Comments on: Such Great Advice http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/ The musings and ravings of a bloggart family Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:14:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: WildKid http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5794 WildKid Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:19:48 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5794 Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you! Good luck and successes in blogging! Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!

]]> By: De'Etta http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5227 De'Etta Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:10:31 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5227 Kathy - a bit more encouragement? First, I agree 100% with Aunt Kate above. As you know we didn't set out to be organic but to be sure that we were not eating a lot of "fake food". With the organic market booming and big names entering it there have been more and more items that I find labeled ORGANIC that are really NOT good for you at all. Like the "organic lemonade" I bought while we were traveling which turned out to be "lemonade flavored" and colored. Reading ingredients is proving much more beneficial for us than looking for the green/white organic lable. OFTEN the TRUSTED names in the business will have the convenience foods we want without the junk....but you do have to be careful. Second, I discovered just last night that carrots and Sweet Potatoes are SWEET - your taste buds do adapt. Third, here are a few of our favorite snacks - smoothies frozen in the tupperware popsicle thing, nuts, apples dipped in peanut butter, carrot sticks, cheese, crackers/almond butter/cheese, cucmbers (why?), POPCORN (real popcorn - air popped), my fiddle faddle made with honey, cookies, brownies, fruit of all kinds and once a week we have homemade ice cream. We do limit the really concentrated sweets but when we make them they are for a treat (cookies, brownies, ice cream) and we make them with honey and figure "it's not an every day thing". Just a few more snack ideas. Kathy - a bit more encouragement?

First, I agree 100% with Aunt Kate above. As you know we didn’t set out to be organic but to be sure that we were not eating a lot of “fake food”. With the organic market booming and big names entering it there have been more and more items that I find labeled ORGANIC that are really NOT good for you at all. Like the “organic lemonade” I bought while we were traveling which turned out to be “lemonade flavored” and colored. Reading ingredients is proving much more beneficial for us than looking for the green/white organic lable. OFTEN the TRUSTED names in the business will have the convenience foods we want without the junk….but you do have to be careful.

Second, I discovered just last night that carrots and Sweet Potatoes are SWEET - your taste buds do adapt.

Third, here are a few of our favorite snacks - smoothies frozen in the tupperware popsicle thing, nuts, apples dipped in peanut butter, carrot sticks, cheese, crackers/almond butter/cheese, cucmbers (why?), POPCORN (real popcorn - air popped), my fiddle faddle made with honey, cookies, brownies, fruit of all kinds and once a week we have homemade ice cream. We do limit the really concentrated sweets but when we make them they are for a treat (cookies, brownies, ice cream) and we make them with honey and figure “it’s not an every day thing”.

Just a few more snack ideas.

]]> By: scott http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5209 scott Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:57:56 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5209 It's a huge step, of course, simply to remove the sugary candy stuff. If they see CANDY and veggies, of course they'd desire candy more. However, if their choices for snacking are limited to a veggie and a different kind of veggie, they may start developing a hankering for a veggie some day... Or they may just hate you. It also helps to clean and prepare any fruits and vegetables in advance so they're ready to eat. Nothing makes me want to pass on a fruit/vegetable more than knowing I'll have to clean or cut it when I'm hungry NOW. Also, I've said before that Velveeta makes every vegetable better and can help in the weaning process. (note: by weaning, I mean "moving kids from unhealthy foods to vegetables." If anyone misunderstands, slathers Velveeta on their breasts and blames it on me, I will not take responsibility for the infant's subsequent cheese addiction and/or Wisconsin accent.) It’s a huge step, of course, simply to remove the sugary candy stuff.
If they see CANDY and veggies, of course they’d desire candy more.
However, if their choices for snacking are limited to a veggie and a different kind of veggie, they may start developing a hankering for a veggie some day…
Or they may just hate you.
It also helps to clean and prepare any fruits and vegetables in advance so they’re ready to eat. Nothing makes me want to pass on a fruit/vegetable more than knowing I’ll have to clean or cut it when I’m hungry NOW.
Also, I’ve said before that Velveeta makes every vegetable better and can help in the weaning process.
(note: by weaning, I mean “moving kids from unhealthy foods to vegetables.” If anyone misunderstands, slathers Velveeta on their breasts and blames it on me, I will not take responsibility for the infant’s subsequent cheese addiction and/or Wisconsin accent.)

]]> By: Emily http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5206 Emily Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:08:58 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5206 Good job on the start to healthier eating! Good job on the start to healthier eating!

]]> By: Rachel B http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5200 Rachel B Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:26:54 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5200 Oh, and you do look beautiful above. I'm sorry, too, that we missed the Candy Shoppe run in Williamsburg. Just too much to do. Oh, and you do look beautiful above. I’m sorry, too, that we missed the Candy Shoppe run in Williamsburg. Just too much to do.

]]> By: Rachel B http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5199 Rachel B Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:25:31 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5199 So, I wonder what your opinion is of milk. That's my one nutrition stickler. I like my kids to get lots of milk. But I know that's very out-of-vogue these days. And most of my kids had milk allergies as tots, so I had to wait a bit and I still don't push it on Andy. But otherwise, I like them to get 2-3 cups a day. Somehow, I think they'll get some nutrition in them if the one bite of carrot or broccoli isn't enough. So, I wonder what your opinion is of milk. That’s my one nutrition stickler. I like my kids to get lots of milk. But I know that’s very out-of-vogue these days. And most of my kids had milk allergies as tots, so I had to wait a bit and I still don’t push it on Andy. But otherwise, I like them to get 2-3 cups a day. Somehow, I think they’ll get some nutrition in them if the one bite of carrot or broccoli isn’t enough.

]]> By: Aunt Kate http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5187 Aunt Kate Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:38:00 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/11/08/such-great-advice/#comment-5187 Darling picture of you and Tim with Sye and wife. I wish you had a picture of Beth. Oops, I see her in the picture above. You look so gorgeous, Katherine. What is that shiny blue thing at your hip? One of my TOPS friends spoke at class on being careful NOT to be fooled by organic foods and all the labels of 'natural' etc. It was interesting and made me less compulsive about that. But your other bloggers are more informed than I am. Uncle Jerry loves veggies and wishes I'd serve more. He's a huge fruit eater and wishes I'd serve more. Ha. The kids are grown!! We still need to de-sugar our house but we're getting closer to it. Also to get rid of quick foods- which I like, as I'm not interested in cooking. We're working on it and are getting better!! (after 42 yrs. of marriage) Love you lots, AK Darling picture of you and Tim with Sye and wife. I wish you had a picture of Beth. Oops, I see her in the picture above. You look so gorgeous, Katherine. What is that shiny blue thing at your hip?

One of my TOPS friends spoke at class on being careful NOT to be fooled by organic foods and all the labels of ‘natural’ etc. It was interesting and made me less compulsive about that. But your other bloggers are more informed than I am.

Uncle Jerry loves veggies and wishes I’d serve more. He’s a huge fruit eater and wishes I’d serve more. Ha. The kids are grown!! We still need to de-sugar our house but we’re getting closer to it. Also to get rid of quick foods- which I like, as I’m not interested in cooking. We’re working on it and are getting better!! (after 42 yrs. of marriage)

Love you lots, AK

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