Category Archives: Healthy living

I wowed my family with my culinary talents last night.  We had chicken noodle soup (I added spices and vegetables to canned soup), grilled cheese sandwiches and grilled cheese quesadillas.  Remember, when cooking for men and boys quantity and speed are … Continue reading →

My 30 day experiment to see if our family could live without fast food is coming to an end.  I picked a good time to do this, given the recent negative media attention focused on fast food.  I love the TV ad featuring a … Continue reading →

I wonder what happened to Days 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21??  No wonder it’s so hard to eat healthy.  Who has time to think about shopping and cooking healthy meals when you hardly have time to feed the dog?  (Don’t … Continue reading →

If you’ve lost control of your day before 7:00am, then you know you don’t stand a chance of getting it back.  That was my day yesterday.  I drove all over town delivering forgotten school work and transporting kids to and from … Continue reading →

I heard a surprising cancer statistic on the radio this morning – one in five Americans (20%) will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.  I guess if you live long enough you’re bound to get something, but 20%?  The doctor speaking said … Continue reading →

At dinner last evening my youngest son was observed eating only Caesar salad and corn on the cob.  Curious.  Does he enjoy eating salad or is he merely toying with me?  Should I do a security sweep of his bedroom for empty potato chip bags?   … Continue reading →

I’m pretty sure the “rules” for defining “healthy eating” are relaxed over holiday weekends.  I don’t know exactly what the rules are.  If I had to guess, I would say healthy eating would include movie popcorn (w/o butter), any form of meat grilled … Continue reading →

We had a family dinner at home last night.  It was home-made taco night!  We didn’t have any extracurricular activities so we actually got to sit down at the table and chew our food.  I’ve always heard that if families sit down to dinner their children … Continue reading →

Changing bad habits is an uphill battle.  I have been fussing at my family for preferring quick and probably bad food, but really those types of meals work best with our crazy lifestyle (which I helped create for them).   I have run them between school activities … Continue reading →