We had a really great weekend! We didn't 'overbook' ourselves with things to do, which is sometimes a big problem with us (though not always our fault) and got a little 'down' time in. One of the best things to happen was I found our local health food store! We had been driving 20 miles to a popular chain grocery store that specializes in a lot of healthy options but I felt a little lost and overwhelmed when I tried to find what I needed - especially when I didn't even know what I needed. Not only was location for my new store a huge plus but one of the workers took the time to talk to me at length about my new eating habits, recommended some good items and gave me tips to make sure I was staying healthy, rather than just eating a few of the same items every day and depriving myself of the nutrients I needed. I was so excited and happy when I left to finally have had an actual conversation with someone about what I was going through!
Saturday we hit up the Farmers Market and then got ready for the Bama game. This is a mini-event that we celebrate every Saturday come fall and I always make a small buffet of appetizers to accommodate. One of the major goals is to not give up the ‘fun’ in eating, so I had to rethink what I was about to make since my typical spread of buffalo chicken dip, jalapeno poppers, cheese and crackers and quesadillas wasn’t going to cut it. Thankfully, again, my awesome husband compromised on his wish list of foods and we made a few changes for us all to enjoy.
Since we are not used to living in a complete Fall season, we are trying to make the most out of this time of year. Sunday we visited a local pumpkin patch that had a ton of fun things to do. The girls took their first hayride and even our oldest son had fun with the activities they offered. When we were still at the house and had decided to go to the patch, we left pretty quickly and hadn't had much to eat yet. I was able to throw together some almonds, pretzels, chopped veggies and fruit, peanut butter and hummus in a bag for us to snack on and use as our lunch. It went over well with everyone, the boys actually seemed to like the grab bag lunches the best!
For dinner we stayed low key and had leftover Vegetable Barley soup that I had made after the football game on Saturday with some Bruscetta. With the exception of some coffee creamer, I didn’t have the heart to point out that the boys had completed a full ‘Plant’ day of eating - they were really good sports. Tonight I’ll make them burgers to show my appreciation J .
At this point I'm getting a little more confident to share some of my meal creations, so here is one I fell in love with on Friday night: Pizza with (ready?) red sauce, garlic, collard greens, mushrooms, artichokes, kalamata olives annnndddd...probably something else I'm forgetting. But it was good and I didn't miss the cheese at all! The key was definitely getting some strong flavors together to make the cheeseless pizza even appear worthwhile, which it totally was.
No comments:
Post a Comment