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My Life is About Healthy Eating Sprinkled with Junk Food

My life is about healthy eating sprinkled with junk food...or is it about junk food, sprinkled with healthy eating? From day to day, I am not quite sure. I am guessing you are like me. We try to find the balance between optimum nutrition and the foods we love to eat and hate the consequences of eating them.

The Consequences:
  • The gelato and jelly beans filled with sugar that make your heart beat fast like a little kid at the local ice cream shop. 
  • The Saturday pizza binge that makes your tummy so bloated that you decide to wear your "fat" clothes. 
Ah, regret. However, mmmm, love those yummy foods of satisfaction and loathing.

The beauty of eating gluten-free today is that now you can have the satisfaction without the loathing. Or, a least, less loathing. I am putting a couple photos of my favorites here. New staples in our household, that are especially purchased for me because I need to be gluten free for health, however, the entire family can and will enjoy them too.

Finally, a white bread I can get behind. A Better Way brand. Only 80 calories per slice. When you open the specially sealed package, the yummy smell of fresh baked bread fills the senses.




You did it Against the Grain. I have been a loyalist since I found your GF, non-GMO, nitrate-free pizza in my grocers' freezer two years ago. Now, I am a huge fan! 300 calories per Flatbread Pizza Pizza.



Of course, always Glutino preztels. Crunchy, sweet, salty and great with your favorite flavored hummus. 120 calories for 25 pretzels. Very filling and perfect for a quick snack on-the-go.



Jelly Belly, jelly beans are gluten free. Big taste with small caloric intake. 4 calories per jelly bean.


I hope you get as much joy out of these little snacks as I do.

Have a Happy Health-a-licious day!!!

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