Tuesday, September 11, 2012

cereal ponderings on day 4

processed food.  i banished that almost completely from my diet - i do cheat sometimes.  once i went primal/paleo whatever you want to call it, i dramatically cut back on sugar & processed foods.  i made one small change in the kids' diets (i added kefir to their breakfast) to get more protein in their bellies.  but i never thought to really and truly monitor their sugar past not letting them go to town on a bag of candy.

i took baby steps for myself and i'm going to do the same for the kids.  case in point our cereal stash.  i got rid of 5 boxes of pretty much all sugar cereals that i wouldn't dream of eating right now myself.  I whittled it down to two kashi brand boxes and two trader joe's brands.  we finished it this morning.

i am lazy.  i need quick things to feed my kids.  so here is the start of my new breakfast list that i brainstormed with T and i will be adding to it:

*quinoa or brown rice (made ahead) mixed with butter, cinnamon and honey (when T put me on to that a year ago, she swore it tasted like a cinnamon role, and she's right!)

*Yogurt and fruit (moving to full fat and plain...someday)

*apple/pear slices with peanut butter

*homemade waffles and pancakes with maple syrup (i would love to get them on a fruit compote or something...baby steps)

*kefir to drink


this list is loooooooong.  this is what i have to get away from...







9 comments:

  1. brown rice - I have a fantastic oven recipe that cooks two cups perfectly every time, want it?

    full fat (whole milk, right?) yogurt - this is hard to find, especially without added sugar. the baby brands are even chock super full of sugar. i just bought "greek gods," which is whole milk but i bought the strawberry kind, so i'm sure it's fully of sugar. could you add honey/agave to plain as well as fruit? is that part of the bad list? i've done that and it's just as good.

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    1. sister!!!!! oh yea baby, whole fatty milk. it's so hard to find sometimes. i see 0% and 2% way more often. i plan on doing the plain with honey/agave/vanilla with fruit as soon as i'm out of what i currently have:) i'm just trying to stay under 10g of sugar on the flavored kinds right now since there are some great brands out there. i will look for the greek gods and check it out, i love it:)

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    2. and yes, i NEED the recipe and i'll post it too:)

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    3. Be careful with the honey, very high in sugars....even though it is natural may not be what you want for your baby girl at this time. :)Hearts, Emi's Mom

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    4. you are so right! a little drizzle goes a long way:) so happy to see you here C!!! hearts back atcha xo

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  2. What is keifir and how do I use it and where do I get it?
    -stace ( I don't have a profile...need to work on that)

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    1. Hi Stace!!! this site explains it well - http://www.kefir.net/what-is-kefir/ think drinkable yogurt that's lactose free and full of probiotics:) I like the trader joe's brand and the lifeway brand that i can even find at aldi's sometimes! whoop whoop! i have seen it come in blueberry, strawberry, pomegranate and berry...i always get the strawberry:) 1 cup has 11g of protein!!! it's a meal in and of itself:)

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  3. that is a looongg list, it's scary when you look at the amount of ingredients in some things!

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    1. i just keep thinking about how clark developed a semi-permeable cereal varnish...tasty.

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