Transitioning the kids to Eat by Design has been a bit challenging. I'm ashamed to say it (only because I know better) but our kids have become cereal-aholics and bread-aholics. Luckily, they love fruits and veggies. So, we have not had a problem at all with adding those things into their diets. They were already there, but now they're just there in higher amounts.
I have been struggling with how to get them off of cereal in the morning and sandwiches at lunch. We always have farm-fresh organic eggs in the house and I offer them to the kids every single morning. Most mornings, they decline my offer. I have started offering cottage cheese with Polaner All Fruit as an alternative. I understand that cottage cheese, and dairy in general, is not necessarily By Design, but it is better than cereal, toast or oatmeal. Sometimes they accept, but again, most times they decline. I've been giving in and allowing them to eat the cereal, but I'm coming to the point where I would rather them have no meal at all instead of a toxic meal.
As for lunches, Little H packs her lunch. She loves to take tuna fish sandwiches. One day I replaced the bread on her sandwich with leaf lettuce and she loved it! Ate it right up! SCORE! I guess all of her sandwiches will be lettuce wraps from now on.
Now, if I can just get Little N to break his peanut butter and jelly addiction, we'll be on our way ;)
What I ate today:
coffee with heavy cream and agave nectar
chicken salad with a little mayo
3 slices of bacon
grilled chicken
salad
11 tbsp fish oil
How I moved:
walked for 1.5 hours in noon-day sun - it felt so good to be in the sun and to move. My sore achy quads felt great during the walk.
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