I have a love-hate relationship with food!!!

I love food!!! I do...I love making food and all the different taste sensations involved with food! Unfortunately, for those same reasons and the added reason that I hate being unhealthy and overweight, comes the hate part of my relationship with food *sigh*.

So here goes day 2 of putting what I'm eating all day out where my friends (& family) can see it in the hope that I'll succumb less to the temptations that involve having teenagers & a husband with propensities for lots of carbs ... and not the good, natural kind involving plants! Tag along if you want; add your own list of the foods you've eaten throughout the day and maybe we can all start eating healthier together! Keep on the lookout for new recipes here too! *Hint - there's one at the end of today's blog that's really yummy AND healthy to boot!*

When I got up: 2 cups of decaf coffee (1 tsp. agave syrup & some unsweetened almond milk);

Mid-morning: Used my wonderful juicer and did my cleansing juice (Kale, cucumber, apple, beet, lemon, ginger, & 1 tsp. raw honey -- I've decided that I prefer the taste of raw honey above-and-beyond any other!!);

Lunch: 2 slices of sprouted grain sesame bread, 1 roma tomato (sliced), endive, dandelion greens, green leaf lettuce, some organic marinara sauce, red sweet pepper, green onion, & pickled ginger, and 1 piece of dark chocolate to ease the taste of the onions :D

Afternoon: A large cup of decaf Hazelnut coffee with 2 tsps of agave syrup and almond milk; a coconut milk vanilla flavored yogurt.

Dinner: Curry Mango grilled chicken with Summer Squash Coleslaw (scroll down for recipe)--very, very yummy!

T.V. snacking: some organic graham chocolate bunnies and some sunflower seeds

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Summer Squash Slaw

Ingredients:

2 small yellow summer squash, julienned 2 small zucchini, julienned 1 small sweet red pepper, julienned 1/3 cup sliced onion 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons cider or white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon dill weed 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon celery salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1.	In a large bowl, combine squash, zucchini, red pepper and onion. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour over squash mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate. Serve with a slotted spoon.

Try the squash slaw and let me know what you think!!