Pretty Princesses

Trim Healthy Lunches

Okay, on to Trim Healthy Lunches. As opposed to dinner, for lunches I usually make myself a separate meal from the kids.  But it has to be quick.  Now that Sierra is riding the bus to and from school, she gets home about 12:25, so I like to be finished eating lunch by then.

Day 1: Egg crust pizza (I sometimes make it with pepperoni as described, but I never use olives.  This time I used ham, mushrooms, and feta but followed the same cooking directions.), cottage berry whip (from the book)

Day 2: Just like Campbell's soup (from the book) with grilled cheese sandwich in bread in a mug (from the book)

Day 3: Mixed greens tossed with olive oil vinaigrette and shredded Parmesan topped with warmed grilled chicken (store bought, precooked), berries

Day 4: Two low carb tortillas with the rest of the grilled chicken, bacon, ranch, lettuce, and shredded cheese, Greek yogurt with raspberries

Day 5: Egg salad, one Joseph's pita, mixed greens, Greek yogurt with mixed berries (I eat a lot of Greek yogurt), dark chocolate

Day 6: Leftover turkey chili (see dinner menu) topped with Greek yogurt, baked blue tortilla chips, fruit salad

Day 7: Two fried eggs, one Joseph's pita with melted cheese, Greek yogurt with berries

Haircut

Sierra's hair was getting long and scraggly in the back.  I thought about taking her to a kids' salon, but I wasn't sure how she'd do.  So I decided to try it myself first.  I ended up cutting it while she was playing in the bathtub with Alexa, and I think it turned out pretty well.  Of course, getting her to sit still for a picture is next to impossible.

Icy Fun

We had several days of rain last week followed by several very cold days.  The sandbox lid was frozen full of ice.  Dave helped the kids get it out, and they chopped it up and had a great time playing with the ice.  Yes, they are southerners.

Teaching Time

Both Alexa and Jordanna have been studying fish in science, so one day, we made sharks, fish, and rays out of playdough.

Sierra really LOVES reading lately.  Here is Jordanna "reading" to her.

And here is Jordanna watching a video about cotton to go with her study of The Rag Coat.  She was mesmerized the whole time.

One Week of Trim Healthy Dinners

So, I wanted to give an example of one week of dinners on Trim Healthy Mama (breakfast, lunch and snacks to come later) to show how easy and yummy our meals are and how to adapt my meals to the needs of growing children without having to make separate dinners. These are all actual meals we have eaten in the last week and a half or so. I have included recipe links included if possible and what type of meal  (S, E, FP, or crossover)

Day 1 - Ham (I buy a small ham at Aldi that is very low in sugar/carbs), stovetop mac and cheese (I use Dreamfield's pasta and sub half and half for the evaporated milk to stay on plan.  I omit mustard and hot sauce, but that is just personal preference), roasted cauliflower and broccoli (roast in oven at 400 degress for about 25 minutes with olive oil, salt, and pepper, stir occasionally, add parmesan for last 10 min if desired) - S

Day 2 - Chicken quesadillas (Low carb tortillas for me, regular for everyone else.  I used store bought precooked chicken and shredded cheddar), sour cream, salsa, tortilla chips (I skip these), salad - S

Day 3 - Bacon, scrambled eggs, low carb pancakes with sugar free syrup for me, regular pancakes for everyone else, strawberries, decaf coffee with half and half (me only) - S

Day 4 - Slow cooker turkey chili (omit corn, top with 0% Greek yogurt and/or, laughing cow cheese to stay on plan),  hotdogs for the kids (two eat a plain hot dog, one eats a chili dog, and one eats hotdog and chili separately), baked blue tortilla chips, fruit salad - E (or crossover if you eat the chili over a bunless hotdog)

Day 5 - Meatballs in cream sauce , Dreamfield's pasta, garlic bread (for the kids), salad - S

Day 6 - Chicken Q sandwiches (Sub Truvia for the honey, I eat bunless), roasted potatoes (I skip these), green fries (from the book), salad - S

Day 7 - Slow cooker cream cheese chicken taquitos (low carb tortillas for me, regular for everyone else), chips and salsa (I skip the chips), salad

As you can tell, I usually make S dinner (crossover for the kids) and eat my E meals at breakfast or lunch.  Also, I use my crock pot A LOT and fill in with easy meals on other nights.  And I eat a lot of salads.  It is possible to do this plan without spending hours in the kitchen.

Stay tuned for breakfast, lunch, and snack ideas!

Still Frozen

Not the movie this time.  Us.  We woke up one day this week to 9 degree weather.  In Georgia.  After we dropped Sierra off at school, Alexa continued to wear her hat while she did her school.  Here Alexa is doing her math test, and Jordanna is making a letter "O" book.

They also made underwater pictures using Goldfish.  Both Jordanna and Alexa studied fish in science this week, and this was a cute, fun, and easy craft.

When Sierra got home, she brought me her hat because she wanted to wear a hat like her sisters.

Sweet, snuggly warm sisters.