Day 1 of My Process Free Month

Today I started my first day of processed foods free month. I should note as I get started that I don't plan to make everything from scratch, like condiments, etc. I just don't have that kind of time on my hands.  I mean, I am going to try and eat as little overly processed foods as possible. I am going to make all of my own bread, including hamburger buns, etc. Even though I'm not a huge cracker fan, my kids are. I plan to try and make a few cracker recipes I have pinned on Pinterest . I even plan to make my own corn tortillas and I may even attempt to turn them into tortilla chips, if I get ambitious. I have oh so many plans, but we will have to see what my time allows.

I started my day with a green smoothie sweetened with some agave and a scrambled egg. I must admit it was absolutely delicious. I should have taken pictures, but didn't. My secret to the most delicious eggs in the world is to cook them in a skillet with a little virgin coconut oil and I add a little milk to make them fluffy. I then spice it with some seasoning salt and a few drops of hot sauce and finally cook it to perfection. So good.

For lunch I made some homemade hummus, that was absolutely divine. My husband and I have always loved Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus and this recipe did not disappoint. I found it here: http://sweettreatsmore.com/2013/04/copy-cat-trader-joes-cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-a-giveaway/ . It was ridiculously easy and tasted even better than the stuff you buy. I love to eat it with veggies like petite bell peppers, carrots, snap peas, cucumber slices, and zucchini sticsk. I finished off my lunch with an apple.

For dinner I made a Chicken and Bacon Chopped Salad and Cornbread. I got the recipe for the salad here:  http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/11/chicken-and-bacon-autumn-chopped-salad.html .  Some changes I made: I made my own Balsamic Dressing and Poppy Seed Dressing. I also used some chicken I had canned a year ago. The cornbread recipe is my favorite go to recipe that I have used for years. It is on the sweet side, because that is the kind I like. I will have to share that recipe at another time.

Pretty simple, but quite delicious.