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.

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.