Well, I've had it in my mind (the very BACK of my mind) for quite some time now. Finally, I've brought that thought to action it's time for change! First and most importantly is to change the way I eat, and how I feed my family. We didn't eat horribly before but not all that great either to be honest.
First item to get the axe from the menu, anything made from white flour. Pasta, rice, tortillas and all the usual snacky, sugar-filled junk. In it's place is a large list of body, loving grains.
Roll call:
Bulgar
Kasha
Barley
Lentils
Wheat Berries
Millet
Orzo
Whole Wheat Couscous
Kamut
Red Quinoa
Israeli Couscous
And, of course only whole wheat or whole grain breads and pasta which we usually did anyhow. The next journey for me is to scour the net for some amazing recipes to use all of my wonderful grains!
To replace all of the sugar, starch and (let's face it) empty calorie snacks we have a line-up of veggies and fruit!
My children really do make this very easy on me too! They will eat just about anything you put in front of them, at the very least, they give it a try. My husband as well, although he's not AS open to the change as the girls are!
So...why am I writing this all here? To keep myself accountable!! This is something I've wanted for quite some time now and it is now time! My girls will learn good eating habits for life! We all benefit, short term and long term! Let's not forget it will help to take off those last 20 or so pounds that are hanging out since having Aspen....next step....lots more exercise!
First item to get the axe from the menu, anything made from white flour. Pasta, rice, tortillas and all the usual snacky, sugar-filled junk. In it's place is a large list of body, loving grains.
Roll call:
Bulgar
Kasha
Barley
Lentils
Wheat Berries
Millet
Orzo
Whole Wheat Couscous
Kamut
Red Quinoa
Israeli Couscous
And, of course only whole wheat or whole grain breads and pasta which we usually did anyhow. The next journey for me is to scour the net for some amazing recipes to use all of my wonderful grains!
To replace all of the sugar, starch and (let's face it) empty calorie snacks we have a line-up of veggies and fruit!
My children really do make this very easy on me too! They will eat just about anything you put in front of them, at the very least, they give it a try. My husband as well, although he's not AS open to the change as the girls are!
So...why am I writing this all here? To keep myself accountable!! This is something I've wanted for quite some time now and it is now time! My girls will learn good eating habits for life! We all benefit, short term and long term! Let's not forget it will help to take off those last 20 or so pounds that are hanging out since having Aspen....next step....lots more exercise!
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