Taking the Time to prepare snacks

AJerry was working tonight and the girls were watching movies. So I took the time to prepare snacks for the future.
When you have healthy snacks prepared there is no reason to stop by the store. Usually i take a evening once a week to prepare. Chopping carrot sticks, celery, Brocolli. Poping air popped popcorn and placing in ziplock bags. Boiling eggs, grapes in ziplocks, strawberries, Freezing Banana's for our shakes.
Also taking the time to chop the veggies for meals. Having a food processor has been a lifesaver.I know these days people are on a budget with food. But if you try very hard  to buy the fruit that is on sale and veggies, you can remain healthy. Last night I did take the girls out for a Valentine dinner. We ordered healthy of course. I had to laugh though the waiter asked what we would like to drink and i said water. He asked again for the kids. I thought well no I do not want to feed my children soda.When we went out we all orderd boiled shrimp salad. Instead of dressing we put alittle salsa on our salad and it was very good. ( not that Simplicity needs to watch her weight) But we all really try to be considerate of Patience feelings. We had a lovely evening.Going out to eat is a very rare thing for us. And  when we do Patience knows the items that would be healthy.

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Looking at this video seems like a lifetime ago, Patience has come so far.

Top Three Ways You're Making Your Child Obese

If your just learning about Patience story, I want to say she wasnt over weight because we were over feeding her. She actually ate less than alot of children. It was a insulin problem she had.We fed her what we thought was healthy. Fat free items, but those items were loaded with sugar.We went on the show to get help for our daughter. And i would do it again if that meant saving my child's life. Thankfully Dr. Phil gave our family the knowledge that will last a lifetime. We were not giving her tons of snack cakes and chips, and junk food. It is amazing how she has turned this around.

Snack list

These are our basic snacks we eat and continue to lose

Egg, (cooked anyway)
Celery with natural peanut butter
Banana chips (about 40) try to look for natural instead of sugar glazed 1 daily
Hummus with veggies
Tomato cooked or raw
Almonds about 10
Any fruit
cheese stick with a hand full of grapes
sugar free applesauce
Any berries
rice cake with sugar free jam (not for everytime you get hungry) 1 time
air popped popcorn ( a cup) once, not everytime
Raw veggies, tomato, broccoli, celery, carrots, bell pepper slices
Grilled onions
Fruit with plain yogurt
Juiced veggies
A very small can of tuna

We basically eat anything on this list anytime we have to eat in between meals.You never can really have to many veggies. So crunch away...!!!
This list may seem boring but there are so many ways of eating these things. You can cleverly find different ways of cooking these items. The best veggies to eat are the crunchy colorful ones.

Just wanted to make this list to let you know we are not starving... and either is Patience. I used to think celery = diet food. Now i love it so much. Celery has a salty taste and instead of crunching on a bag of chips I now reach for it. These are Dr. G recommended foods. The author of Boost your Metabolism. And our friend who has helped lead us in this health journey.

Patience lunch

Today is Saturday, so we had more time for her to have a hot lunch.
Baked Tilapia, shredded carrots, and Broccoli. We added spices such as onion powder, pepper flakes, lemon. Kids can have healthy meals without complaining.  We always tell Patience carrots are good for your eyes, Broccoli good for your skin. Reminding her veggies are not boring they are energy food that help you grow and learn. Yes it looks alike alot of food. But how many calories would a McDonald's kids meal have? You never can eat to many veggies. In the beginning we did have to sprinkle Little Parmesan cheese on the veggies to get her to eat them. And we still do but she does not have to have it now, because she has gotten used to eating veggies without being breaded or drenched in a cream sauce. After eating her lunch she is now off to visit her friend in the neighborhood to play. It gave her engery to play. In the past if we were to feed her something with high carb she would have been so tired. And would have came home asking for something to eat. Yes the carrots have sugar but the fiber the carrots slow down the sugar. She still contiunes to maintain her weight. It looks like alot of carrots but it isnt really, They are shredded. We watch portion size there are alot of times Patience will skip her snack so it will not hurt if she ate alittle more veggies at lunch.