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You're not on my blacklist...it's weird that you can't comment...

lol...the doctor says that eggs are good for the diabetic diet.  They're also good for the budget.  We'll have to see how the cholesterol comes back this time. 

I usually have two eggs and a piece of toast or one of my burritos for lunch, and oatmeal, a cheese stick, and a piece of fruit for lunch (because I can get single sized portions of oatmeal for like $2/10--so that's 50 cents for a decent lunch).  Then we usually do supper together.

LW--your frittata recipes sound really good.  I'll definitely have to try them sometime.  I was never of an egg chef, but I'm getting pretty good.  Go me!  Now if only I could leanr to cook other things...

I know Marcie already touched on this, but I figured I'd chime in.  You guys and others all seemed to agree in unison that my job was not as 'easy' as I claimed it to be.  That either I was misinformed or ortherwise about my actual job and that there was no way it could be as plush or whatever as I said it was.

Of the 100ish days I've been doing this job, how many days have I not been home?  Two.  Technically three if you count the day I decided to stay out and go down into Utah where my incoming load was being redirected because of interstate closures. 

The first night, the road was closed as I was coming back home, and I parked it, went to bed and when I woke up, it was already open. 

The second night, was just last month and the road was closed around 6 and I got in at 8 to a town about two hours away from here.  I fueled up, found a spot I know about since I deliver to that town, and I parked for the night.  Road opened up around 4 the next afternoon and it took about 4 hours to get home. 

The 'technically third' was another night when the road was again closed for a while and because we were already behind, they redirected the load to go through Colorado and into Utah; so instead of going home, I stayed there that day and went to Utah the next morning to get my load. 

So yeah, I AM home everyday whenever I can get home and the roads are open.  Even if they are crap, I still drive and get home.  The way my job is designed, Im supposed to be home daily...the only reason I have a sleeper in my truck is because of the off chance that I get stuck in road closures. 

And so...yeah...I figure if the Big Guy upstairs gets the roads closed, Im not going to argue, otherwise, I AM home daily. 

Hmmm..is he looking at all your health, or just managing diabetes?  Diabetics also tend to have cholesterol problems.  Who cares if you have your glucose under control if you die from hardened arteries?  The meals that you are posting about do not sound very healthy or low calorie, both things that you should consider for your overall health, especially if you plan to have kids.

As for cooking, you need to learn to like it.  If you have kids, don't you think that you will need to provide nutritious meals for them?  Kids learn by example, so if you want them to avoid health issues, you need to get yourself in check before you have them.  As an example, I have health problems, and I want my daughter to avoid them.  We eat very healthy meals (I tend to eat too much, but at least it's of healthy stuff).  So, she now has a "taste" for healthy food.  What did she request that I buy for some of her lunches next week?  She wants 100% grape juice, hummus, pita chips, grapes and fruit snacks (that's her "junk" food).  That is the food she likes to eat.  She hasn't missed even one day of school for illness this year.

I would suggest that you really look at what you eat and think about it in terms of your health.  Don't think in terms of what you "like" or what is "easy", but think about it as fuel for your body.  Canned soup, lots of eggs and hamburger helper are not good food choices.  Just the fat in most of those (which I hope your Dr. talked to you about how diabetics need to lower their fat intake) is bad news.

There are a lot of nutritious foods that do not cost a lot, and there are a lot of food options for diabetics.

If you like soup, make Veggie soup (you can also freeze some for later).  Add beans to add protein and you have the base of a meal.  Add a complex carb and a fruit, and you have a balanced meal.

Turkey (or Veggie, which is my preference) hot dogs on a whole wheat bun with Broccoli and an apple makes for a quick, easy and healthy lunch or dinner.

Low carb spaghetti (there are a whole bunch out there now) with prepared sauce (add lean meat like turkey or soy crumbles for protein) is also fast and tasty, and much better for you than hamburger helper.

Cooking is not that hard, especially "basic" cooking like I mentioned above.  When planning your meals, which you seem to be doing, concentrate on the nutrition of the meals before the "ease" of making the meals.  Alternate difficult and easy meals (I am sure that you have less busy days that allow more time for cooking) so that the week is made easier.

OK I admit...Im confused...you made a comment about how I 'insisted Id be home every single night' and your recollection seemed to come from a previous blog I had written (mainly because you said "I seem to recall"). 

My above reply was a comment towards your previous recollection where I had also, at that time, told you I would be home every night even though you doubted that fact.  

As far as Marcies comment, she is more talking about Murphys law kicking in when we would be prepared.  Normally we alternate, but with the luck we have, wed be prepared for that, and Id run late or get stuck in the weather.  Anyways, your vast experience in the trucking world should tell you they hardly ever, if ever, close the roads in Utah. 

Haha, thanks for sharing that, Marcie.  I know it sucks, but I do seem to recall Ziggy vehemently insisting that with *this* particular trucking job he'd be getting home every! single! night!  I also remember Mason and myself telling him not to count on it, and being told we were the fools.  Hahaha.

Hnm, Im trying to remember...I think right now we have three crock pots (or as us nordern Minasodans say, slow cookers).  

We do use them from time to time and I was just thinking earlier today about taking out a slow cooker book I have (I think I have one) and using some recipes. 

I have three great chili recipes and they would all work great in the slow cooker, although you can't live on Chili alone....or so they say. 

Thanks, will have to check that site out, never heard of it...I normally go to allrecipes.com for my stuff.  Actually, one of my chili recipes comes from there...Michelles Blond Chicken Chili...wow.  My other two are from the fam.  My mom also has a great recipe for Boiled Dinner but it actually makes so much soup that it wont fit in a crock pot, lol.  I use one of those big tall metal stock pots. 

That's the best way to eat them (feed the yolk to your dog if you have one, lol).  The white is a great source of protein without hardly any cholesterol.  The yolk is basically all fat and cholesterol.

A "Crock Pot" is a brand name of a slow cooker.  Just like how many people say "kleenex" when they mean facial tissue or the more resent "iPod" for MP3 players.