I posted
my weekly calendar of meals yesterday, and if you read it, you probably
wondered if I feed my kids THM food or if they get something different. The
answer is, "Yes." :)
My kids
mostly eat what we eat, but I occasionally give them something different. I
have been known to give them a cookie or a scoop of frozen yogurt after dinner,
or goldfish crackers for snack. But most of the time, they get healthy food and
can actually make fairly good choices already.
On days
that I make eggs for breakfast, they get eggs, too. They might also get a piece of wheat toast
with homemade sugar-free strawberry chia jam on it. They love it! On days that I have a shake, they usually
have a banana, kefir, and a bowl of cereal. It will be something like Cheerios
or homemade oatmeal, not something dyed, sugary, and cartoon-like in any way.
Little Girl also usually comes after my shake. She thinks its pretty great. :)
For
snacks they get a variety of things. They enjoy yogurt, apples, pears, mandarin
oranges, plums, berries, nuts, cheese cubes, wasa crackers and laughing cow
cheese, CLIF kids bars (once in awhile), and goldfish crackers (once in
awhile). As I write, they are enjoying carrots and broccoli. They love cut
veggies, but not with dip. They reject
all kinds of dip for some reason. I'm okay with that.
Lunches
are often different from what the Rev and I are eating. The kids get sick of
salad, soup, and leftovers, so when I eat those I give them something
else. They do like sandwiches, so if we
have a sandwich, they do too. Some of
their lunches will be breaded chicken breast "nuggets" and a vegetable,
or Peanut Butter and homemade jam on wheat with fruit. They really love it when
they get to make their own personal pizzas. They do this on a whole grain pita,
with tomato paste, mozzarella, spices, and pepperoni. They'll also have cut
veggies with it.
Dinners
are always the same for everyone. The kids eat it happily most of the time, but
if they are unhappy about it for any reason, we gently remind them that they
will eat it for breakfast if they don't eat it at supper. But they usually like
it enough to just scarf it up anyway. ;)
As far as
beverages go, they mostly drink water. When the kids were little they would
drink water with a splash of juice in it, but as I learned how bad the sugar
was for them, I started weaning them off of it.
The only time they ever have juice is if someone gives it to them at the
church potluck, which happens sometimes, but life is for living, so I am not
going to get freaked out by it. They like water: ice water, bubbly (seltzer)
water, whatever. It's wet, they like it.
They also like to sip off of my GGMS (which means Good Girl MoonShine,
and is NOT an alcholic beverage, but rather a ACV and Ginger drink that I whip
up in the morning). They also like Almond Milk and Kefir, which is a
lacto-fermented dairy beverage. That sounds weird, so we'll just refer to it as
yogurt drink. It's yummy, has good bacteria in it like yogurt, is lactose free
so it is gentle on their tummy, and has great protein and calcium. You can find it in the dairy section of your
grocery store.
That's
pretty much it. I don't give them much
sugar in general, but I also don't freak out if they have some. Someone usually
slips them a donut at church on Sunday, and that's okay. Their little
metabolisms can handle it. Every parent
has to decide what is best for their kids. Some people feed their kids entirely
homemade food made from sprouted grain and fruit and veggies they grew in their
terrace garden. Other people feed them spaghettios. There is a whole range in
between there, and only you can choose where to fall on it. I'm just telling
what is typical for our family right now.
Feel free to share what your kids eat!
