The 7:54 Moment: Big Yum to fruit!
It was our turn to host dinner for friends tonight so we cooked up a serve of our wrap bread pizzas. Well they were delicious and we gobbled them all up. It was topped off by my beautiful friends fruit platter with the most amazing coconut macaroon dip. It was sensational (Thank you my gorgeous friend). Fruit does not have to be boring or plain it can be spectacular. The combination is fresh seasonal fruit with a dip of choice and you to savor.
I will try sneak the recipe of my friend to post.
Breakfast: Cubbed apple and pineapple and fresh juice.
Lunch: Wrap with salad.
Afternoon Tea: Warm water.
Dinner: Wrap bread pizzas followed by my friends fruit platter and coconut macaroon dip.
See you tmrw. xx
The 7:54 Moment: I am very happy!
There is a warmth in the air and Spring is on it's way. This makes it easier to really get into fruit and salads, because let's face it, in winter it is really hard to feel overjoyed about biting into a cold apple verses a big, thick, rich casserole!!!!
I think my family is really happy about what we are eating now and have settled into our new 'norm'. Cheers to time and persistence, it works!!!
Breakfast: Cubed Apple and Fresh Juice. The girls had Baked Beans too.
Lunch: Kid fun lunch: Corn fritters heads with tomato sauce face.
Afternoon Tea: Coffee on soy milk.
Dinner: Minestrone Soup with wrap bread triangle dippers.
See you tmrw. xx
The 7:54 Moment: Half way baby!!!!
Wow - 15 days seems such a long time, yet we are only half way!!!! But I have a plan now, thanks to yesterdays effort of 'planning', and it's working. You simply can not get healthier in the dark, without a plan.
Now, when it comes to bread, which is such a large part of our western life, what are you meant to do? - Particularly with kids!
Here is what I have learned so far from doing this challenge:
1) It's all in the mind. You really can survive without it and so will your family. You have to choose to do life without it and not give in when it gets too hard because it is an easy option.
If you can't go off it completely, save it as a treat food for the weekend or once a month etc... (I mean really, is there anything better then fresh bread spread with creamy cold butter!!!!)
2) Substitutes: You need a replacement for bread so try: gluten free, rye or cornflour wraps, rye or cornflour crackers, wheat reduced breads which leading supermarkets are selling now, and also gluten free varieties too. Steamed rice is also a good tummy filler and children tend to love the stuff. The important thing here is to eventually slowly cut down on these flour types too, even if they are wheat/gluten free. It's all about increasing the veggies and fruit.
3) Time.Give yourself enough time to 'get over' bread. Sounds silly but it's true. Soon it will get easier and everyone will adjust and wonder why they ever ate so much of it. - Don't underestimate patience and the power of giving time.
4) Encourage your family to try and keep trying new tastes. It's also important to explain that bread is a 'treat' food as this will establish a great approach in their minds to health, particularly for your children as they tend to grow up doing what we have established (mostly ;))
5) Do not deny yourself - not eating bread is not about going hungry.
Here is my day:
Breakfast: Fruit and fresh juice, rice thins. (Yes we were going a bit hard on the pikelets so we've backed off.)
Lunch: Salad with a poached egg. It was lettuce, onion and capsicum with a lemon mustard dressing.
Afternoon Tea: Cup of tea.
Dinner: Salad Wraps: Lettuce, carrot, a sprinkle of cheese and capsicum with a touch of bbq, chilli sauce.
See you tmrw. xx
