Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Dinner tonight: Sweet and Sour Shrimp w/ brown rice.

The verdict: Yum-O! This was my first time to cook shrimp and while I was a bit nervous about buying fresh shrimp and cooking it, it was actually really really easy! Thanks HEB for having an excellent fresh seafood department.

Positives: delicious, only 3 points (plus however many for the rice), very filling, surprisingly easy to make, not too many ingredients, cooks up very quickly

Not-so-positives: makes quite a few dishes- skillet, rice maker, mixing bowl, cutting board, fresh shrimp is a bit pricey ($5.30 for 3/4 lbs) but overall not too expensive since it did make 4 servings, also shrimp is high in cholesteral so not a dish for those who have doctor's order to watch their LDL levels.

Soo, definitely going to make again, a winner! It's nice to know whats going into my food and how its prepared. I generally don't worry too much, but now that I'm thinking a bit more about health its nice to be aware of whats going into my body and what kind of effects it has. For instance, I used to think taco beuno was not too unhealthy. Beans are good for you right? Then I did a bit of research, and...their beans are jam packed with calories and fat! I guess refried beans should have been my first clue, but I really thought that they were a good choice when in actuality, a taco seems to be a better choice. Or better yet, the taco soup, which is quite tasty.

So, first steps in this long journey...learning to make good choices! Allow me to tell you a bit about some not so healthy choices this week, which seemed like good ideas at the time b/c I was hungry and tired! Monday, had a meeting with a professor and got out at 3, and was pretty hungry when I got out. I stopped at wallyworld to get some gas (first time I've pumped my own gas in my honda, btw) and lo' and behold, taco casa with 69 cent tacos! I got a taco and a burrito for just $1.50, which filled me up but was literally dripping in grease. I can't believe I've forgotten that taco casa is a greasy spoon, was high school really that long ago? Anywho, felt pretty blah after that. Today was more of the same. I felt lazy and pretty unmotivated to fix anything and hey! Fried chicken sounds great. So got a snack pack at Chicken X and again with the selective memory. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day :)