Wanted to give you a menu update for today. I felt like I was running a taxi service today - 4 different pick-ups and drop-offs for kids so it was not a regular breakfast/lunch/dinner day.
My Breakfast
A big ol' glass of unsweet tea with Stevia with a NSNF Strawberry Muffin. (see recipe tab)
Lunch
In between 2 carpools, lunch was a snack - I had a handful of Tostitos chips (not "nutritious" but allowed on NSNF since they are made with CORN, not flour - always check the ingredients label.)
Dinner
Baked chicken and homemade macaroni and cheese. (and to be honest, it was the *worst* mac and cheese I have ever made!!! Threw all the leftovers away. I usually can ROCK some mac and cheese!) I always make mac and cheese from scratch since the store bought stuff is full of chemicals. My mac/cheese is elbow noodles, eggs, milk, and cheddar baked in a casserole dish. I put a whole chicken in the oven during carpools and it was all ready when I got home.
I drink a LOT of ice tea every day - unsweet with Stevia drops added - and that takes care of many of my cravings. Tea is my coffee. When I brew it at home, it is half regular Lipton black tea bags, and either half white tea bags or green tea bags. White tea bags give it a light taste and white tea is super healthy!
I want to mention Stevia. We buy the bottle of Stevia DROPS. Kroger sells it in the natural section in a dark brown glass bottle and sometimes there are flavors. I always buy plain and we add the drops to our tea. I do NOT use Truvia because there is sugar in that. I use straight Stevia which is a natural sweetener made from a leaf, not chemicals. I have not tried to cook with it, though you can. The drops are super concentrated so I'd have to do some research to figure out how much to use. I could not live without Stevia drops for my tea. The bottle is about $12 but it lasts us a month with most of the family using it many times a day.
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Emily's eating schedule was abnormal today too mainly since she slept until 1pm. Her "breakfast" wasn't until mid-afternoon.
"Breakfast after lunch" - 2 pieces Ezekiel toast with butter
Snack - Apple
Dinner - Baked chicken and macaroni and cheese with a sugar-free popsicle for dessert
Snack - She has a friend spending the night so they are now making air-popped popcorn and playing cards.
Sugar-Free Popsicle and No-Sugar Added fudgesicles are items I will "splurge" on for the kids. They fit into the NSNF plan. Even though these have artificial sweeteners, it's an exception I make so the kids aren't completely deprived from "ice cream". Occasionally, I will also purchase Breyers "no sugar added" ice cream as a treat too. I mentioned in an earlier post that I try not to buy "sugar-free" items regularly since that really means chemical sweeteners take the place of sugar and I don't want to add all the chemicals to our bodies but the ice cream/fudgesicles are the exceptions I make. Here's what I get:
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Jennifer
Elbow noodles don't have flour?
ReplyDeleteStacey
Good question - let me clarify... Dr. P said we could have pasta sparingly as long as it's durum semolina pasta. the ingredients on the box actually don't have the word flour, but say durum semolina. It's a low glycemic index food but we don't eat pasta more than 3x a month. Hope that helps!
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