two things which are disturbing me right now:
Number 1
i'm not liking this new routine of mine. i starve myself in the morning and have my first meal at 1pm at the earliest. this happened twice last week, and now, a monday at that, i'm at it again.
it's not by choice ok. i just have to leave for work much too early, i'd rather sleep some more than prepare and eat breakfast at 6 or 7 am. and once i'm at the school, more often than not, there's work piled up waiting for me that i forget to eat.
so you can imagine that by afternoon i'm famished. i have to bring guela to school at noontime so it's either i eat before or after that. i gotta fix this or else i'll end up either with ulcers or an even worse metabolism.
and Number 2
i gotta get rid of all the junk [food] we have. i also wanna start seriously feeding my kids veggies. how do i find a way to make it attractive for them? i've tried mashing them up to unrecognizable goop, but even when they still had no teeth, they spit it out before they even got to really taste it. and now that they love soup, and meat, and rice, they cunningly remove whatever green thing is hidden in every spoonful. the only reason i'm not THAT scared of them being undernourished is because of the enormous amount of milk they drink [pediasure and gain].
any of you got any advice out there? i've tried them all, from being a good example to cutting the veggies up into cute shapes. and don't tell me to smother them in cheese or cream as i can not do that each and every meal, it's gonna defeat the purpose, too much cream and cheese cannot be healthy.
or am i just making such a big fuss? i hated veggies when i was a kid and i love them now. should i do something about it or just let them be?
tsk, tsk, tsk.... what do i do?
p.s. i made spaghetti alla carbonara yesterday, you might wanna check it out, i can't believe that even in a recipe blog, i managed to let my o.-c.ness get the better of me.
try adding your veggies to ground meat.. use a grater for the carrots.. then add it to the ground meat.. shape into balls, season, coat with bread crumbs..deep fry.
ReplyDeletefirst thing to do is to get rid of the junk..take it all away, then stock up on healthy choices.. i read that somewhere.. but i still have junk in my small food basket.. cheetos.. hehehe.. and ruffles.. but that's about it. plus i noticed that i enjoy junk when i share it with someone, but when i eat alone.. just a few munches then i'm done.
you have to eat breakfast.. if not your metabolism will slow down.we have intelligent bodies.. it'll slow down to conserve sugar.. so i think the best thing to do is to find time to have an enjoyable breakfast.. try this.
i would have to agree with malou regarding veggies and ground meat. you could also try adding it to omelet if they eat eggs. or make little fancy wraps or mini sandwiches into assorted shapes.
ReplyDeleteakio is quite okay with veggies, he tries it when i ask him to. his favorite is squash and carrots, he eats more veggies than his dad for sure hehehe!!!
i am with you about skipping a meal or two. i have been that way when miro still didn't sleep through the night.