Lessons Learned
So, since returning from my vacation and swearing off on dairy products for the month, plus all refined sugars and flours, I'm doing surprisingly well. But it is curious how often I reach for a cheese stick, or a yogurt, or the milk to add to my coffee or whatever. I consume a lot of dairy products on a daily basis, and eliminating them (temporarily) has shown me how much I clearly use dairy to fill my stomach. That and bready stuff.
I know that I need protein and veggies, but I can't tell you how often I've made a meal of a bagel and cheese, or buttered toast, or a granola bar. I can justify each of these choices, of course, but the reality is they DON'T contain the nutrition I need, at least, not entirely. I need to have protein and veggies at every meal, or I get sluggish and mean an hour later.
With school out, and all three kids home, I'm trying to make meal time more organized. While my natural instinct is to push the kids out the back door as soon as the sun comes up and to toss them snacks through the doggie door, we all eat better (and consume less crap) if we sit together for our meals and make them an event. I'm also assigning kids the task of helping select the foods we eat, with a goal to "eat a rainbow" every day. We're not doing so well with that yet, but I've got high hopes.
Plus I'm willing to pay my kids a dime each time they try a new food.
I'm off to get my workout in before heading to the pool. How are YOU moving your bod today?
Comments
Jenny, how is the dairy free thing coming? Are you noticing anything?
Posted by: Cindy K | June 10, 2007 6:23 AM