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As you can all tell thus far, I am NOT a food blogger... Not. Even. Close! But, I am a mom and cooking comes with the territory and making something that is MOSTLY healthy and my toddlers will eat is a HUGE WIN in my book. So I am going to share this creation of yummy vegetables and chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) that I put together for lunch. My husband said it was good but it wasn't his favorite (who cares what he thinks right??? ), my kiddos liked and ate it just fine, but I wouldn't mind eating this for a week! I recently began transitioning into a vegan-like diet. I am still very skeptical of calling myself vegan, because in all honesty, I am nowhere close. Did you know as a vegan, you can't have honey? Honey is an animal product! DUH! (Yea, this is some of the stuff I didn't think about when I went into this.) The point of me blabbing on and on is that this is a vegan dish, but adding some grilled chicken seasoned with Cajun spices would be sooooooo bomb! ...

I sat down a couple of hours ago to get started on my weekly grocery list. My husband I have decided to start looking at our spending a little closer, and that means no more eating out. It's easier for me to sit down and attempt a weekly meal plan based off of what I already have and what's on sale that week. I had everything laid out in front of me to get this done! Laptop for Netflix: Check. Notebook and pen: Check. Vape: Check. Cell phone to look at the ads: Check. Cup full of ice with a Coke Zero: Check. Girls occupied with toys: Check. Now all I had to do was find something to watch. Today, this came back to bite me in the ass. I went into the Documentary section of Netflix and found something that peaked my interest. What the Health . This is a documentary that examines links between diet and disease. This hit close to home because my older sister was diagnosed with diabetes this year. It has been a very eye opening experience for not just her, but our entire family. Sh...