Man, Dieting is Hard

I just realized just how hard dieting really is.  I also realize just how expensive it is to eat "healthy."  I've been trying to measure everything, log it in to my app, keep track of every bite that goes into my mouth, but man is it hard.  I don't have that long of an attention span.

I also realize that all of my recipes that I've done for years are not all that healthy, but they are comfort foods.  I don't want to put them in my log, because I eat way too much when I make them.  The other night I made Tuna Noodle Casserole.  It's my mother-in-law's recipe that I've been making for 25 years or so.  My husband basically made me learn it.  She does a lot of one pot meals.  My mom did a meat (usually either grilled or shake and baked) with a canned or frozen vegetable, a starch (usually either a baked potato or high starch vegetable like corn) and a salad.  My husband didn't grow up that way, so he likes all his casseroles, which are meat and pasta basically.  And my MIL called my mom lazy.  She put her casseroles together in the morning and then maybe sliced a tomato or cucumber to go with it. 

Sad to say, but because of how my husband was raised, I've resorted to doing the same thing.  It's easier to throw a casserole together and cook everything in one pot.  I need to get back to getting good cuts of meat and then throwing a vegetable together with a starch and a salad.  But, being sick like I am, it's attractive to be able to put a casserole together in the morning when I have more energy and then throw it in the oven at dinner time.

Last night, I tried a new recipe.  My husband has gotten used to me trying new things on him, but he wasn't fond of this one.  I have a Pinterest account, and they posted Hot Dog Casserole.  My oldest son LOVES hot dogs, and I made the mistake of saying the name of the recipe out loud.  I checked, and I had all the ingredients, so we made it.  I and my oldest son loved it, my younger son gave it a 2.9 out of 4 (I gave it a 3.5) and my husband didn't like it at all.  We're eating the left overs tonight, with my husband having the tuna noodle casserole.  Bye, bye diet.  Oh well, a vacation for a day.  I've eaten pretty good so far.  Had half a grapefruit and a banana for breakfast.