Starting to make Juice for Patience...

This is a image of the Juicer we got at Walmart for alittle of nothing last year.

This morning Patience seen me making my celery, tomato, apple juice. And wasnt to keen on the

celery. So I made her  apple. Of course it didnt look or taste like the apple

juice from a store but she liked it.

So to make sure she is eating enough I am going to start to make her homemade juice.

Since she has been eating healthier I can tell her skin shines. :)

Spring Break And a preview of The store aisles

The girls are on spring break this week :)

I had Jerry pick up some food coloring so we could color some eggs. We eat hard boiled eggs for snack anyway. So Jerry will be eating pink/purple eggs at work...LOL

Thought it would be fun, and keep them busy. We may plant a herb garden in the window also. Patience has planted some parsley and it is growing so nicely. I want to teach her the beauty of growing your own herbs and using them in recipes. I used some of her parsely for a dish and she had the biggest smile. And we will probally get a topsy tervy for Tomatos for her to do.

And about the store aisle,,,If you go to the store this is what you would see. A nightmare for a child with a insulin problem.

Thankfully Patience goes straight for the little dolls, bubbles, books, pens, Easter clothes. As I go along I am slowly getting little trinkets

For the basket. We have decided to maybe put a few pieces of sugar free candy but no big bunny.

Patience loves clothes... and loves to collect different flip flops. So im not to concerned she will be disappointed. It has become a second nature to her now.

Mock Mac and cheese

Cauliflower cooked or steamed, after cooked chop to resemble mac noodles, Add  2Tablespons of Mayo, 2 Teaspoon of mustard,(small amount of butter)
Monterrey jack cheese and cheddar, and Little grated Parmesan cheese on top and put under broiler till top is browned.  I never have been crazy about mac and cheese but Patience and Jerry love it. And we all loved this. Just a small replacement that saved our family the calories.

At a later time i will post a photo of mock potato salad, very close to this recipe. Using Cauliflower also.
We always explain to Patience not every mac and cheese is good for her and we used veggies to make it. So she will not be confused. Kids adapt so much easier than adults. :)

My dh made us lunch, Tofu

Shredded Cabbage, carrots, onions, celery, cauliflower, Broccoli. And Tofu.

I never thought i would like tofu but it wasn't bad. With added seasomgs. Chili powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes. Jerry ate the tofu steaks and really did not care to much for them.  In the future we will just dice them.

We plan to eat more tofu instead of meat.

Dr. Philip Goglia Quick Start plan First Week

I thought i would share Dr. G book. This quick start plan is just to get you started. You should only do this for 3 weeks. It is extremely important to drink water. At least 7-8 daily.

Morning- 1 cup of oatmeal
                Orange or Banana

Morning snack- apple

Lunch- 1/2 cup of rice, 4 oz of chicken or 4 oz of fish, two cups of steamed veggies.

Snack orange

Dinner Fish only, 2 cups of veggies

Night snack, mixed berries

This plan is when you have a event planned and need to lose weight like 20 pounds in 3 weeks.
It is unhealthy to go cold turkey with bread/strarch. Dr. G had our family on a plan similar to this in the first few weeks. The plan will not work if you do not drink the water. If you have sugar cravings eat a few grapes or  a couple pieces of frozen banana or pineapple. 

This is only for 3 weeks just to jump start your metabolism. If you do not like orange or apple you may pick another piece of fruit. But do not over do it on the banana they make you retain water.

In our first month Jerry and I both lost 20 pounds!!!! Patience lost 9 pounds.

All in a day...

Breakfast: Whey Protein shake, with Banana.

Morning snack: apple

Lunch :  Chicken Breast, 1 Tomato,  1 cup of spinach.

Afternoon snack: orange

Dinner: Fish, Brussel sprouts, And roasted red peppers.

And

8 Water  Bottles of  water

Only three more Girl Scout Meetings..

Patience loves her meetings, but I despise the snacks. So tonight I had Patience bring her own snack.
The other moms know the snack is supposed to be Healthy. But I guess animal crackers dipped in icing are healthy?

Anyway...Tonight she brought her own snack. Sliced apples in cinnamon dip. Yea i know it sounds super sweet. But the product was not the regular yogurt. It was very low in sugar.
She was ok with being different. She is actually proud to be healthy.

We ordered Dr. G Book

The book is called Turn Up the heat. by Dr. Philip Goglia
And I plan to share information from the book on my blog. Although Dr. Goglia has helped us along and prepared a personal plan for our family. I had to have the book : )

Spinach chips?

Instead of potato chips for
Patience I  make spinach chips Heat the oven for 375 and place spinach on baking sheet
Slightly drizzel with olive oil. ( not drown)  then season and cook for about 15 minutes.

She loves these, and i dont have any worry . They are crispy. I am sure Popeye would approve. :)

Crock Pot Chicken

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 Whole Fryer chicken, carrots, onions, celery, Cabbage.
Clean rinse chicken, take out the gross parts...LOL  And season. We used parsley, onion powder, chili powder.

And cook on high for 5 hours in crock pot. No it isn't the typical roast beef meal but it is Little more healthy.
I took Reynolds wrap and made a layer of small balls so the chicken would not lay in the chicken liquid.

After the chicken is done you could take off the fatty skin.  This is a meal Patience approves of.
We shred her chicken and put a Little bit of low sugar baraque sauce. She loves cabbage also. :)
And all the veggies :)

Little Red Riding Hood and the Happy meal...

Patience had a outing with her girl scout troop this morning.They went to a play at  to see Little Riding Hood. It was from money they raised with the Cookie sales.

Anyway after the play they were going to eat out at McDonald the cost of the lunch was included. I had sent extra money for her to be able to get a grilled chicken salad instead of a Happy Meal.

Gosh I wonder how it looked to the other moms. I hope it did not look like we were trying to stand out. I mean I could not see her eating a 300 calorie hamburger, fatty fries, and slurping down a coke.

Patience had no problem eating the Salad...I'm doing the right thing. Regardless of how it looks. I mean if  i sit there and let her eat the silly happy meal who would benefit?
Then other's would have a reason to say thats sad, she is overweight. Her parents should do something.

Sometimes its ok to be different and stand up for what you believe.

Tuna and Veggies

Very simple lunch
Can of Tuna, Tomatoe, cucumber slices, celery, and a hard boiled egg.
No mayo was needed. I put seasonsings such as pepper and italian herbs.
More than enough food  Veggie/protein

Starkist Tuna was on sale at Walmart for 60 cent per can. I just hate when i hear people say it cost to much to eat healthy. Eating healthy might mean eating the basic's and may require planning but I promise it can be done.

If your a mom and you think I cannot afford to buy my kids what they want to eat plus "healthy food" for myself. Start now in getting everyone eating healthy.  Kids will adapt. I promise. There has to be some veggies your kids will tolerate.

Roasted Asparagus

1 pound of Asparagus
Ground pepper
Drizzle olive oil

Rinse and clean the Asparaguss and cut the ends, Drizzle the oil, and pepper.
Put on baking sheet and cook for about 20 minutes
Or until crisper. Sometimes we add  lemon.
Since it was March we called them Leprechaun trees and said that is what they build their house with. The girls loved them.

Asparagus is not alot of money. Just another reason to eat healthy and stay away from the pre packaged foods. We had this with carrots, and baked fish.
And the cost of the meal was very little.

Patience loves her Pita's

We always purchase Whole wheat, they are a brand called Joseph's and are only 60 calories. Very low carb.

Today she had spinach and grilled chicken with a sprinkle of feta cheese.
Carrot sticks and about 12 grapes. And about 2 Tablespoons of yogurt made salad dressing. With water.

White Bean Spinach soup.

Very simple.
White drry beans, tomatoes, spinach, onions, celery.
Seasonings. We make soup and freeze it and have it for a lunch along with a salad.
This is a large serving here. High in fiber and protein

White beans are high in starch, so this is not something you would want to eat a large amount of but its a low-cost soup. Something to eat along with a salad instead of meat.
Nice on a cool March day, still soup weather but nice enough to let the windows up in your home.

You could add a small amount of grated parmesan cheese. (small) or spicy red pepper flakes.

Chicken Spagetti ( squash)

Instead of feeding Patience pasta, and have her say may i have more.

Of course we have used whole wheat. Another healthy alternative we use is spagetti squash. Alot lower in fat and she is eating her veggies. We purchase a spagetti squash cut in half and cook  according to direction i think it is about 20 minutes in the oven. Then shred her chicken and add marnia sauce. Cheese is optional. Squash is just as good as noodles

This could be made without meat and use many of

your favorite veggies.