Today I took my kids to a family festival. There were some twenty food stands there, but I had packed sandwiches on whole wheat, carrot sticks, apples and homemade trail mix (with mini-marshmallows and chocolate chips, for the kids). Plus a big tumbler of ice cold water. So we all ate a healthy lunch as our moveable feast instead of the festival food options: funnel cake, gyros, hot dogs, chips, cotton candy, Dove bars and the like. I was not hailed as a good mom for bringing our lunches. No, instead, I was dubbed "the meanest mom in the world." Sound familiar? I did, however, treat them to a lemon ice later when the temperatures climbed.
And I thought of all of you when I saw this group of parade participants! Look at those veggies (a leaf of red cabbage and a pickle where there too) and the protein: a fish. Only thing I'd change: white to wheat. Good stuff.
Funnel cakes, gyros, cotton candy and Dove bars sounds good to me. I love all those food items.....really I do. But if I had been with you today I wouldn't have eaten any of them, but I'm not ruling them out though in the future. You're a good mom teaching your kids to eat healthy and think of all the money you saved too. Now about that veggie parade, that poor lettuce is looking a tad bit wilted, must have been a hot day in Cleveland just like the humid scorcher we had here in old Virginny.
ReplyDeleteI love walking veggies....now if they'd walk right onto my plate it would make everything easier.
ReplyDeleteThis cracks me up!
ReplyDeleteI love the decorative toothpick to keep those healthy foods together!
ReplyDeleteThis made me smile!
Boy I needed you today. We went to a Scottish festival and instead of planning ahead and packing a good dinner we went to Wendy's.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a great example. I have made a promise to myself to be better next time or should I say "the meanest mom ever!"