Green Eggs and Ham! And Red Rice!

And homemade oatmeal cookies. And fish. And native chicken. And lots of fruits and vegetables.

That's what I have been eating these past days. (Of course, except the green eggs and ham. But I'll get to the green eggs part later.)

I know I promised to make a followup post for Finance Friday today. You see, last week, I talked about the secret key to wealth. It is not my mostly read post so far, but it garnered some of the widest and meaningful reactions in social media. It is also one of my most widely shared posts. And that's great! This is because it means that a lot of us are becoming more aware (or more concerned) of our actions and how it can affect us in the long-term.

Then, I promised that this week, I will talk about the tips that one can use to utilize the power of that "secret key." But I've been churning out one heavy post after the other this week, and I can't manage the weight anymore! I really need to write something light muna!

Monday - School Blues
Wednesday - Priest vs. Single Mom
Thursday - Bad Influence

So, again, let's talk about something light for a change? What about our diet change? Hee hee.

Since the beginning of this month, we have begun eradicating processed foods from our diet. It is a hard change since we all have been using processed foods since, well, birth. What fueled it is my parents' 11-day diet plan. They consulted this clinic, had a complete body analysis, and received a specific diet plan good for 11 days. Of course, damay-damay na. And I'm so happy because my Balik-Alindog program was "naudlot" and I can finally continue it without the temptations around!

I'll talk about our specific diet changes in a future post (I need to compile more photos first). For now, here are some of the "major" changes we've done:

Any household with a toddler would know how important cookies are. Please tell me you're agreeing with me!

Healthy Breakfast for the Lazy!

This morning, Yuri slept in and did not wake up until a little after than 7. Uh-oh. We usually got out of the bedroom at around 6:30, which gives me ample time to prepare his breakfast. My own breakfast was already prepared; it's just Yuri's that I need to take care of.

Oh dear, where did the time go? You don't fit into the frame anymore!

Then I remembered I fixed a batch of cookies using the recipe provided in the video here. Whew! I swear it only took me all of 5 minutes. It was so easy and so cheap, and they did not taste bad either! Best of all, they were healthy and sugar-free! 

I wasn't able to take photos of the process because it is messy, but here are some of the cookies:

Moist banana-oatmeal cookies

Like in the video, I just got two medium-sized bananas and poured oats over them. Then, I mashed like there was no tomorrow. You need to do it; it's very therapeutic! Nakakawala ng stress. And I could not resist adding some chocolate chips into them. Yum!

After that, I popped them into the microwave on a High setting for 1 minute. I made a mistake on my second batch. I tried to extend the time to 2 minutes, so they came out with hard parts. Nevertheless, they were still yum.

Now that I know Yuri's breakfast was already ready, all I needed to do was whip up dessert. Since we still had some bananas and a basket of papayas (there's no shortage of tropical fruits in our household), I decided to make banana-papaya smoothie. 

Only 3 ingredients: Papayas, bananas, and cream

(I would have preferred yogurt, but we did not have any.)

I used three medium-sized bananas and a whole solo papaya (small). I don't know exactly how much cream I used; I only added along to suit my taste, but it wasn't more than three tablespoons.

So smooth!

Finished product

I poured some into Yuri's cup and the rest into a container I use for my homemade ice cream. I placed it into the freezer so we would have healthy shmealthy ice cream laterz!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, takes care of our breakfast, dessert, and afternoon snack. What a breeze!

PS: I did not take a photo of our breakfast table because it was unsightly. Crumbs everywhere, milk everywhere. Also, Yuri's sippy cup is not exactly Pinterest-worthy. I should get myself a couple of Bell Mason jars for Christmas.

PPS: Since the first time I made my own healthy, banana-based ice cream, I have already made two more. I found out that it is best to use cream over milk. I used fresh milk once, and the ice cream turned really hard, not like the texture of commercial ice cream. It still tastes good, but I had to thaw it in the microwave before serving. Yes, it's that hard.

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