Monday, May 21, 2012

What We Eat...

So, I was trying to think of a quick and easy post to write, and I thought it might be fun to share pics of our typical meals (since this is something we share with our cultural exchange participants).  I really don't like to cook, but it's VERY important to me that our girls are healthy eaters.  We eat LOTS of fruits and vegetables.  We have lots of variety within our meals, but not too much variety between meals (which is something I'm working on).   I fix almost all of their meals (except breakfast) on trays.  It just makes it a little bit more fun :)  


This was lunch on Saturday...they had watermelon, kiwi, avocado on the half shell, raw carrots and brocolli, and fried grouper.  I made ranch dip using ranch powder and Greek yogurt for dipping.  Unfortunately, I accidentally bought vanilla flavored yogurt and didn't realize it until I was mixing it up...we all tried it, but none of us could eat it.


I do not encourage the girls to "clean their plates," but I do insist that they "try" everything that I offer them.  E(2) is not a fan of kiwi, but she will usually take at least one bite and occasionally, she will gobble it all down like she loves it.


This was supper on Saturday.  They had oranges, kiwi, frozen blackberries, zucchini cooked with onions and garlic, raw carrots, baby dill pickles, pesto and veggie pizza on whole grain crust (the crust was store bought), and baked sweet potato.




This was lunch on Friday (or maybe supper...I can't remember and it doesn't matter :).  They had zucchini cooked with onions and garlic, steamed brocolli, carrots, and snow peas, rotisserie chicken, cooked cabbage and onions, avocado, and walnuts.



They had milk (organic) to drink and kiwi to share.


We went to Sam's Club recently, so we have lots of avocados, kiwi, broccolli, and carrots, so it will be more of the same tomorrow.  Luckily, they love it, and it's easy and healthy!
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11 comments:

  1. Peterson PartyMay 22, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    Yum! I want to eat with you guys :)

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  2. Peterson PartyMay 22, 2012 at 1:02 AM

    What do you eat for breakfast/snacks?

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  3. School Sparks ReneeMay 22, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    Your meals look delicious. I love the idea of serving the food on trays. Very special! Renee

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  4. AnonymousMay 22, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    What a fun idea! We have lots of food allergies and eat exactly the same thing every day for lunch which is boring and not-so-healthy. I love your meals. They would be a great way for me to do our lunches. Especially if I could figure out a good rotation of dips/sauces, proteins and veggies/fruits. Yum. Thank you for posting the photos.

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  5. JulieMay 22, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    Kudos to you! What a healthy diet! I could take a few lessons from you! I am pretty happy if my kids are getting one fruit or vegetable per meal!

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  6. JacquelineMay 22, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    Love those chopsticks! Where'd you find them? I'd love to get some for my little ones so they can practice instead of just using their fingers. Great meal ideas too! Thanks!

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  7. MelissaMay 22, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    Thanks for the comments! I think I like using the trays more than they do :) I'm not sure where the chopsticks came from, but I think I've seen them in the Hearthsong catalog.
    Cara- Breakfast has been rushed since O had school, so it will change now that she's out...yahoo! It's pretty simple...kiwi, oranges, bananas, dark chocolate almond butter on whole wheat bread (their favorite!), yogurt, yogurt drinks (this is what I choose from...not what I give them all at once). When Elliott is home, he is in charge of breakfast. He likes to cook breakfast (I do not!), so he and the girls either make cinnamon toast or scrambled eggs and cream of wheat (cooked grits style). For car snacks (on the way home from school), they'd have raisins, whole grain goldfish, veggies straws, whole grain cheerios, Snackimals oatmeal cookies, etc. At home they snack on applesauce, kiwi, oranges, bananas, frozen fruit, whole wheat bread, yogurt drinks, watermelon, cantalope,etc.

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  8. MelissaMay 22, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    Thanks for the comments! I think I like using the trays more than they do :) I'm not sure where the chopsticks came from, but I think I've seen them in the Hearthsong catalog.
    Cara- Breakfast has been rushed since O had school, so it will change now that she's out...yahoo! It's pretty simple...kiwi, oranges, bananas, dark chocolate almond butter on whole wheat bread (their favorite!), yogurt, yogurt drinks (this is what I choose from...not what I give them all at once). When Elliott is home, he is in charge of breakfast. He likes to cook breakfast (I do not!), so he and the girls either make cinnamon toast or scrambled eggs and cream of wheat (cooked grits style). For car snacks (on the way home from school), they'd have raisins, whole grain goldfish, veggies straws, whole grain cheerios, Snackimals oatmeal cookies, etc. At home they snack on applesauce, kiwi, oranges, bananas, frozen fruit, whole wheat bread, yogurt drinks, watermelon, cantalope,etc.

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  9. AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    Thanks for sharing! I love this, and now it has motivated me to try and add more fruit to our meals. I would love if you could keep sharing photos of all your meals, not just breakfast, and maybe even do a post on how you shop, plan what you eat, where you learned what would all be good to feed them, things like that! :)

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  10. anastasia @ healthymamainfoMay 24, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Your meais look delicious and healthy.

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  11. StephanieMay 27, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    I love this and would love to see a few more pics in a few weeks as it is just very inspiring. I have been using a bunch of different blogs over the years with my girls (2.5 and 5.5) and yours just hits the spot with me in every way. Everytime I want to do a project with them I go straight to you! Thanks so much! I've been sharing with lots of friends.

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