I am happy, I am making my shopping list for the week. I am going to be brave, or maybe crazy, and go shopping with just the little boys and I. I have been trying very hard to buy healthier options and stay away from junk food. The only bad food we are getting these day is ice cream and corn chips. Which I don't eat everyday. We would go out for ice cream when we were dating, so it has more of an emotional attachment to us than other foods, such as cakes or pie. The chips are one of the vice's my husband has, he has been pretty supportive of me buying healthy and not a bunch of junk. So I can't complain about getting a bag of chips once in a while.
They say the best food for you is in the outside aisles, like the produce, dairy, meat and grains. So I am proud to say that in fact that is where I do most of my shopping. I love to get produce, I try for what is is season. Also I try for the more colorful options, like red or black grapes verses the the green. Salad greens instead of iceberg. I look at the sugar amount on the yogurt, there are some really yummy tasting ones out there, but that is because they have a really high sugar count, like 27 g's. You should aim for 12g's or lower.
But another thing I love doing is finding new things to try, like different sauces and curries, or maybe different chilies or noodles. You can open up a whole new world for your family. Like the Coconut basil curry my family likes. Never would I have thought my husband would eat it, but he likes it, and even request it. I also found different rice I like, like Jasmine, and found the best way to make rice on the stove. Heat it up with a little oil first, once you can smell the rice, you then add the water, let it come to boil, then cover and reduce the heat so it simmers for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it sit covered for ten minutes, then fluff with a fork and enjoy. It always come out soft and fluffy.
I am lucky because the store I shop at sells things in bulk, so I can try little bits before I make a bigger commitment to something I might not like. I am also able to get raw nuts at a descent price. I love sliced almonds in all sorts of things, in my cereal, on my salads, mixed in plain rice with butter. It is an easy way to add nuts and fiber to your diet.
So here is to hoping that my shopping goes off without a hitch, that the babies cooperate and that I remember everything on my list.
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