Have I Mentioned How Much I LOVE Huffington Post? *RECIPE ALERT*

Here's yet another reason why.

Just to give you the Reader's Digest version, the article goes into the reasons why we love foods that are horrible for us. Some of these things are obvious, some will really make you think.

When I think about all these things, I have to admit that I was already cognizant of a LOT of these reasons, even if they weren't all MY reasons.

Also, check out the slideshow beneath the article. It's all about the Fake Food we know and love.

Oh, and I've decided to stop buying spaghetti sauce after reading this. Time to start making my own again, and now that crockpot season is upon us, it should be easy to make home-made sauce for my home-made meatballs.

My friends from Key Hypnosis will likely wonder why because Julie has, during sessions, actually condoned using prepared spaghetti sauce, but why take in more sugar than we need to when making sauce is as simple as this? Here's all you need to do:

Single-serving (for up to 1 lb of meatballs or about 6-8 sausages)

1 large can Hunts crushed tomatoes
1 can Hunts tomato paste
1 T olive oil
1 cup chopped onion, caramelized w/ the olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped or pressed and carmelized
Fresh basil, parsley and oregano to taste

Crock pot on low for 8-10 hours will do ya.

If you like a sweeter sauce, don't add sugar. Add two whole carrots and remove them when the sauce is cooked (or use a hand mixer and blend them in for an extra-sweet sauce).

If the sauce is too acidic, don't sugar it for that either. Add 1/2 teaspoon to a teaspoon of baking soda to neutralize it. That way you taste the tomato, not acidy sugar.

BTW, acid won't be a problem if you use Hunts tomatoes since they are naturally steamed and are just plain superior quality to virtually any other brand out there.

Oh, hell, here's the meatball recipe, too. Note that I DO add a little breadcrumb and cheese since those things AND ONLY THOSE THINGS are considered allowable fillers on the Key program. Eggs count as a protein so adding them only fortifies the dish.

For each pound of ground beef, add:

1 T breadcrumb,
1 t grated parmesan cheese
1 egg
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion salt and italian herbs to taste

Cook them in the oven for half an hour at 350, then add them to the sauce to slow cook.