Comments on: Our Healthy Eating Journey Pt. 1

By: Jenifer Parker

Jenifer Parker — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:42:20 +0000

I know the Pepsi cravings but I beat them with sheer willpower when I decided that it was bad for me and a total waste of money. I still kick myself for ever being pulled into that ugly habit. Even tap water is better.
Oh well, live and learn.
Good for you for kicking that bad habit.

By: Kaylen

Kaylen — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:18:13 +0000

Andrea, I have the same problem. What I try to do to combat it is to cook several large meals a week, and freeze all of the leftovers. If I have enough left for another meal, I’ll freeze it in a gallon size freezer bag. If I have enough meal portions in the freezer, I’ll freeze individually portioned in quart size freezer bags. I label and date each bag before I put the food in, and then I can always identify what I have frozen.

I also tend to cook at “non-mealtimes”, such as while my son is napping midafternoon on Saturday or early in the morning (we get up at 6am with him usually). I like to have my coffee while cooking, it’s a nice way to wake up! Cooking at a time I’d otherwise be wasting time helps get ahead – if I wasn’t cooking in the mornings on the weekends, I’d be lounging about online reading blogs. Instead, I’m doing something productive that I enjoy and it really makes the difference over the week.

I blog about it if you’re interested, http://cookwithkaylen.com.

By: Honey S

Honey S — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:42:35 +0000

Awesome feature. I’ll share this asap. There needs to be more blogs of this quality. Thanks again.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:35:59 +0000

We have a child with ADD. I have noticed when I “cook” and buy organic fruits and veggies that he is much better. We also do the vitamin supplement as well. At this point we are no longer hearing that he needs medication. I am doing what I know to do, but I was in the “box” food stuff. I am always looking for recipes that can help me on this journey of healthy eating. Thank you for what you do for all of us out there who are trying to figure it out.:)

By: Mona

Mona — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:22:13 +0000

Wow Laura! You stories sounds exactly like mine, including the Pepsi addict part. I am probably going to be launching my new blog soon that talks about my story as well. I say probably because I was once a blogging addict and haven’t had one in a few years so I am taking it slow. Anyway, I am not sure how I found your blog. I think I was searching for something on Google. I am glad I found it. Keep up the great work. :o)

By: Jean Cowger

Jean Cowger — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:15:28 +0000

I’m very curious to read your posts. We’re on a tight budget and while I’m working on getting my husband on a healthier lifestyle (he’s been an over the road trucker for almost 18 years so was way out of shape before we even started dating), I have to be careful of how much I spend on groceries. The kids & I love eating healthier choices and my husband is getting there, but its so hard to be able to afford the healthier options at the stores, especially during the winter when its all out of season. I don’t have a whole lot of time either because of being in college but I’m always wanting to learn more recipes I can feel good about feeding my family.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:54:50 +0000

I just started reading this series and I’m curious to see how you do it all and save money. We are a low income family (meaning we are on supplamental income, WIC) and I do find it hard to buy better food options.

I guess ‘where I’m at’ is I make our dinners from scratch. I don’t do Hamburger Helper, ect. But I do buy granola bars /fruit bars for the boys. And they eat cereal. I love to bake so I do bake most of our sweets (cookies/cakes for special occasions), from scratch. Through WIC we get our bread, milk, cheese, peanut butterand cereal. We also get 12$ worth of veggies a month, which is my favorite ‘help’. My boys (18 mths and 3.5 yrs) are so very picky, especially my oldest. I know that is mostly mine and my husbands fault. Yes, I fell into the trap of becoming a short order cook! And we are suffering from that now. But I desperately want to feed my family healthy meals and have good eaters! I look forward to reading the rest of the series!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:35:47 +0000

Thanks, Debbie. Those are good ideas. :)

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:25:17 +0000

I know how hard it is to try to eat right when you are tired, stressed or in a time crunch. One of the things my husband and I did to eliminate this problem is to have a “cooking day”, usually on a Saturday when we both work in the kitchen to make meals to put in the freezer and be able to use quickly. It makes the cooking fun and helps my husband understand how hard it can be to make quick healthy meals. One of our favorites is to make a red pasta sauce then we can take it out of the freezer and in the time it takes to cook the pasta and make a veggie the sauce is reheated in a saucepan and your quick, easy, healthy dinner is ready to put on the table.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:27:14 +0000

Good information here. I enjoyed reading this and can’t wait for more. Keep up the good work.