I’m not alone in finding myself trying to eat better in January. I read a lot of food blogs, and I think at least half of them are talking about embracing the vegetable (the other half are valiantly clinging to their chocolate and bacon, shouting a battle cry against dieting). I’m not a dieter, I wholeheartedly disagree with the idea of limiting your food intake for a specified period of time in the hopes of losing weight. First, it’s not healthy, and “losing weight” is a dubious goal. And second, I don’t have that much willpower. But even I have to admit that after the holidays, I was feeling a little sugared out. I needed to get back to the healthy eating habits I’d more or less adopted over the last two years. I knew a lengthy visit to the produce department was in order, but I was having a hard time planning meals that didn’t involve butter. It was like I’d forgotten how.
If you know me, you know I’m a huge fan of plans. I love lists and schedules and charts. And as much as I hate to admit it, I like those detailed features in fitness magazines that tell you what to eat and when (and by the way, how do those magazines get away with calling themselves fitness magazines?). When I saw the Bon Appetit Food Lover’s Cleanse for 2012, I was instantly drawn to it.
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