31 days of food journaling: Day 21

I took 3 days off from food journaling during my 31 days of journaling. I know. I know. I'm sorry. What can I say? I have no excuse. I had complete use of my fingers. I should be a better example, but I wasn't really getting out of bed, at all. Heck, I wasn't allowed to shower for 2 days. This isn't Alyson's life story kind of a blog, but I had a little minor surgery....golf ball removal. If we know each other well, I will elaborate later. That is my long drawn out apology.

Today should be another installment of " What's for lunch?" Monday but yesterdays snow storm here in Boston means no school today. I can't go without saying that having a snow day on this sunny day today was completely a waste considering all the roads were fine. But it is Boston and this will happen at least 4 more times this school year.

Getting back to lunch, this is the in the top five of the worst lunches you could ever give your child.

A Fluff based sandwich. No matter if you add peanut butter or bananas or allow it to ride solo between two slices of bread, its toxic whiteness is just screaming at you.  Just so you know, most kids that have a fluff sandwich, surprise, surprise, aren't eating it on whole wheat. It wouldn't matter if it was. I have noticed the majority of kids cannot finish eating the whole thing. Is it because said child has a sugar coma similar to a slurpee brain freeze? Or is it because they are just bored and really want to move onto eating that fruit roll-up? I will never know, but don't even try to wane nostalgic reasoning your way out of this lunchtime atrocity. It is the main ingredient in cheater fudge. Would you put that between two slices of bread and then continue with your high-brow thought process, telling people that little Jimmy "really likes it". When you put a Fluff sandwich in your child's lunch, you might try to fit a crash cart in his/her backpack too for the teacher that has to deal with your child after recess.

The best lunch has only 2 items: a sandwich and a piece of fruit. Take time on that sandwich and you won't need all the other fillers to make up for the tin foil wrapped soggy mess. Two slices of stone ground whole wheat or better yet, Ezekiel bread with slices of meat, a little cheese and whatever else you can hide in there. This IS enough. You can survive on these two items, so can you kids.

Oh, I almost forgot. A water bottle, a re-usable one. No need for kids to drink their lunchtime calories.

My Daily Intake:

1. Greek yogurt and blueberries

2. 1/2 cup cottage cheese

3. broccoli slaw, 1/2 cup italian chicken salad, apple

4. 1 large carrot, hummus, 6 almonds, 1/4 cup spaghetti squash dish

5. whey protein shake w berries

6. large carrot, hummus, italian chicken salad, spaghetti squash dish, handful pomegranate seeds

7. 1/2 cup cottage cheese, cocoa

I feel really good. I ate pretty much every 2 to 3 hours. I am feeling really tired now at the end of the day. I tried to rest a little today, but a mother can never rest. There is always too many things to do. My back hurts, which is not uncommon given the surgery. I know, Mom, I need to be better and rest more, but it is hard to do! 4 more days till I can workout again. I feel like my muscles are getting a little soft. I need to wait. I can wait. My body needs to heal itself before I can start tearing up those muscles again.

Eat Wisely and Be Well,

Alyson

Comments

[Ashley Hoopes]

Hope you are feeling well now! Got your darling Christmas card. Happy holidays.

[Martha Lurie]

I am skipping Saturday and Sunday because I was sick with an infection in the back of my mouth and strep, so I literally ate nothing on Saturday. Sunday was a little better, but still only had 1 slice of pizza and a piece of Molly's B-day cake.
12/21/09
3 slices plain thin crust pizza
carrots
hot chocolate
Didn't eat much today either, but my throat is still bothering me and nothing seems to feel good going down. I will try and consume more tomorrow.