I must be addicted to sugar, even though we don't really eat all that much of it, because I am feeling a little cranky and very unsatisfied after dinner. I'm full, but not satisfied if that makes any sense. I have a sweet tooth saying, where is my little dessert?
So, we shopped today and here is what we got at the Farmer's Market and Harris Teeter to help feed us for the week. I'll have to make another trip out to Trader Joes tomorrow, but this is the first half. $80 worth of whole foods:
I could only find one cereal with no sugar: grape nuts. We actually like grape nuts, so that is good news. I also have a batch of granola in the oven right now for cereal for the week (sweetened with honey, no sugar).
For dinner tonight we made a dish I saw in Better Homes and Gardens magazine. It's like a lasagna, but instead of noodles you use cooked cabbage. We had ground venison in the freezer that my parents had given us (which of course is ALWAYS organic, "free-range," chemical and hormone free!), so we used that instead of beef. I could only find ONE type of pasta sauce at the store with no sugar in it! Thankfully I found one because I was not up for making my own tonight. The kids ate whole wheat pasta, carrots, and milk. Neither of them went for the cabbage lasagna!
After dinner we decided to make a smoothie for "dessert." We used plain yogurt, frozen berries, 2 bananas, a splash of OJ and a tablespoon or so of honey. It was a big hit! Everyone seemed ravenous for something sweet. We were all huddled around the blender like a campfire or something! The kids got it all over their faces. Too cute!
Surprisingly, the kids did not seem to complain about missing their usual snacks and after-dinner treats. They were both extremely disappointed to not be able to make the usual Saturday morning visit to La Farm bakery (where everything has both white flour and sugar, but is so so good). But, they got over it, and frankly I think I'm the crankiest of all and this was my idea! In fact, today Sydney had a friend over to play and she came in to get them a snack and water (I had told her I would make popcorn, but she was tired of waiting). She opened the pantry, looked around, presumably saw nothing, grabbed the grape nuts and ran outside without complaining. I started cracking up and ran after her to get the grape nuts so we could offer her friend something a little more appealing!
For breakfast we had steel-cut oats with honey and fruit. Lunch was tomato and hummus sandwiches on homemade whole wheat bread with sweet potato chips (only two ingredients!) and fruit. Snack this afternoon was homemade popcorn - no bag, no microwave, just corn, oil and salt. It was actually really good and a fraction of the price of microwave popcorn. Good to know!
I am starting to feel like 10 days is a LONG time. Wish us luck. Maybe I'll detox quickly?
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