New Year, New Diet - Eating for Life

As The Baker Babe, you can imagine that I struggle with good (aka vegetables & fruits) vs evil (chocolate & sugar) almost daily. And like most people I know evil has won mostly over the last few holiday weeks. So like many others, I am going to refocus and let good triumph again. I have done most, if not all, of the fad diets over my years, but what I have really found that has worked for me is the Eating for Life Program by Bill Phillips. If you buy the book it is a great combination of basic nutrition information and then a lot of recipe ideas that follow the program.

In a nutshell, the program follows the idea of the right foods (a Protein, carb, vegetable combo), in the right size (Portion control) at the right times (eating small meals throughout the day). I have found that this really works for me and I don't feel deprived. Plus I can't scientifically prove this but I have so much more energy and I swear my mood swings are not what they used to be (but that could also because I am not a teenage anymore either). The book has a few dessert recipes like pumpkin pie (which is so-so) and a cheesecake (which I tried, but did not like) but my favorite part is that the plan lets you have a "free" day once a week. Which means I can still be good 6 days a week but on one day I can let my hair go wild, my cooking apron go low and I can cook and bake all the Baker Babe treats I want! So if you haven't already heard about Eating for Life I highly recommend it.

PS. I am also working on a new Baker Babe logo, so look for a new look for the blog in the next couple weeks.