My Food Revolution

A lot people make New Years resolutions, though I have never really been a part of the ritual. It's not that I think it is a bad thing; I just haven't really cared to participate. This year, I decided to make a few resolutions, of sorts, and drag Daniel through them right along with me. No, am not posting on the wrong blog. Both resolutions are food related. What are they you ask? Well, let's find out!

My 2012 Food Revolution (sounds much cooler than my 2012 New Years resolutions):

1. Eat more natural.
Most people make goals to eat healthier...honestly, I don't feel like I need to make that goal. I've been studying nutrition for a few semesters, and I feel like I do a decent job. My goal is simply to eat more natural foods. Less preservatives, less food additives, less artificial sweeteners, less refined grains.

Pre-made natural foods can be expensive, and we are pretty poor, so what this means is that I will making a lot of things. I've already made my own bread, tortillas, pizza dough, hamburger buns, cocoa mix and croutons. Some things I will need to make on a semi-regular basis, others will last for awhile. My next venture is to make my own salad dressings. Cool ones, not just oil and vinegar.

This goal will directly influence this blog. Making more things=More recipes.

2. Expand my restaurant horizons.
Daniel and I don't eat out all that often, but when we do, we always end up at the same places. So boring! In an attempt to explore what is out there, I decided that any time we are going to go out to eat this year, we can't go to a chain restaurant, with the following exceptions:

• It is a restaurant we have never tried before. 
• Someone else invites us to go somewhere with them (especially if they are paying).
• I have ruined dinner and we need a quick meal. (This happens when you experiment a lot)
• We are in a mall food court/similar food restricted area.
• If we do end up in a chain/somewhere we have been, we have to order something we have never ordered before.

I'm excited to find new places and try new dishes. Sure, this may help make me even more of a food snob (I really am one, poor Daniel will never get to eat Shepard's pie in our house), but it will get us to explore new things.

This goal COULD directly influence this blog. If you, (the readers) want I can do posts about awesome new restaurants I find through this adventure. Sure, they wouldn't be recipes, but it would still be directing the tasteful people to tasty food. Let me know. Take the poll!...and then tell me why in the comments. Comments make bloggers happy.