IT'S FRIDAY BABY, MAKE YOURSELF A HOMEMADE MARG!

HAPPY FRIDAY! OK, my post the other day was a bit on the heavy side, so let's lighten things up!!

Let me tell you about my recent food blog discovery that made me LAUGH my A$$ off:

THUG KITCHEN

This food blog's unconventional approach to healthy eating is just pure genius and absolutely hysterical.  So, wander on over to their website for some good laughs and healthy recipes!

Here's a preview of what you'll find on the blog.....I just love it.

Image from Thug Kitchen

"MMMM... CHEMICAL EGGS!"

I LOVED this image from Thug Kitchen so much because it reminds me of something I would say... well, maybe not to that extreme.  If you know me well, I often joke and drop lines about fast food being "chemical" food. (How can something that doesn't rot in 2 weeks NOT have crazy preservatives in it?) My fiance will tell you this, too, because mainly I just say this stuff to him! HA. (Sorry, babe, you know I love you.)

Past example going through a Dunx drive-thru on our way to go skiing:

Fiance: "Okay, what are you having?"
Me: "Umm...just a regular coffee with skim milk."
Fiance: "No food? You want sugar in your coffee?"
Me: "Nope and nope. Got my banana, trail mix, and stevia packets!" (I carry stevia in my purse.)
Fiance: "Okay." [Turns to order]: "I'll have a sausage, egg & cheese on a croissant, 1 medium coffee with skim milk only and a medium french vanilla with skim milk & splenda."
Me [whispers under my breath]: "Splenda is chemicals."
Fiance: "Shhhh."
[We get the order. Continue driving.]
Fiance opens his sandwich, takes a big bite, turns to me and says: "MMMM CHEMICAL EGGS ARE DELICIOUS!!!!!"

And we both start laughing. Because he KNOWS that I would jokingly ask "so, hows your chemical egg????" with a big smile. But I was biting my tongue since I already dropped the Splenda comment.

In all fairness, we don't go to Dunx all that often. So, getting a sandwich from there once in awhile ISN'T going to kill you.  Plus, we were going skiing that day, so def would be burning mad calories and would need to fuel up.  BUT, we could've made our own egg sandwiches for the road in the AM- a healthier choice I KNOW my fiance would say is better because it's super delicious (I make a mean egg sandwich- see my Breakfast post for picture) and even he can admit he feels good about it afterwards.

...15 minutes after fiance finishes his sandwich, he turns to me and says:
"I feel like sh*t. Why'd you let me eat that!!"

:-)

Honestly, I'm not going to stop anyone who wants to order something I wouldn't.  I don't judge people on the food choices they make, but I do always encourage family & friends to try healthy recipes I've tried, because I care about them and want them to know eating HEALTHY can be TASTY!! It's a win-win. And Thug Kitchen's blog shows exactly that.

OK, Jackie, what's the takeaway here, it's the weekend and I ain't spending it online!

Get up an extra 10 minutes earlier before your next long car ride and make yourself a nice, fresh, egg sandwich.  Or pack up some healthy snacks the night before.

Make your own margarita mix this weekend! Guarantee it won't only taste better, but you'll be REAL PROUD of it, too. (And probably drink a little more... hey look, now you've got a good buzz on! Another win-win!) 

And if you decide to order a chemical egg sandwich or use store-bought mix in the near future, hey, THAT'S OK.  Enjoy it.  Just don't make a habit of it. :-)

X.O. Jackie