Comments on: Eat More Fruits and Veggies Challenge: Check Point http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point Encouraging women in homemaking, healthy eating and parenting Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Bessers http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19449 Bessers Thu, 14 May 2009 18:11:54 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19449 I have to chime in on the Kimchi. A few years ago we visited my brother-in-law who was stationed in Korea. While there we spent the night with some missionaries on an island where very few Americans have set foot. The locals were SO friendly and went out of their way to offer us foods they loved, and lots of them. That is how I first made myself try sushi. It was brought fresh to the missionary's door just for us so how could we even hint that I have a total aversion to any uncooked meat! It actually wasn't too bad. The next day the church had a communal meal after the service which included lots of spicey kimchi. We managed to get it down which they apparently took as a sign that we loved it and kept heaping it on! I really appreciated their generousity, but confess that we still joke about kimchi. I have to chime in on the Kimchi. A few years ago we visited my brother-in-law who was stationed in Korea. While there we spent the night with some missionaries on an island where very few Americans have set foot. The locals were SO friendly and went out of their way to offer us foods they loved, and lots of them. That is how I first made myself try sushi. It was brought fresh to the missionary’s door just for us so how could we even hint that I have a total aversion to any uncooked meat! It actually wasn’t too bad. The next day the church had a communal meal after the service which included lots of spicey kimchi. We managed to get it down which they apparently took as a sign that we loved it and kept heaping it on! I really appreciated their generousity, but confess that we still joke about kimchi.

]]> By: Carrie http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19326 Carrie Wed, 13 May 2009 02:41:26 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19326 Those strawberry topped waffles look delicious! I have some strawberries in my refrigerator and I was planning to just eat them plain...but I think I'll make some waffles to go with them in the morning. :-) Those strawberry topped waffles look delicious! I have some strawberries in my refrigerator and I was planning to just eat them plain…but I think I’ll make some waffles to go with them in the morning. :-)

]]> By: Sarah http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19317 Sarah Wed, 13 May 2009 00:41:29 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19317 It was a stressful day and I didn't get in as much as I would have liked but I did raid the vegetable crisper and rescue some mushrooms that probably would have been ignored until it was too late - I found a great recipe in the Joy of Cooking for marinated mushrooms - they were really yummy! This challenge will hopefully help me to keep from having so many veggies meet an unpleasant end in the back of my veggie drawer in the fridge. It was a stressful day and I didn’t get in as much as I would have liked but I did raid the vegetable crisper and rescue some mushrooms that probably would have been ignored until it was too late – I found a great recipe in the Joy of Cooking for marinated mushrooms – they were really yummy! This challenge will hopefully help me to keep from having so many veggies meet an unpleasant end in the back of my veggie drawer in the fridge.

]]> By: Michele http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19296 Michele Tue, 12 May 2009 18:05:24 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19296 Laura, I just really got started today. I didn't make my meal plan for the week in time (busy weekend with family visiting). I will be putting up my weekly menu and letting people know a checkpoint as well on my blog. Anyway, yesterday was not good except I did have celery in my chicken salad sandwich! LOL! My dinner I had green beans. Dessert was strawberry shortcake, yum! I have a lot to work on mainly because I rarely eat lunch and breakfast. Mine will be baby steps!! Thanks for keeping me accountable! AWESOME! :) Laura, I just really got started today. I didn’t make my meal plan for the week in time (busy weekend with family visiting). I will be putting up my weekly menu and letting people know a checkpoint as well on my blog. Anyway, yesterday was not good except I did have celery in my chicken salad sandwich! LOL! My dinner I had green beans. Dessert was strawberry shortcake, yum! I have a lot to work on mainly because I rarely eat lunch and breakfast. Mine will be baby steps!! Thanks for keeping me accountable! AWESOME! :)

]]> By: Barbara http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19294 Barbara Tue, 12 May 2009 14:45:49 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19294 Great job Laura! I like the 'check point' because accountability is so worthwhile. Writing down what you eat makes a big difference. As you can see below, we did fine with fruit, but we need improvement in the veggie dept. B: strawberries L: melon (twins); banana (me) D: salad, carrot sticks, apple Great job Laura! I like the ‘check point’ because accountability is so worthwhile. Writing down what you eat makes a big difference. As you can see below, we did fine with fruit, but we need improvement in the veggie dept.
B: strawberries
L: melon (twins); banana (me)
D: salad, carrot sticks, apple

]]> By: Jenn @ Beautiful Calling http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19279 Jenn @ Beautiful Calling Tue, 12 May 2009 05:29:21 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19279 These look amazing!! These look amazing!!

]]> By: Lenetta http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19274 Lenetta Tue, 12 May 2009 03:29:05 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19274 Hee. I DID manage to chow down on at least a cup of spaghetti squash plus marinara sauce, so that's not too bad. PS - I got the button to show up fine . . . but the rest of my post was all a link to you after it. :>) I'm thinking it was something I did as I was dinking around. I'm cool like that. Hee. I DID manage to chow down on at least a cup of spaghetti squash plus marinara sauce, so that’s not too bad.

PS – I got the button to show up fine . . . but the rest of my post was all a link to you after it. :>) I’m thinking it was something I did as I was dinking around. I’m cool like that.

]]> By: Laura http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19270 Laura Tue, 12 May 2009 02:00:52 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19270 Hey...two servings of green beans is great. And mashed potatoes...I say they count. I know they aren't as great as other veggies, but I LOVE potatoes, so my rule says they count. :) AND...you're right...it isn't fair because I was planning ahead to do this challenge and none of the rest of you knew about it to plan ahead. I promise not to eat 10 servings tomorrow. :) Hey…two servings of green beans is great. And mashed potatoes…I say they count. I know they aren’t as great as other veggies, but I LOVE potatoes, so my rule says they count. :)

AND…you’re right…it isn’t fair because I was planning ahead to do this challenge and none of the rest of you knew about it to plan ahead. I promise not to eat 10 servings tomorrow. :)

]]> By: Lenetta http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point/comment-page-1#comment-19269 Lenetta Tue, 12 May 2009 01:54:56 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/eat-more-fruits-and-veggies-challenge-check-point#comment-19269 Lau-RA! No fair! I'm just to the point of thinking about how my grocery list needs to look. Umm, I know I had 2 servings of green beans, and do mashed potatoes count? That might be a stretch. For right now, I think I'm going to drag myself over to the stove to make some ramen noodles and carefully avoid the cookies. And something tells me Vegetable Thins crackers don't count - probably espeically since they aren't shaped like vegetables anymore. Well, I made my intentions public on my blog, so that's how I'm doing. :>) Lau-RA! No fair! I’m just to the point of thinking about how my grocery list needs to look. Umm, I know I had 2 servings of green beans, and do mashed potatoes count? That might be a stretch. For right now, I think I’m going to drag myself over to the stove to make some ramen noodles and carefully avoid the cookies. And something tells me Vegetable Thins crackers don’t count – probably espeically since they aren’t shaped like vegetables anymore. Well, I made my intentions public on my blog, so that’s how I’m doing. :>)

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