Why I Choose to Eat Clean

Welcome to the House of Eaton! For those of you who do not know me, my name is Alicia Eaton and I am definitely a foodie. I also enjoy living a healthy lifestyle, and for the past several months I have been on the journey of eating clean. If you are not familiar with clean eating, that simply means staying away from ALL foods that are processed. I was driven to take on this endeavor due to the fact that I have been struggling with painful, gastrointestinal issues for the last 13 years of my life. Eating clean is dramatically changing my life, and I feel great. I can finally leave the house without worrying when my next stomach upset might arise. I can honestly say that I feel like I have more control over an area of my life that I thought might never be resolved. After dozens of visits to numerous doctors and specialists, and many visits to the ER, I no longer allow doctors to just shove pill after pill down my throat. If the remedy is not natural, than it is not going into my body.

 I created this blog, so that I can share tons of recipes with all of you lovely people. I will be sure to include all of my favorite clean eat recipes, in hopes that I might be able to help you change old habits and start your journey to a healthier, new you. My blog will never be about how much weight you can lose, but how you can be healthy. Beauty comes in all sizes and just because a person is skinny, does not automatically mean that they are healthy. I can promise you that eating clean does not mean eating foods that taste bad, rather it means just the opposite. The meals that I cook are absolutely mouth-watering and you will want to savor every last bite. My husband loves eating clean just as much as I do. I will tell you that not every meal that I post on here will be a clean eat, but I will be sure to put it in parentheses indicating that it is such.

Today is my husband's birthday, so I will be making a baked spaghetti for dinner. Here is the recipe below for all you to try out at home. Enjoy!

Million Dollar Spaghetti

source: http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/699288-Million-Dollar-Spaghetti

Ingredients

• 7 oz. pkg. thin spaghetti noodles
• 1 tsp. butter
• 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• salt and pepper
• 1 tsp. minced green pepper
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1/4 c. sour cream
• 8 oz. cottage cheese
• 1/3 c. onion
• 2 tsp. melted butter
• 8 oz. can tomato sauce

directions

• 1
  1. Cook spaghetti noodles and drain. Saute beef in butter until brown, then add onions, green peppers, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. Remove from heat.
• 2
  2.Combine cheeses and sour cream.
• 3
  3. Using a 2 quart casserole dish, spread half of spaghetti noodles, cover with cheese and then cover with meat sauce and add remaining noodles to the top.
• 4
  4. Pour melted butter over spaghetti noodles then spread remaining meat sauce over the top.
• 5
  5. Bake at 325-350 for about 30 minutes.

I look forward to sharing so many delicious recipes with all of you! Stay tuned!

Have a blessed day <3

Alicia