This first week, the challenge was to eat 2 different fruits or vegetables. No problem, I thought to myself...then I continued to read....with every meal. YIKES!
I don't usually eat traditional foods for breakfast so it makes it a bit easier. Eating cereal with carrots and celery would be a bit strange. I've been doing pretty good so far, even though as I write this, I've only had 4 meals LOL.
So far my vegies/fruits have been:
Breakfast: smoothie with spinach and strawberries
Lunch: brussel sprouts and avocado
Dinner: salsa and avocado
Dessert: brussel sprouts (when I eat sweets I am absolutely starving later in the day...I don't normally eat brussel sprouts for a treat)
Breakfast: smoothie with spinach, strawberries and a 1/2 of a banana.
You can ignore the snickers bar ice cream that I had at a birthday party. I'm sure it's not relevant.
Anyone else doing the challenge?
I thought it would be a breeze, but it's actually been pretty challenging to fit in two at each meal. Breakfast is my bad area-a lot of times I skip it all together, or just have some string cheese. The kids have done better-my mother in law gave me a bunch of apples so I've been slicing those up, and then adding blueberries or strawberries to their yogurt (or just offering them in a bowl).
ReplyDeleteLunches and suppers have been much easier to fit them in.
And my husband-eh we're not counting him in most of these challenges lol!
Great Post..vegetables are importants! Keep on writing post pal
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I would love to know how you prepare your brussel sprouts - I'm having a hard time finding a way that I like
ReplyDeleteI'm not counting my husband either! I am not even counting the kids at this point - it's hard enough for me to do it.
ReplyDeleteAnon - I put frozen brussel sprouts in a 425 degree oven with a bit of olive oil or bacon grease. Sprinkle with salt.
I'm not sure how long they take....I stir them every 10 minutes or so. I think I've been overcooking them because this last time they were wonderful! I think I cooked them 25-30 minutes total?
After I take them out I put a significant amount of butter on them.
I've never liked brussel sprouts until I started playing with roasting them.
I have been sick and out of the loop, so I am hopping on over to check out the challenges! :)
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