January 26th, 2006 - Motto/theme for 2006
I thought this was kind of cheesy when I read it, but I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. Cheryl Miller (who produced the No Junk Food Snacks challenge I participated in) encourages us to choose a theme for 2006. I’m thinking of going with “Eat Healthy, Be Healthy.” I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately, and have been making some changes. And for the last year, I’ve been concerned about making sure Maggie eats healthily.
Some specific things to focus on for the year:
* I gained 10 pounds after Maggie came home. I know, most women lose weight after their babies come home, but I went from walking a lot (12000 steps a day including 1.5 miles walking commute) to sitting around the house. I had plenty of access to snacks whenever I wanted them. Combined, in three months I gained 10 pounds which haven’t come off. I want them gone this year.
* Eating the produce that’s in our freezer and our garden (when the time comes). This morning, due to this resolve, I got out a package of currants. I find them difficult to eat, but they are free food. My goal is to eat a package (or drink a package of juice) every 2 weeks. Eric hates them and Maggie’s too young (choking hazard), so it’s all up to me to eat them.
* Making my breads, etc., healthier with whole wheat flour and other changes. Already implementing this quite nicely! I just have to buy ww flour in advance–I was all out for two weeks! This weekend I finally used it in a pumpkin bread and Eric didn’t notice the difference (neither did I, but I’m more willing to put up with a different taste or texture than he is).
* Remembering that it’s okay to spend more money to eat healthier. WW flour is more expensive than white. Products for the garden will cost money, but will save money in the future with produce (this is a direct cost savings because otherwise I spend money at the farmer’s market for what would have grown in the garden).
* We managed, over the past year, to not get sick at all (excepting Eric’s chronic illness) except for Eric’s thing right when Maggie came home (a cold?) and my pluerisy a month later (due to stress, they think). In 2005, none of us had a cold, stomach flu, sprained ankles or wrists (I’ve had 4 sprained wrists in the 6 years we lived here), etc. I believe eating an even healthier diet will continue this record. Or at least help us avoid some illnesses, as I don’t truly believe we can keep that up!
January 27th, 2006 at 11:26 am EST
Perhaps you can do something with the currants to make them more palatable? Epicurious.com has 211 recipes with currants in them…