What do you feed your kids, and yourself, for breakfast?
We have smoothies, oatmeal, eggs, homemade muffins or waffles/pancakes and sometimes cereal
What is a normal lunch at your house?
Leftovers, wraps, sandwiches, grilled pizza or grilled burgers, always with veggies and fruit
What do you eat for dinner?
We grill a lot, burgers, fish, chicken, steak, we also love Mexican dishes, sometimes I'll make pasta, dinner is always served with lettuce salad, fresh veggies and fresh fruit
The food at your house, it is homemade or packages?
Most of it is homemade, but we do have pkg of cereal/crackers and canned tomatoes/beans/sauerkraut/olives/Amy's Cr Soup
Can you pronounce all of the ingredients?
Sadly not on everything
What kind of milk do you drink?
Always organic, we currently have whole, 2%, skim and kefir
Do your kids eat vegetables? How about you?
Yes, of course they like some better than others, but I never give up on the ones they don't like
Do you eat at lot of candy or feed it to your kids?
Not a lot, but I do have a sweet tooth. It's time to throw the parade candy out. My kids love candy, but I make them ask before they eat it and they can't have any in their rooms.
How much TV do you and your kids watch?
1- 2 hours a day, but not every day. I do use it to 'babysit' sometimes when I need to get something done. I justify it by the fact that my boys love to watch the History channel. Ick to me!! But hey I guess if they like it.
Do you have video games?
We have this old fashioned black and white Ping Pong game that my husband played when he was 10. The kids ask to play it every couple of months. Other than that we have nothing.
Is soda/pop a staple at your house?
No, I don't have any in the house, but if you would have asked me that question 3 years ago I would have said, 'most definitely!'
Do you exercise? Your kids?
Yes I am addicted to running. My kids love to run outside and play. They swim, play ball, hike, ride bikes...
Do your children play outside or in most of the time?
Outside, they'd live out there if I'd let them :)
In the coming weeks I'll post more info about each question, statics, why somethings are important, what some of those ingredients you can't pronounce really are and what steps we can start taking to encourage a healthy lifestyle in our families.
2 comments:
I tried to put my answers in when you did this. I was completely done, and hit enter, and it wouldn't take it...said it was too much wording or something. So...I gave up and deleted it. Maybe God just wanted me to write it out just so I could see what I needed to work on. ;)
So glad I went through your older posts because somehow I missed this one. Every day I have been thinking about your original set of questions.
Just yesterday at the store I was trying to decide what yogurt to purchase. I love the idea of light /low fat. The idea of a small amount of calories and little to no fat appeals to me. BUT...my husband tells me that he'd rather we have those calories than consume the artificial sweeteners. For me, it's hard because I want to lose some weight. The thought of adding more calories and fat freaks me out. But, if they are good calories it's ok, right? If you have time, I'd love to hear what you think.
Thanks!!
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