I’m a sequential eater: solids first (save my favorite for last), drinks come last. I also don’t believe in grey areas—I’m either all in or all out. 😅 Anyone similar here?

✅ Healthy swaps (that still taste amazing) 🥖 Bread Original: French bread Swap options: - Whole-grain French bread 🥛 Milk & Cream Original: - 2 cups milk - ½ cup heavy cream Healthier swap: - 1½ cups milk (2% or Fairlife for extra protein) - ½ cup unsweetened almond milk OR oat milk - ¼ cup Greek yogurt (optional but amazing) ➡️ You keep creaminess but cut saturated fat + boost protein. 🥚 Eggs Original: 8 whole eggs Swap: - 6 whole eggs + 2 egg whites ➡️ Same texture, less fat, more protein. 🍬 Sugar (this is the biggest win) Original: - ⅓ cup white sugar - ⅓ cup brown sugar Healthier swap options (choose one): - ⅓ cup coconut sugar total - ¼ cup maple syrup or honey total - ⅓ cup allulose or monk fruit blend (lowest impact) ➡️ You don’t need both sugars—one is enough. 🍰 Topping (streusel) Original: - Flour - Brown sugar - Butter Healthier topping version: - ½ cup oat flour or almond flour - ¼ cup brown sugar OR coconut sugar - ½ stick butter OR 4 tbsp coconut oil - Cinnamon + nutmeg (keep these!) ➡️ Still crunchy, just cleaner. 🧁 Healthy-Modified Ingredient List (Simple Version) French Toast Custard - Butter spray or 1 tsp butter for pan - 1 loaf whole-grain - 6 eggs + 2 egg whites - 1½ cups milk (or Fairlife) - ½ cup unsweetened almond milk - ¼ cup Greek yogurt (optional) - ¼ cup maple syrup (or allulose) - 2 tbsp vanilla extract Topping - ½ cup oat flour - ¼ cup coconut or brown sugar - 1 tsp cinnamon - Pinch nutmeg - ¼ tsp salt - ½ stick butter, cut into pieces 💡 Bonus flavor hacks (no calories or minimal) - Add orange zest or lemon zest - Extra vanilla - Sprinkle chopped pecans or walnuts (healthy fats) 1️⃣ Prep the Base - Lightly grease your baking dish. - Tear the bread into bite-size pieces and spread evenly in the pan. 2️⃣ Make the Custard - In a large bowl, whisk together all French toast ingredients until smooth. - Pour the mixture evenly over the bread, pressing gently so all pieces soak.

A Japanese friend showed me that he does not need really need to add water to make the Mille-Feuille Nabe, a warm and comforting soupy dish, because the soup comes from the cabbage! But I also need to make it more meal-prep friendly due to a busy schedule. Adjustments: - instead of layering cabbages and thinly sliced meat, and arranging them nicely into the pot, I simply used the ingredients needed. Preparations and packing: Protein of choice Napa cabbage (I use 150g or around 3-4 leaves) Carrots Mushrooms Soft Tofu 1 tablespoon miso (reduced salt) - Wash vegetables. Slice up cabbage and carrots. - Pack cabbage, carrots and mushrooms into a bag. - Protein : portioned according to your meal needs. Or you can portion them prior to cooking. - Salmon: I buy pre-portioned and frozen fillets and I literally just use them frozen! — that’s all for prep! Store in fridge. — you can make as many of these pre-packed ingredients for as many meals you wanna! — when you want to cook this, all you need to do is to throw the veg, protein and miso into a pot! Cooking: - Heat a pan/ small pot. - Dump a bag of veg in. - Add Protein: I have used a frozen salmon fillet in this and it worked well. Chicken: I might season it with a bit of soya sauce and pepper, and ginger powder if I wanna. - Add one tablespoon of miso. - Cover pot with lid. When lid fogs up a little, lower to medium heat and let it simmer. the water will be released from the cabbage and you’ll have your broth! - Add tofu gently into the mix and simmer a bit more. - It’s done when the veg and protein are cooked and cabbage has released the water. If you want a soup, you can add more hot water. - You can eat this with rice or on its own.

When I got time on my hands, my go-to place is pitter-pattering in the kitchen. A few hours in and I got myself some homemade kimchi. Now sitting in the fridge to ferment. Good for the gut and to make soups, pancake and fried rice. Recipe: youtube search for Maangchi Kimchi

I’ve been on my weight loss journey for 2 years now and I’m trying to find friends that workout. Even friends that have a healthy lifestyle. Can’t find them anywhere, and are you experiencing the same thing? Is this normal?