one of my all time favourite soups- next to leek. It was so yummy and I can guarantee I will be tucking into the left overs for as long as their in the fridge. 

*I didn't take a photo, but I did have a mug of cocoa between breakfast and lunch. I've found that this helps to keep me awake throughout the day as chocolate naturally has caffeine but it doesn't get me wired and shaky like coffee does*

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | July 17, 2015

Oatmeal Pancakes

I'm a big pancake lover, that's for darn sure! I always have loved pancakes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks- anytime of the day I'll have a pancake. I love trying new pancake recipes and playing around with them instead of just the typical fluffy, white Aunt Jemima style that we all know and love.

Recently I have been making a batch of oatmeal pancakes once a week and storing them in the fridge. The recipe I am going to share today makes about 10 medium sized pancakes- which means 5 days of breakfast! They re-heat really well in the microwave without getting mushy or dry like typical pancakes do so they're perfect! Warming these up in the morning has let me feel like I'm having a nice, luxurious, sunday-morning-style breakfast on any day of the week.

Ingredients

2 large eggs

12/3 cups rolled oats

1 cup + 2 tbsp milk

1 tbsp brown sugar

1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon (to preference)

3 tsp baking powder

1/4-1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (to preference)

Instructions

1. Whisk together eggs, oats, milk, sugar, and cinnamon. Let sit 20 to 30 minutes so oats can soften.

2. Whisk in powder and chocolate chips. Let sit another 2 minutes.

3. Melt butter in hot pan. Spoon batter into pan to make pancakes of desired size. Cook on low heat until bubbles come up on top.

4. Flip and cook one more minute.

5. Top with whatever you desire and enjoy!

I hope you like this recipe! If you do try it let me know! If I could still eat fruit I'd probably replace the chocolate chips with berries or apple chunks for a slight variation. 

Tip: these taste amazing along size some bacon strips!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | July 10, 2015

What I Ate...

Breakfast

No surprise here... I had oatmeal cooked in 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup water. I topped it with cinnamon and dark chocolate. (I really need to find something else for breakfast ha ha!)

Lunch

I ate lunch at work and so had to bring something along with me that I could make on the spot. I diced tomatoes and seasoned them with basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. I also diced some old cheddar cheese placed everything on a piece of 12 grain bread from Country Harvest and microwaved it for 2 minutes. It came out so delicious- like a homemade bruschetta bread! 

Dinner

I actually made dinner tonight and I really surprised myself with how delicious it was. I took the risk of barbecuing and as you can see, I didn't burn anything! I made bacon wrapped chicken drumsticks, spaghetti with a homemade marinara, and then romaine lettuce on the side with some oil and vinegar. 

Bonus Recipes!

Chicken: For the chicken I seasoned it with garlic, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and onion powder. I then wrapped the drumsticks in bacon and secured the bacon with a toothpick. It took about 20 minutes on the barbecue to cook these all the way through- they were super juicy and delicious.

Marinara sauce: For the sauce I used a can of tomato paste and a can of diced tomatoes. I seasoned the sauce with fresh herbs from my moms garden including basil, oregano, and parsley. I also used fresh garlic, white onions, and salt and pepper. I let the sauce simmer on the stove top for about 2 hours to allow the flavours to really come to life.

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | July 3, 2015

Pantry Staples

Disclaimer: please do keep in mind that I have an anaphylactic allergy to fruit and nuts so they will not be featured in this post. Of course if I could eat fruits and nuts I would keep them in my home as I used to love to snack on berries and almonds. But unfortunately I have developed this allergy so they are no longer pantry staples for me.

Veggies

- Lettuce: my favourite type of lettuce to have around is romaine. It's my favourite for salads, wraps, and sandwiches and it's rather inexpensive.

- Tomatoes: in my house there is always fresh on the vine tomatoes. They are so versatile as you can use them to make a sauce, you can put them on sandwiches, in salads, or slice them and eat them with pepper.

- Beans: green beans are my favourite over yellow beans. I like to buy the Green Giant sliced beans and eat them with marinara sauce as they're sliced really thin and can replace spaghetti noodles!

- Peppers: wether you're slicing and eating them with dip or using them for flavour in a dish, having colourful peppers in your fridge is just a must!

- Carrots: carrots are another really versatile vegetable. You can eat them on their own or use them for soups, stews, sauces, even cake!

- Broccoli: my favourite way to eat broccoli is to bake it in the oven with butter, garlic, salt and pepper. Besides being delicious on it's own broccoli is also perfect for stir fry's and such.

- Cauliflower: blend that baby up and avoid your freshman 15! Who needs flour when you have cauliflower? It's also delicious just how it is with dip.
- Asparagus: delicious almost any way you prepare it, asparagus has become one of my favourite vegetables. It's also widely considered a super food!

- Peas and corn: I put these together as I usually use them together to add sweetness to savoury dishes.

Dairy

- Cheese: I like to keep old cheddar, mozzarella, and parmesan in the house at all times. I'm not a huge specialty cheese fan- the intense flavours are really off putting to me, but if I need them for a dish I can always pop out and pick them up.

- Milk: 2% milk is in my fridge at absolutely all times. I use it mainly for making hot chocolate and when I eat cereal, but it's also great for baking and cooking.

- Yogurt: I think having yogurt in the house helps to deter me from eating unhealthy snacks. I love the low fat desert greek yogurts from Liberte!

- Cream: I always keep half and half as well as whipping cream in my fridge for my homemade ice cream recipe. Making ice cream yourself cuts out excess sugars, fat, and preservatives that you'd find in store bought ice creams.

- Butter: everybody needs butter in their fridge. I'm not one to eat it on toast or anything but I use it for baking and cooking.

Meat

- Chicken: my favourite cut of chicken is the thigh, but breast meat is the healthiest for you.

- Fish: you don't have to spend tonnes of money on specialty fish to be able to make a healthier meat choice. You can buy boxed fish in the frozen food section (no, not fish sticks) that is unaltered and unseasoned at a fraction of the price. Same thing, just frozen.

- Ground beef: try to get lean ground beef, but if it isn't in your budget just make sure you cook it a little bit longer and drain the fat off before using. I love ground beef for burger patties and meatballs.

- Ground turkey: I like to have ground turkey for meat sauces, tacos, fajitas, etc as I usually do prefer it to ground beef- except when it comes to burgers and meatballs.

- Bacon: need I say more? Bacon is my all time favourite meat. I think people tend to shy away from bacon because it's known as one of the fattier meats, but in actuality bacon has no more fat in it than say a pork chop. I recommend buying low sodium bacon as it's curing process usually does involve quite a bit of salt. 

Starches

- Whole wheat pasta: avoid the empty carbs that come along with white pasta; whole wheat pasta is more filling and tastes just as good (if not better).

- 12 grain bread: white bread is just not a good idea for the same reason as white pasta- empty carbs. My favourite 12 grain bread is by Country Harvest. It's delicious!

- Lentils: lentils are amazing to use for soups and as a pasta alternative. They are really delicious and nutritious!

- Potatoes: I think potatoes are just one of those foods that are very versatile. You can make fries, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, scalloped potatoes, hash browns and so much more. They go a long way.

Spices

- Pepper: I always keep both black pepper and white pepper. The taste is so similar that it doesn't make a difference but I like to have white pepper for pasta dishes or macaroni/potato salads so that there isn't ugly black flakes in it.

- Salt: there are many options for salt; I prefer to keep sea salt as I tend to use less of it over traditional table salt.

- Garlic: I keep garlic in my home two ways- garlic powder and minced garlic. I buy minced garlic in a little 8oz jar from Wal-Mart in the fresh produce section and it is so full of flavour!

- Cinnamon: great for baking, amazing for making healthy recipes taste more indulgent and as a topping on oatmeal.

- Parsley: I love using parsley to season meats as well as macaroni and potato salads. It's a really fresh spice.

- Oregano and basil: I put these two together as I usually use them together for seasoning tomato based, Italian inspired dishes.

Randoms

- Eggs: eggs are high in protein and good cholesterol while being low in calories. They are widely considered one of the best superfoods out there.

- Oatmeal: oatmeal is my favourite thing to eat for breakfast. It's also got a million other uses including baking, face masks, and bath bombs.

- Baking soda and powder: as I love to bake, I always have these two things in my cupboards.

- Brown sugar: I always seem to prefer brown sugar over white. I think it adds more flavour to things instead of just sickly sweet like white sugar and I find I need less of it in comparison to white sugar.

- Popcorn: instead of chips, keep popcorn in your pantry. There are a million different ways to season popcorn- salt, caramel, hot sauce, chocolate- that you can have a different flavour for any mood or craving.

- Favourite cereal: multi-grain Cheerios are my cereal of choice and I love to have them at all times as they are my favourite evening/bed time snack.

- Frozen dinners: no they aren't the best thing for you, but having some frozen entree Lean Cuisines in your freezer for those days that you're in a rush or don't want to cook is a much better option than skipping a meal or ordering take out.

So that's all the things I think are "pantry staples". If you have anything to add please do let me know!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | June 26, 2015

What I Ate...

Breakfast

This goes without saying by now that I had oatmeal for breakfast ha ha ha. I cooked it in 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup water then topped it with cinnamon and dark chocolate.

Lunch

For lunch I enjoyed a cup of cooked green beans with some old cheddar and a poached egg. This and a few variations with other veggies has become my go-to lunch as it's delicious, the cheese makes it super rich, it's healthy and the egg provides good protein. Absolutely delicious!

Snack

For my afternoon snack I enjoyed some multi-grain Cheerios with a few dark chocolate chips in 2% milk. It's the perfect afternoon top up!

Dinner

For dinner I was having a huge craving for grilled cheese but I didn't want to have a lot of cheese since I did with lunch. Instead, I used 4 slices of low fat old cheddar cheese, 1 on the vine tomato, 2 slices of low sodium bacon and two slices of Country Harvest 12 grain bread and made a delicious cheese-tomato-bacon sandwich! It was absolutely delicious, really filling and surprisingly only 450 calories!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | June 19, 2015

Cheese & Tomatoes

Now that tomatoes are in season I am trying to find new ways to work them into every meal! Besides being high in vitamin C, low in calories and fat free, tomatoes have so much to offer (as if all that isn't enough!). Tomatoes are jam packed with vitamins and minerals and they provide 7% of your daily recommended fiber in just 1 serving (1 cup). 

Other benefits include:

+ Helps protect skin against sun damage 

+ Helps fight osteoporosis by improving bone mass

+ Helps fight a long list of cancers

+ Helps regulate blood sugar levels

+ Helps improve vision

+ Helps make hair strong and shiny

+ Helps prevent kidney stones and gallstones

+ Helps reduce chronic pain

+ Helps to lose weight

Besides tasting amazing, these other benefits have really inspired me to work more tomatoes into my diet. I have found myself pairing tomatoes with cheese on a regular basis as I really love the combination of the fresh tomatoes with the rich cheese. 

*Bread: Country Harvest 12 Grain, Cheese: Black Diamond Old Cheddar, Tomatoes: on the vine. One sandwich contains 240 calories, 20g fat, 34mg cholesterol, 580mg sodium, 3.4g carbs, 7.8g protein, 16% vitamin A, 24% calcium, 1% iron.*

I was making grilled cheese and leek soup for family dinner the other day. Typically, my favourite grilled cheese combination is old cheddar with bacon strips. I decided to mix it up a bit and add tomato slices instead of bacon and I definitely was not disappointed! I highly recommend this combination. The tomatoes stayed fairly crisp but were warm, and paired with the ooey-gooey old cheddar it was perfection!

*Fries: McCain's Crispy French Fries, Cheese: Black Diamond Old Cheddar, Chicken: baked seasoned chicken breast, Tomatoes; on the vine. One serving is 409 calories, 15g fat, 400mg sodium, 27g carbs, 10g protein, 4% viatmin A, 10% calcium, 177mg protassium.*

My second creation was inspired by the McCain's "Modifry" ads on recent YouTube videos. I used McCain's crispy french fries (I baked them), old cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and some diced chicken breast. This honestly tasted similar to The Works at New York Fries! It is absolutely delicious and I'm sure I will be making this again!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | June 12, 2015

What I Ate Today...

9:00am - Breakfast

For breakfast I had my usual- 1/4 cup oats cooked in 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup water topped with cinnamon and dark chocolate. Along side it is always my travel mug filled with water.

12:30pm - Lunch

This lunch is one of the best lunches I've had in quite a while. I had baked asparagus with some garlic salt and pepper. I then added some shredded old cheddar cheese and topped it all off with a poached egg and black pepper. I also had a glass of milk which holds about 1/2 cup.

2:25pm - Afternoon Snack

I had a snack around 2:30pm as I worked at 4 (otherwise my snack would have been closer to 3:00pm). I had 1/2 cup multi grain Cheerios in about 1/4 cup milk.

6:00pm - Dinner

For dinner I pre-prepared (as I had to eat at work) a delicious little pasta dish. I pan cooked a chicken leg in tomatoes, basil, oregano, garlic, and parsley. I then added the frozen vegetables and pasta and cooked it all up. It ended up really delicious (I did add salt and pepper after it was finished) and was a perfect dinner for at work!

I thought I would include the diary from My Fitness Pal (please note that I don't use this to track my exercise, only my food) so that you can see how balanced this food day is as well as the nutrients I'm getting from these sorts of eating habits.

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Food Friday | June 5, 2015

Cravings

Pizza, brownies, cookies, chips, fries, a greasy burger... all things I'm thinking about right now. For me food cravings come in all forms; sweet things, salty things, savory things. To deal with my cravings I have come up with a little mental system I go through to determine what type of craving I'm having and what I should do to combat said craving.

I have narrowed down my cravings into three simple categories:

 1. Boredom/late night
2. Lacking vitamins
3. Just wanting junk food

Through much research as well as trial and error, I have come up with bullet proof ways to combat all three types of cravings!

1. Boredom/late night

These are definitely two separate things for some people, but for me they both are solved in the same way. If I feel a craving and I can chalk it down to boredom, I generally find something to do with my hands. Whether that's reading a book, doodling in my sketchpad, texting a friend, playing a game on my phone, or whatever it is I can find, occupying myself usually does the trick. If that doesn't work, I'll usually drink a big glass of water or milk. This tricks my mind almost into thinking that I have given in to what it wants. Drinking a glass of milk or water before bed always seems to control my night time cravings. Another little trick I have for at night is to brush my teeth. Even if I don't plan on going to bed right away, I find that if I brush my teeth my urge to eat dissipates immediately.

2. Lacking vitamins

If my craving isn't combated by the means in step one, I then go on to this handy-dandy chart. Whatever it is that I'm craving can usually be understood by a lack of vitamins. This chart is so helpful because without blood tests we can't tell if we are low in vitamins and minerals. This chart shows me what I'm lacking by what I'm craving. This has helped to combat my cravings upon many occasions.

3. Just wanting junk food

If my craving hasn't been combated in step one or step two, then I move on to step three and surrender myself to the craving. I tend to crave ice cream, salt and vinegar chips, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. When I have these cravings I can almost always skip 1 and 2 because I know that these are my most loved junk foods. When I'm just in the mood for a junk food, I eat the junk food. I'm that person that if there is a bag of chips in front of me, I need to eat the entire bag before I feel satisfied -just one more, just one more. Instead of buying a regular sized bag of chips, I buy a snack pack bag (the $1.49 bags of lays at Mac's). This allows me to feel satisfied that I ate a whole bag of chips, but without eating enough for a family of four. When it comes to ice cream and cookies, they're another thing I just can't say no to. Instead of buying these high fat items at supermarkets I make my own. This way I know what goes into them and I can make them healthier. Also by knowing what goes into them, when I'm craving a cookie I can now control myself to just one a day (maybe two if I'm feeling cheeky) because I know 1. how much butter has gone into them - seeing a whole stick of butter being mixed into sugar kinda grosses me out, and 2. how much the ingredients cost me!!! When I get to step three, I don't deprive myself any longer, I indulge in my craving foods, but in very small portions. It's enough to curb the craving without expanding my waist line.

Not mentioned under any of these categories is a strategy I use for myself to help with abolishing cravings before they even start. I find I have less cravings for junk foods when my fridge is jam packed with colourful, fresh foods. I think the colourful, vibrant side of this photo duo looks so much more appealing than the side that is mainly brown. It also helps me to think about what the food is doing to my body. I try to visualize fatty foods just sitting on my love handles (because that's the part of my body I'm most self conscious about), and I try to visualize nice fresh veggies fueling my body and giving me the energy I need to go out and make the most of this wonderful life. 

If you have any other tips and tricks for curbing your cravings do let me know!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn