Fiber-One

So, one of my current favorite companies is Fiber-One. One of the main things that I have been struggling with in the past six months or so is just how expensive it is to eat the way most of the diet books, blogs, tv shows tell you to. Aside from the fact that they all want you to eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies- both of which are not cheap- they all give you these food plans that involve cooking these meals each day that have a whole bunch of ingredients, many of which are not found in most people's kitchens. So, you wind up having to go out and buy all these funky ingredients each week to make these meals. And not only is this expensive, but it takes a lot more time than I have on most nights to make.

As a result, I've been on the hunt for food that is nutritious and inexpensive, while not taking a ton of time to make. For instance, I've gone back to the grade school lunches, which I figure got me through a whole lot of years fairly healthy- the good old peanut butter and jelly, only now, on wheat. But, the company that I love is Fiber-One. They now have Fiber-One pop tarts. Each one is only 180 calories, has 5 grams of fiber and 3 grams of protein which makes them more filling than a regular Pop Tart. Plus, they taste really good. The chocolate fudge actually tastes just as good as a regular Pop Tart, which is shocking to me, because normally when healthy food is available in chocolate, it usually doesn't really taste like chocolate, but this does. My other favorite new product from Fiber-One is their pancake mix. Again, one serving has 5 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein. Last weekend, I had three pancakes for brunch around 10:30 am and was full until around 6 at night. And one great thing is that Fiber-One has now launched a website where you can find out what products they have available and if you can't find them in your local grocery store, you can order them online. So, hopefully, this will help me eat healthy on a budget.

I've been thinking quite a bit lately about the fact that I will be turning 32 in April. The last couple of years I didn't really want to celebrate my birthday. But, I've come to the decision that if I can get back down to my "fighting weight" (the weight I was when I graduated college), I will be celebrating this coming birthday. So, my bike is on the indoor trainer in my living room and combining the workouts with my new healthy diet, hopefully the pounds will start to come off again. Fingers crossed:)