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Yes, I've been remiss in blogging here! If you need a reason, check this out. Maybe having multiple blogs isn't a good idea. I still haven't found a balance yet. This one is supposed to be my business blog with a personal touch.

So just to ensure my friends continue to visit this blog, I'll post what I had for breakfast this morning.

I recall reading a title of a book on blogging (which I didn't get, evidently) that went No One Wants to Know What You Had for Dinner or something like that. Actually, I'm quite interested what others have for breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between, especially if they include photos. I'm just interested in food, lol.

So this morning, after I made my breakfast, I thought I should take a photo shot of it.

So here it is.

What on earth is that?

It's a slice of honey wheat bread spread with miso. Then I piled it with homegrown alfalfa sprouts and tomato slices. See the greenish black stuff the open sandwich was sitting on? That's a sheet of nori or seaweed. I use that wonderful stuff to wrap everything. How else can I prevent the alfalfa sprouts from spilling all over me? On retrospect, I should have had a few slices of raw garlic. I LOVE that stuff. (I know some of you will drool over my concoction; the rest of you will wonder “Why she's eating that? Yucks!”).

So I had that and hot green tea for breakfast. I also had a tablespoon of organic peanut butter after that. Yummy. I can have this breakfast every day.

I must say that an hour before that satisfyingJapanese-flavored repast, I had a tall glass of greens. I make that for my husband before he goes to work  most mornings and I have that as well. Very rejuvenating and cleansing.

By the way, the automatic sprouter my husband got me for Christmas is one of the best investments of 2006! I get to eat healthful sprouts almost daily; and I get to give containers of sprouts away to friends and my mother-in-law too. And guess what, Berrysong WILL be selling these automatic sprouters soon! Look out for more news.

Have a wonderful day, all.

Today, I want to share something that is close to the heart of many women.

It's overeating.

Call it what you like, but most of us overeat. Not because our bodies need it. But we overeat when we're happy and in a celebratory mood. We overeat when we don't want to waste our children's food. We overeat when we're with wonderful friends and family. And if you are a Baptist...can you resist yet another spoonful from that covered dish?

We have all been there.

But there also is the darker side to overeating that goes beyond partying or having a good time.

We overeat when we feel lonely or unhappy. We overeat when we are depressed or bored. We overeat when we are disappointed or angry.

Sometimes we don't even know that our overeating is not due to hunger but negative emotions.

Well, not to worry. I have a simple test for you! It is funny that I read in an article somewhere not too long ago about the same test that I use for myself and my children. I thought I invented it! LOL. I call it the “apple test”.

Each time I want to eat something in the middle of the day, late at night or when I'm pottering in the kitchen, I ask myself, “Do I want to eat an apple now?” If I say no, then I know I'm really not hungry.

But if my mind is still set on that mini-bag of chocolate chip cookies (sans trans-fat and all things supposedly “bad”), I'll crunch on the apple. Usually that takes the edge off my emotional hunger and I can pass the cookies or some other kind of comfort food.

When my children say they are hungry soon after a meal, it's usually because they want something sweet or unnecessary. My question to them is usually, “Shall I get you an apple?” If they are hungry they will say “Yes, we want the apples!” If they say they are not hungry for apples, then I try to distract them or put some apple slices in front of them anyway.

I'm sharing this because I believe we feel better about ourselves and others when we don't overeat. One day I may talk about the binges I used to have in my late teens and early twenties. They were not pretty. Oh, I loved the Lord and I had a passion for lost souls but how painful were the throes of self-loath I found myself in each time I binged. One day...may be 

For now anyway, I hope the “apple test” will help you distinguish between real physical hunger and emotional hunger. Knowing the difference is the beginning of taking charge of your food intake. And having a control over that aspect of life will reduce a significant amount of stress for not a few women. We can all do with less stress in our lives...

Actually, these are not “real” cookies. But we call them cookies in the Gibson household and my children love them. I like to keep things simple and these really are easy to “make”.

Wash and peel a banana. Banana skins are sprayed with fungicide so unless the bananas are properly washed, be careful not to touch the skin and then the bare fruit. Wash your hands again before handling the fruit.

Slice the banana into 1/8 inch discs.

Lay them on a plate and sprinkle some cinnamon powder over them That's it! It's a treat to my kids. Easier to “make” than cookies and definitely healthier.

By the way, cinnamon powder reduces blood sugar levels in diabetics, so it also has health benefits!

Some of you might want to do cinnamon sugar or even decorate the center of each “cookie” with a chocolate chip. But I think cinnamon powder is sufficient especially if you want a “healthy cookie”. Sometimes I sprinkle some cocoa powder over the discs.

You can be as creative as you want using the banana discs as the base – seeds, nuts, tiny berries....just have fun!