Morning, Sunshine!

A couple of times a year, my Honey and I fast as a spiritual disciple. I am diabetic, so a total fast is out of the question. Fasting is a denial of flesh, so fasting can be as individualized as you make it. For us, we found a Daniel Fast works. This fast is based off the dietary disciplines followed by Daniel and his three Hebrew friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, after being taken captive by Nebuchadnzzar, King of Babylon. You might recall they were taken captive and being groomed to serve in the King's personal service, given rich food and wine to drink as part of this grooming. Daniel and his buddies asked permission not to eat and drink this fare lest their bodies be defiled. He asked for vegetables and water rather than the rich food of the king.

So, a Daniel fast is one where we partake in grains, veggies and fruit, abstaining from meat, breads, sweets, etc. This diet is totally do-able!! I've said all that to say this: As a part of our fasting menus, I've discovered Morning Star Farms vegetarian products. I've tried many, discarded those that were less than tasty and keep an open mind as I run across additional products they come up with. My latest discovery is their Asian Patties. Looks like meat but is made up of soy and other veggies, and spices to tantalize the tongue! This is my new favorite. We are not currently on a fast but I buy them anyway just 'cuz.

They make an excellent breakfast food when topped with an egg, cooked with a soft yolk (my preference). Thus my tweaked a bit name 'Morning, Sunshine!' I've also had a lunch or dinner meal of the Asian Patty/egg with sliced avocado and no-fat refried beans...Yummy! I stay away from bread as much as I can but I bet they would make excellent sandwiches, too.

Another Morning Star meatless patty I like is the one with black beans and corn (can't remember the name off the top of my head but I bet it has Southwest in it somewhere) covered in a fresh salsa. I like the Mushroom Lover's Burger (sans bun, of course) covered in sauteed onions and mushrooms...another Yummy!

Trust me, going meatless is not as painful as it might sound. For my Honey, the hard part is giving up bread and tortillas (remember, he makes a taco out of everything)...and sweet stuff. I am blessed not to be bothered by those issues.

Ok, there you have it, another sound, healthy food idea to try in our continuing efforts to nourish our bodies and souls without the junk and fat. Keep your food colorful, the way nature made it and God intended. If you don't think Jesus would have eaten it, neither should you!