You found it! This blog is dedicated to good eating-- while eating stuff that's good for you! I love good food, but want to maintain a healthy diet. I'm not a nutritionist or diet expert, but three years ago my husband, Bob, and I went on the South Beach Diet and we both lost weight. Of course the challenge has been to keep the weight off, which means NOT going back to the way we ate before. I want to eat great-tasting, satisfying food that doesn't load me up on too many refined carbs and bad fats (good-bye, doughnuts and cookies!) and I don't want to spend hours in the kitchen! To that end, I've focused on adapting recipes, re-working old favorites, and just plain making-up stuff that's good to eat. I've learned that vegetables and fruits can be delicious, too, and that fiber is my secret weapon in weight control. I'll let you in on my favorite products: crackers, chips, cereals, breads, etc., that I've found that fit my healthy eating requirements. I'll share my recipes and tips with you, and hope to hear some of your favorites and success stories, too. Eat good, my friend!


This week's recommendations, in honor of Super Bowl snacking--High Fiber Snacks
Fiber is great for helping you feel full, which can prevent you from overeating. It helps keep your blood sugars stable, and keeps things "moving along" in your digestive system. We eat lots of high fiber foods, so below are some of the best I've found:

My favorite crackers: Kellogg's All-Bran Multi-Grain crackers
Delicious, crunchy crackers, 18 per serving with 130 calories, and best of all 5 grams of fiber!

Yummy chips: Harry and David's Multi-Grain Tortilla Chips
Big substantial chips full of crunch and flavor. No wonder: they're made with corn, rice, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, and even black beans! 18 filling chips for 150 calories and 4 grams of fiber!

Great sandwich starter: Nature's Own Multi-Grain Sandwich Rounds
I love these toasted and then filled with anything-- meat, chicken salad, even peanut butter and no-sugar jelly! Each roll is 100 calories with 5 grams of protein and (here it comes) 5 grams of fiber!

And for a little sweet ending: Murray's Sugar-Free Vanilla Wafer Sandwich Cookies
Crispy, creamy, sweet; what's not to love? These are the layered wafer cookies of your childhood, made over with Splenda instead of sugar. 4 cookies for 130 calories, (wait for it.....) and 4 grams of fiber!