Vday

I started out Valentine's Day in a totally different way than I ever have... with a workout.  ha ha ha.  Yep, I know.  Pathetic!!!  It was nice though to work out in the morning.  I know, I know - that sure doesn't sound like me.  I HATE getting up, but I LOVE having my workout done and out of the way early on.  Although I can't wait until it's warm again when I can start running again at night.  Love. That.

Tony said he had dinner taken care of for tonight but I had to do the treat.  I wanted to do something healthy but yummy!!  I looked at a million things, but in the end, decided to go with what I made last year.  It was DELICIOUS and even more important, Tony liked it - so why not?!?! 

It's a soy milk parfait.  I know - that doesn't sound like a delicious VDay dessert, does it!??!  But it REALLY is good.  You mix light chocolate soy milk with a pudding packet and a little bit of cinnamon.  Then you alternate the pudding in a cup with angel food cake chunks, light whip cream and strawberries.  VERY good and compared to most VDay desserts... VERY healthy!

I ran into my cousin at Deseret Book the other day.  We chatted for quite a while.  It was GREAT to catch up with her.  But we started talking about holidays, diets, etc.  She talked about how they've been trying to eat healthier and it never really hit her how many of our holidays surround food.  It's SOOO true though.  From October to April - there is a big holiday EVERY month that, sadly, mostly revolves around food!  And the problem is that traditions and food are usually intertwined.  For example, Christmas to me is egg nog, peppermint ice cream, mint brownies, the weird cathedral windows :), caramels, etc.  Valentine's Day is all about conversation hearts for me!!  Although I don't love them now that they've changed their formulas.  (And yes, I'm pathetic enough to have written the company about it.  They did write back though and apologize but said it was necessary.)  ha ha.  I also love all the delicious cinnamon candy at VDay.  Easter is chocolate eggs, cadbury eggs, peeps, etc.  Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie and Grandma Gregory's rolls!  (1 roll, not bad.  The 10 that I crave - not so good.) :) 

Anyways - so I'm hoping that we can find yummy, healthy foods to start new holiday traditions - like this soy milk parfait!  Let me know if you have any ideas...