Becoming Coco

After a good friend of mine suggested this topic to me, I thought for a while where to begin, then I procrastinated and finally late one night it hit me. If you have never really tried eating healthy before how should you begin? Replacements! What if you aren't a health-conscious eater, but you want to be? Maybe you never have been successful with dieting or you haven't had the desire to and now you think it's time to get healthy. You may want to eventually go all out, but you're new to this and you need to start small.  The easiest way to start is with the simple act of replacing. This means slowly switching out your current food and life choices for slightly more healthy versions one-by-one until you reach your health goals. It may seem simple, but too many people try to start being healthy by going straight for the latest diet or trying to change everything at once. We are bombarded by all the latest health claims and diet fads. Many of us get overwhelmed and guil...

If I keep track of all the delicious things I made maybe I'll remember to make them again someday. This tastes really really good. It's  a fried egg and bacon sandwich. It simply goes like this: The Bacon: 2 pieces of thick cut bacon and optional 1 piece turkey bacon  The Egg:                       My trick: After cooking the bacon 1/2 way I dump out the extra grease into a metal can. Then when they are finished I leave the new grease in and throw in an egg. I make the egg over-easy and fried in the bacon fat.  While it's frying I add parsley salt and thyme for flavor. The Toast: Toast two pieces of toast and now you need to coat them with: Mayo Or Butter Or for healthier options Olive oil Or Spreadable cheese (I like laughing cow) The Sandwich: Then add the egg and bacon, breaking up the bacon so it fits and there you have a fried egg bacon s...