And while I’m definitely not going to be confused with a great cook, I am not afraid to get creative with my food.

If you know my views on ‘Health’, you know that I don’t really beleive in the idea of healthy foods (within reason).

I’m not a fan of food-like products like most prepackaged foods (or really anything that comes in a box), but when it comes to actually cooking a great meal my goal will always be flavor over function…mostly because I think that all foods have a place in our diet.

Regardless, I love it when I get a chance to get creative and make great tasting food.

Now typically my creativity is extremely simple, but in my never ending quest to create great tasting dishes I occasionally stumble upon something worth sharing, and that some nutrition purists may even consider..gasp..healthy.

Take my Dr. Seuss inspired..Green Mac and Cheese.

What you will need:

• A pot
• Water
• some form of pasta (I used Rotini)
• Avocado (I used a full avocado for a serving for two)
• Havarti cheese (about a 1/4 cup grated)
• Butter (teaspoon, just to keep the pasta separated)
• Whole Milk (quick dribble at the end)
• Spring Onions (be liberal with these, they make everything awesome!)
• Dill (to taste)
• Chicken (optional)

Quick an easy instructions

1. Boil some salted water in a pot..when the water is boiling at a roll drop in your pasta..let it cook for 10-12 minutes.
2. Once your pasta is nice and tender, drain it, add some butter, and then throw it back into the pot.
3. Add 1 nicely mushed up Avocado (yes, ‘mushed up’ is the technical term)
4. Stir like crazy.
5. Add the Havarti, Dill and Spring onions and a little salt and pepper
6. keep on stirring.
7. Add the sliced up chicken (cook it first).
8. pour in a little milk until you get your desired level of creaminess.

and tada – quick and easy, Green Mac and Cheese!

Like I said – It’s not going to win any awards, but its fun, simple and tasty!

BP

1. Eat Stop Eat will become very popular - Well, we’re not there yet, but it does seem like every day more and more people are talking about the benefits of flexible intermittent fasting. Just yesterday I read a multi-page article in Men’s Health on the health benefits of fasting, so it looks like people are starting to take notice of how short periods of fasting can help you lose weight and improve your health. Good news for all of us.

2. More people become pro-supplement. I don’t have any direct proof, but I think I may have missed the boat with this prediction. It may just be me, but I get the impression that many of us are now completely immune to supplement advertising, and have become tired of the “Rage against the supplement industry” stance taken by many on-line health and fitness personalities. To be perfectly honest, I find the whole topic of supplements boring these days.

3. More and more people will become aware of Obsessive Compulsive Eating. I think this one is definitely happening. I have noticed many similarities between my own personal beliefs about the way we eat, and the beliefs put forth in Michael Pollen’s book “In defense of food” so the message is hitting the mainstream, albeit slowly. Hopefully this means more and more people are eating food because of the love of food, and not for fear of eating ‘wrong’.

4. More people will photo-blog their food. Definitely happening. And, does nothing for me except point out that I need to improve my culinary skills.

I’m 2.5 out of 4 so far

BP

PS- You can see my original predictions here ==> Brad’s predictions for 2008