The Next Big Wellness Trend is … Making Dinner

Spring has sprung and so has my waistline. Time to start eating healthy. HEALTHY. What does that word even mean? Healthy used to mean good for you. But now it’s splintered into so many definitions that it’s simply impossible to keep up. Cooking with style!PHOTO BY CATHY PINKSY Every Monday, I swear an oath to “eat healthy” before my feet hit the floor…then, immediately second-guess myself. What does healthy mean this week? The ’90s kid in me insists it’s low-fat, but today fat is our friend. Maybe it’s low-calorie? No, I’ll count macros. But at 48, I’m not doing math at mealtime, or really any time. Clean eating? Sounds virtuous, but can anyone actually define “clean”? Low carb? Bread is the enemy! Except bread is pure joy, so that won’t work. Gluten-free bread? That stuff is full of sugar, and sugar is poison. Wait, sugar is pleasure. Maybe I’ll just eat less sugar, although that usually ends with me face-first in all the sugar. I’ll give up vodka…until the weekend. That’s the best I can do. A girl’s gotta live. I’ll just eat healthy in moderation, between noon and 7 p.m. because intermittent fasting is the only healthy way. Are
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