A "Pintresting" Post (pun intended)

I haven't written a blogpost in forever.  I'm really sorry to everyone.  Excuses are just that (excuses), so I won't offer any but I have a goal of posting once a week for the rest of the school semester.

Okay, so today's topic:

Pintrest has been regarded as many things.  A place to waste time.  A place where you can find some really neat projects that you wish you could do.  A place to put all your project ideas before you start them.  

Well, I want to talk about 1 way that Pintrest can actually be a help to PKU'ers.  

Hint:  Have you ever wished you could make something else instead of your basic 10 recipes that you make all the time?

Well, using Pintrest you can actually find a lot of PKU proof recipes.  

I have 118 pins in my "PKU Friendly Food" board.  It's currently my largest board.  And the great thing about it is, a lot of PKU'er Pinners have a PKU -proof board.  So pretty easily you can go and look at all these great recipes.    

I've Pinned recipes that aren't strictly PKU because I can see an easy way to change it so it does become PKU-proof.  

Now, the question really is whether you're going to try those recipes.  Or if they'll be sitting there forever.  It takes a little bit of dedication to actually cook something up from Pintrest.  But, if you're tired of the same old PKU-proof dishes it's a great way to add variety.  

Make a goal.  "I'm going to try 1 new dish a week."  That's not too hard is it?  Then buy the ingredients.  (I go to the grocery store every other week, so to save on cost I would choose 2 similar dishes.  That way I don't have to buy as many ingredients.)  Cook the meal.  If you like it, write it down or print it out.  If you don't, delete it.  You don't need to keep nasty recipes around.  

If you're finding it hard to get yourself to cook a new meal 1x a week for whatever reason.  Choose a day of the week and make that night "new recipe night".  If it becomes a habit to make a new dish, it won't be as hard to get around to it.  

In conclusion (since I always feel as if I'm just throwing things around and rambling): Do you ever feel like you eat the same things over and over again?  Especially as a PKU'er when you're options are limited anyways?  Well, Pintrest actually has a lot of recipes that are PKU-proof or can be adjusted really easily.  You can find them on other people's PKU boards or you can search PKU in the search bar.  If you're having a hard time actually making the foods, make a goal.  Make 1 new dish a week.  If you need to make that new dish on the same night every week, that way it becomes habit.  And you won't have a problem anymore.  :)  

Geez, that conclusion was tons better than the rest of the post.  The only reason I'm not rewriting this post all over again, is because I promised myself I'd post today, and I don't really have the time.  So, I'm sorry again for rambling and for not posting forever (even though I warned you it would happen).       

 Thanks for reading my blog.  :) I'll see you again soon.