I am ashamed to admit that my child has never really been forced to try new foods. We have not always eaten healthy. Honestly, we used to eat a whole lot of fast food/takeout/delivery. I'm not proud of it. This year is all about making good choices. I'm also going to admit that in the last 2 weeks, we haven't gone back to our old habits. I've made dinner every day for the last 2 weeks. Yes, that is a feat for me, One that I'm proud of. We have only eaten out twice and both times were at Subway.
For dinner, I'm really trying to focus on getting lean meat, complex carbs from vegetables and complex carbs from good starch. This for us, is kind of new. Since we started this new way of life, Dechlan has been much more open to eating good foods. Like a lot of children with special needs, we have a hard time getting him to eat. Now that we are eating better, he is eating better. We do have a bit of a fight when it comes to him eating salad or green beans, but he does eat them. He's been great with trying new foods. I made turkey soup last week and loaded it up with carrots, butternut squash, leeks, onion, celery and potato and loved every single vegetable in it. He even went back for seconds which is very rare. Then I made spaghetti squash with vegetable tomato sauce and he adored it. He's been asking for it for dinner ever since. Tonight, I made chicken, baked potatoes, baked sweet potato for me(I hate white potatoes) and brussel sprouts. I cut them open and put some nonfat sour cream on them and he gobbled them up without a fuss. It's amazing!!
We have been trying to find healthy snacks for him. He loves to snack and I'd love to get him into eating healthier snacks. Tonight I got him to try almonds and he loved them. He does love strawberries and apples but I'm trying to find other healthy snacks for him. I'm thinking plain popcorn(which we know he loves).
So my question is, what kind of healthy snacks do you feed your picky eaters?
After being sick for over a month, I'm finally better. My voice is back for the most part and I'm feeling good. I was having an awful time sleeping for a while there but Nick and I are making a new sleeping schedule for ourselves. We're going to head to bed around 9PM and read and then at 10PM we go to sleep. It worked great for me! I slept until 7AM! I was asleep before 12 which is a huge change from falling asleep around 4 or 5 in the morning.
This is my last weekend with my hubby and kiddo home during the day. Nick is back to work on Monday after several months on medical leave. Dechlan is back to school on Monday as well (Thank goodness! He's driving me nuts!!) It's going to be quiet but I will be able to get more stuff done with 2 less people in my way.
We are on day 4 of clean eating and I must say, It's much easier than I thought it would be. It helps to have a partner in crime. He's been keeping me on track. I love it.
I'm off to shower and get on with my day. Have a wonderful Friday!!
Happy New Year to you all!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I'm finally feeling better. Every year I always make resolutions and rarely keep them. Last year was the first year I reached my goals. I lost 35lbs and I read 37 books. This year, I just want to focus on my family and our health. We have started eating healthy and I'm determined to rarely eat out. Our biggest issue is eating out and eating poorly. I also want to get all 3 of us getting active for at least 1 hour per day. I really don't see that as a hard thing to do.
So here are my goals for 2013:
- Eat out less than 4 times a month
- Get active 1 hour per day
- Read 20 books
- Learn to knit something more complicated than just a basic scarf
So there it is! Let's see if I can do it!
What are your resolutions?
I've been MIA due to being horribly ill for the last month or so. We've had some changes. For one, we got a dog!!! Her name is Lillie and she is 8 years old. She is a Jackchi (Jack Russel and Chihuahua mix). She has really become one of the family. We love her very much.
I really can't think of a title that would be appropriate. I just need to get things off my chest. For those who know me, I'm sometimes overly forgiving and it usually comes to bite me in the ass. You would think by now I would have learned my lesson but I haven't. I don't want to get into specifics. I have a friend that burned me a few years ago and then she asked for forgiveness and I let it go. We became friends again and she recently did it again. This time, I don't know if I can let it go. This time, she lied to my face and I knew right away that she was full of crap and that she would never stop burning me. I have yet to tell her that I can't be her friend. I'm not good at ending friendships. I always feel bad. I know it's for the best.
I love BBQ. If I had to live on anything it would be BBQ with all the fixin's. Living in Canada, we don't have the kind of BBQ that I like. I love southern BBQ. No fall off the bone ribs for me, thanks! How did I come across Blue Sage? The wonderful Misha Djokic Owner and BBQ God (Yes, I went there. Just wait until you taste his food! You will agree!) followed me on Twitter. I'm glad he did because after looking at Blue Sage's menu, I knew I had to eat there.
Today, after dropping Dechlan off at school, Nick and I made our way out to the restaurant. It's fairly close to where we live (roughly a 10 minute drive from Square One area). The decor wasn't anything special but I knew the food would make up for it. I had a good feeling about this place. Misha greeted us and after taking another order came over and chatted with us. We already knew what we wanted so that was easy.
We got the Grand Champion Platter. It's a big platter that feeds two or one very hungry person (Seriously, I don't see how one person can eat of that food. We didn't finish!). This platter includes your choice of 3 Low n' Smoked meats
*chicken, chicken wings, pulled pork, beef brisket, jerk pork loin, meatloaf, chevaps,
beef short ribs, baby back ribs & spare ribs.* Two sides of your choice * Creamy Coleslaw,Potato Salad Mashed Potato, Cowboy Barbecue Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob (when in season), Honey Hushed Corn Bread, Market Vegetable, Sweet Potato Fries, Silver Dollar Fries* Misha suggested the Pulled Pork, Brisket and Spare ribs. I got sweet potato fries and Nick got the potato salad. I ordered a side order of coleslaw.
The order came out really fast and I was fairly impressed. The portions very decent. We got 3 strips of Brisket, Half rack of ribs and a huge pile of Pulled pork. The pulled pork had this amazing sauce on it. I wish I could remember what it was called! It was mustard base. It was sweet but tangy and just overall tasty. Next I tried the Brisket. I'm not wild about most BBQ sauce but Misha makes the most amazing sauce. It's sweet with a tiny bit of a bite to it. It's fantastic. I put that sauce on everything except the pulled pork. Onto the ribs now! Since I worked in BBQ house in Vancouver, I'm picky about my ribs. I hate ribs that fall off the bone. They taste soggy and sort of tasteless no matter how much sauce you put on them. These ribs were perfect. They weren't too dry and the bark was lovely. Add some of that heavenly sauce and you've got my new favourite food! The sweet potato fries were crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside(They do not make their own buns, fries or cookie dough. Everything else is made in house.) The coleslaw was the perfect balance of sweet, tangy with a small bite. It wasn't over dressed and all the vegetables were crisp. I tried Nick's potato salad was to die for. Again, Misha makes it all in house which you can taste.
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