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.

Chicken and peppers And Salad

No it isnt cottage cheese it is Jerry's Home made Salad Dressing with alittle feta cheese.
Orange bell peppers and onions.  Yes it looks like a huge amount of food for lunch.
But Dr. G's food plan is a No fail. Veggie/protein for lunch.

Like I said alot of days Jerry will eat only vegtable salad. So I hope this recipe does not offend anyone who does not eat meat. We did get some tofu at the store and plan to start cooking that also. Jerry does a very labor type job so he wanted chicken.

I just feel so sad when I hear people say: It costs to much to eat healthy. Nope, you buy a bag of apples, almonds, and any other fruit you have all your snacks for the week.
Even if you cannot afford a fancy meal, make it simple. Then when you have alittle extra make a special meal once a week. It's all about health and Simplicity in cooking.

I'm really baffled...

Patience has a classmate that has a parent that is a teacher.
Not saying which parent here. Because I do not want to say to much.

Anyway it just surprizes that the parent eats lunch with their child everyday and they inquire about Patience lunch. At first I thought it was just polite conversation. But then it got to the point the person would say wow you eat fruit everyday. You really eat healthy Patience. And Patience response was : Arent we supposed to?

All the while their child is sitting there eating cookies, chips, candy bar.
It just surprizes me the parent is a Well educated person!!! I mean they have a degree in educating children. And feed own child junk!!!

I could understand if they lacked education. Anyway...trying not to say to much. I think it is perfectly legal to add tibits of Patience life and her reactions without getting sued...LOL

I just love the fact Patience said :Arent we supposed to. Like it came natural to her.

Patience spent the night with Memaw

OK let me say this : My parents have alot of junk food at their house!!!!
The typical American cupboard though. They buy soda, they buy chips, they buy
ice cream. But my parents really do not have a weight problem so their belief is
Eating in moderation will not hurt her.Their misconception is if it is labeled "Diet"
Then it should not hurt!!! Saying it once more,The stuff is garabage!!

I called to see how the girls were and My mom said they were fine. Patience had just
gotten finished with a snack half a apple and cheese slice.
Which is a OK snack. Then she said she offered her some crackers. But Patience refused. My moms idea of a cracker is ritz, yes the buttery kind!!!

I let it slip out of mouth when I said Good girl Patience...LOl
My mom was silent. Of course wheat cracker would have been fine, but we just try to get her used to the idea of having a fruit for snack with almonds or maybe cheese every now and then.

I just think my mother is sursprised at Patience devotion . I could tell she may have been alittle annoyed that Patience refused the cracker . Annoyed with me. Thinking we are strict or something. But I have to say WTG Patience.
Its not about moderation, its about how her body will react to the food.

Anyway I love my parents, this is about how Patience reacted Good job my girl
The lessons she has been taught at home carry her when she is away from home.

Girl Scout cookie time

Patience is a Girl Scout. Her attitude has been so awesome about this. Of course she is obligated to sale the cookies. But not once has she said mom can i have some cookies.
When Jerry came home from work he said oh no cookies, the two cases that were worth $100 sat on our Kitchen table.

And Patience being the sweet upbeat, bubbly, girl she is said Dont worry Daddy I just sale them. Im not going to eat something like that. Then she said Daddy if that kind of thing isnt good for you then why in the world do I try to sale them.

Good point Patience. Good point. This post is in no way trying to cut down girl scout cookies. Or the Girl scouts. Im so proud of our little Daisey. I just wanted to share how sweets will always be there no matter what in our world, in her world.

I did order one box of Thank you Berry much. The box is still there....So I have to say WTG to everyone in our family for handling this.