The hope is, with less choices my kids will consider and perhaps eat something healthier for variety. Sure it sounds great to layout a platter of cut-up vegetables or sliced fruit for when the kids get home from school, but what parent has time for that, let alone one who is juggling working full-time and having at least a few nights a week as a solo parent? My mother-in-law tells me I have to stop buying snacks, but she’s not the one who will ultimately be fighting with my kids that there “is nothing to eat!!”ĭetermined to not be defeated, I am slowly letting the snacks in our house deplete with the goal of only having one choice. Quick, easy dinners and snacks are a part of our daily lives. The macaroni and cheese debate is just the tip of the iceberg on my mound of parenting guilt. (For the record, it was served and it’s all they ate for dinner despite countless vegetables and meat offerings.) Every time I serve it, I feel like I’m contributing to my children’s poor eating habits. But serving macaroni and cheese on a night when there are SO many other delicious, made from scratch, healthy (and not so healthy) choices, is beyond comprehension. To the point where if we go to a restaurant and macaroni and cheese is on the menu, they ask the waitress if it’s Kraft. My kids eat Kraft Macaroni and Cheese – and only Kraft.
I admit, I actively engaged in the debate. Leading up to a recent holiday family gathering there was actually debate over serving Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. It’s completely overwhelming! MY GOAL FOR 2016: FIND NEW FAMILY FAVORITES Only buy organic, although sometimes you don’t have to (just focus on the “ dirty dozen”). Eat more vegetables, wait… eat more vegetables grown locally. Stay away from processed foods, yogurt is bad for you, yogurt is good for you. Eat less fat, less calories, eat more protein, cut carbs, watch out for sugar – it’s the devil.
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Why, are you wondering? The reason is simple: I need to radically change what my family eats and in some weird way, figuring out how to do that seems like a full-time job in itself.
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