Today has been so pleasant ... so peaceful ... so restful! After a SUPER busy weekend (Saturday we spent all day in Branson - enjoyed Silver Dollar City - the weather was AWESOME - the in-laws kept Miriam, and my son Andrew said, "Wow, this is just like old times." Not that we didn't miss MiMi terribly - and not that the older 2 kids resent her - but it was nice to wander around, stroller free.) <--Wow, if I were an English teacher, I'd totally take off points for that parenthesis usage!!!
I have been contemplating my diet lately. Yesterday (Sunday) I got off to a horrible start for my day. Sundays are usually hectic in the morning no matter how much I plan ahead [ever heard of that song about "Easy (Like Sunday Morning)"? Well, Lionel Richie probably did not attend church with 3 supposed-to-be well dressed and clean children in tow!] ... and after a late night on Saturday due to our visit with the in-laws, it was even harder to get up and get going.
By the time I was in the car driving to church, I realized I had not eaten breakfast ... nor had a thing to drink. I was just focused on getting out the door - on time, preferably. Thankfully, in my purse, I had a baggie with whopper Easter eggs that my mother-in-law had slipped me for the kids. They totally saved the day - and kept my stomach from growling during the church service like it sometimes does!! By noon I felt just a little faint ... and I told my husband that if I didn't get some PROTEIN in me SOON that I'd probably topple over completely! I hadn't cooked anything for the church potluck, so he bought a dollar hamburger at Wendy's and saved my life. I love my husband. :)
Today I had my usual poptart and coffee for breakfast. Probably not the healthiest thing ever for a nursing mom - thankfully M tolerates caffeine very well. After a while, I decided I should really eat something good for me - so I had a bowl of Apple Jacks. All the commercials are saying that they are now fortified with all kinds of good-for-you stuff, right??! Later I had a banana - ah, food made by God - can't beat that! I finally decided I should probably have lunch around 2 p.m. ... and I really wanted spaghettios (a full serving of calcium in every can!) but settled for ramen noodles (don't read the nutrition label on those things - soooooooo much fat & sodium). So, that is my true confessions of the day. If I were my mom, I'd probably spank me. She raised me better. Why then do I not eat right? [OH - you know what? I forgot to mention - I did have some pineapple chunks with cottage cheese somewhere between the cereal and the ramen!! So, I do like good-for-me foods, but I also like a lot of bad-for-me foods. And it isn't just that I like them, they are just so much easier.]
I'm trying to learn how to eat better. My family as a whole has been eating WAY better since I have started trying to cook at home more. My kids LOVE veggies and I'm so thankful that they eat (almost) everything I put before them. What a huge responsibility to feed your family -and feed them well!
So, I read blogs. One girl whose blog I read posts her menu plan - and at EVERY meal they eat like a well-rounded, from-every-food-group meal. I am amazed. How does she do it - and then blog about it? I can blog and I can cook - but how can I do both? :-/ Seriously, I must just so not have it together. I don't even expect to be milling my own grain or having an acre big garden - that's just not possible for our life style or with the Missouri soil on the rocky hill we live on ... but I do think I need to work on getting simple, good-for-us meals and foods accessible more often. I am going to work on it! So, do YOU eat a well-balanced diet - am I the one out here floundering in junk food occasionally?? I know one answer would be DO NOT buy the junk food ... but I am not ready to do that - so I'm trying to practice moderation.
As for this little blog essay - it's call exaggeration, folks. It's bad but it ain't that bad. Take it with a grain of salt (oh, wait, don't use the salt; it's not good for you!).
2 comments:
LOL I love your posts. I think we all have those days.
You know, as much as I cook, I do try to always add salad or a veggie in every meal, but we also indulge in junk food once in a while. I don't think it needs to be an either or as long as there is balance.
Don't be so hard on yourself, I don't do a well rounded, from every group meal every day either, but yet we still eat healthy :)
All I can tell you is that what works for me, is menu planning.
Nothing like trolling through the blog worldz and finding moms that make you feel like a pathetic mom....not intentionally of course :O)
i have found moms that...
**make their kids clothes
**grind their own wheat for pasta
**potty train extremely little children
**teach 3 yr old's to read
**make baby food
**freeze meals 6 months in advance
**eat their own organically grown vegetables
you have seen these moms too right? lol.
I am not one of those moms. Its just not me. It is 845 am and I just gave two of my kids lolipops. Maybe when I don't have so many littles, I'll try out some of those things. This is just a season in your life with a precious little one. It will be over too soon. So grab a bite to eat when you can! We love ramen noodles! Enjoy any and all foods from the dollar menu! You will have the energy and motivation to do all that other stuff soon. Too soon!
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