Day Four

Today was one of those crazy days that makes you grateful for the convenience of fast food.....but since that doesn't quite fit into this new plan, we improvise. I'd like to say I improvised by bringing a snack in the car as I ran from appointment to appointment, or that I got a salad at McD's....but dang it, I caved. I got something for Tony and Tanner and then ordered myself a southern style chicken. ARGGG!! It's not even a grilled chicken. The one good thing is that it's small, has no mayo or bacon or anything, and I didn't even get fries.
So, I had 2 options at that point. Beat myself up and say 'screw it' to the rest of the day.....or stand up, brush myself off (remember that I'm human) and make the rest of the day great. I chose option 2.
For a snack, I opted for some cheese and crackers. I found these really yummy crackers that are sesame and wheat. I love sesame anything.

Here's the thing, they are only 115 calories for a serving of FIVE crackers....and the crackers are huge.

Five of these is probably the same as at least 10-12 Ritz, plus they fill you up more because they're more hearty. So, I only had 3 crackers, and then 2 wedges of Skinny Cow cheese (only 35 calories each and 1 point).
For the boys snack, I did something a little more exciting. I let them make their own fruit and cheese kabobs. I cut up apples, cantaloupe, strawberries, cheddar and pepper jack cheese and let them put it on their own skewers.

They thought that was pretty fun, and of course, yummy.

For dinner, I made something I've never made before...chicken parmesan. It was great and the boys loved it. I did a side of whole wheat pasta with a little sauce over the top and some broccoli. A perfect meal.

I think I'm getting the hang of this. I used to wake up and think about what sort of garbage I would eat today...now, I wake up and start planning out my whole day of healthy choices. YAY!

Day Two

Day two has started well. Breakfast was non-eventful. The kids mostly had cereal or toast and I just had 2 pieces of string cheese. I've never been much of a breakfast eater, which isn't a good thing, I know.

I had told the boys yesterday that today for lunch we would have make your own omelets. They were pretty excited for today's lunch. I went grocery shopping this morning to get all the stuff I needed in the house for the week's 'menu'. The idea for lunch was to have everything you might want on an omelet set out and let them fill a plastic cup with their fixin's. You may look at this and think.....eggs, cheese, bacon...that's not healthy. But ya know, for me, it is. It is because it's a hot, high protein meal for growing boys that doesn't involve white bread with white chips or a drive through. Plus, when you have something of substance like this....they aren't bugging me for a snack an hour later. They are satisfied longer...and so am I. Besides...would you believe that a 2 egg omelet with 2 pieces of microwave bacon and 1/4 cup of shredded co-jack cheese (not to mention all the veggies) came to only 260 calories? Now, take out one of the egg yolks, some of the cheese, and all of the bacon and you're left with 167 calories. That was my omelet.....and it was great!
Here's what we had......

Some chopped green pepper

some bacon....

a little spinach....their favorite ingredient

some mushrooms....fresh are best, but canned work just as well

some chopped onion

a little bit of cheese...

and some hungry boys.

Best thing is...Tanner, who rarely even likes to eat scrambled eggs, made one and loved it. He and Tony both wanted more.

Snack was fun. At the store this morning, I found some individual graham cracker crusts for mini pies. Add to that some sugar free instant pudding and a dollop of Cool Whip, topped off with a blackberry just for fun and Viola....a snack the boys thought was very cool!


Dinner was an easy dish for Jay to throw in the oven while I went to work tonight. Hawaiian Chicken...and the boys loved it! Bonus! Cooked up some cauliflower and whole wheat noodles with a little garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on them to go along side. Jay was sweet enough to make a plate for me to have when I got home. My tummy is now satisfied.