New Direction

I realize I've severely neglected my recipe/food blog, but I promise I have a great reason - her name is Ellia Paige. :) With a 6.5 month old daughter, I am really starting to try to lose this baby weight. Soooo in that interest, I'm going to change the direction of this blog, at least temporarily. My goal is to post about either a recipe or even a single ingredient that has made my new healthy/weight loss lifestyle easier and/or tastier!

I wanted to start with a very versatile ingredient that my husband actually found for me. It's called Lavash (pronounced la-VOSH) - heard of it? I hadn't, and it's really good for you, if you get the right kind. It's a flatbread, the thickness of a tortilla, except it's square-shaped and comes in long sheets. Half of a sheet = 1 serving = 50 calories. Awesome functions:

• It makes a great alternative to bread for making your sandwiches into healthier wraps.
• If you cut them up into 1.5-inch pieces and bake them for 5 minutes (literally 5 minutes, keep your eye on them!), it turns into a great crispy chip-like snack! Sprinkle some garlic or onion salt before baking to give them a little kick of flavor.
• It makes a great taco alternative - say good bye to the tortillas that can be triple the calories (yes, it's true - check the labels!).
• It makes a great crispy pizza crust, and since it's already cooked, it's both healthy and FAST.
• They're great served with hummus, salsa, cottage cheese (seriously, I eat this combo almost every day), yogurt...

Lavash is a great canvas that you can use toward MANY different dishes, and it's got great things in it like flax and oat bran for dietary fiber. This one tops my list of awesome weight loss finds! Way to go, husband! :)