I blogged last week about Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution on TV. The show is amazing. If nothing else, I will never, ever eat a chicken nugget or fast food burger again.
Thank you, Jamie, for showing me how they are made. No amount of BBQ sauce can undo the sight of the chicken carcass' whirling in the food processor.
Caeden has been watching it with me and I am trying to explain why he needs to drink Wayne's smoothies and why eating vegetables are important. He's starting to come around.
Yesterday he asked for Green Beans for a snack. We replaced fruit snacks with Clif Bar fruit snacks (found at Costco for a steal) and he loves them.
Does he also love Donuts? They might be his favorite food in the entire world. And I have no delusions that if I and a chicken nugget were both dangling over a cliff, and he was hungry enough, well ... I won't go there. We all know how that would end up.
But. We are all improving! (Now if I could get my bum to the gym. Please, someone, drag me there! And then let me watch you workout while I get a massage!)
She devised it as a way to get her son to try new things - and reward him for it in the process. If you have a picky eater, this is a great idea for keeping the humor in, "please try your broccolini, dear."
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We do the twisted fruit too, and fruit leather. Is it bad that Matthew is now looking at the amount of fat in things??! I am not even pushing the fat thing...it is more the processed foods stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love that little chart.. So clever! Just served up a snack of fresh strawberry and shortcake with real whippped cream. Nelson asked me to hold the strawberries. I AM LOSING THE BATTLE!! Who doesn't want strawberries with their shortcake? Honestly!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Val...wish I were more disciplined. I consider it a success if we get one serving of fruit and veggies in per meal...I try to forget I have to bribe them w/ Cheetos to eat their carrot!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your encouragement on my pictures..I'm trying hard and love this new hobby! Now if I could get them to look like yours, I would be in heaven! What photo editing software do you use? That's what I'm saving up for next...
So you're telling me that if I were to eat a delicious, juicy, succulent In-and-Out Burger in front of you, you would not desire one?
ReplyDeleteHey John,
ReplyDeleteEven before giving up fast food, I have never desired In and Out. I know I am in the minority of people who do not like it ...