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Thank you! We had a nice meal. We brought our 20 mo. old DD with us. She was really good at the restuarant. And we enjoyed getting out of the house. Oh yes, the sushi was good too!
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ROBYNHOLLIS
10/17/07 11:30 A
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Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!! 
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MRSFUNDY
10/17/07 10:44 A
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Well just thought I'd share my meal plan for this week. I usually plan a week ahead, shop on Sat or Sun and prep on Sun. But this week I shopped on Mon and Tue for this week, and I planned 5 days worth of cooking.
Monday we had mexican lasagna (basically my taco meat mixture layered with cheese between tortilla wraps in a round pan.
Tues - I roasted a whole fresh chicken (sprayed lightly with olive oil, seasoned with a little salt, white pepper, oregano, garlic powder and Tony's no salt seasoning) served with quarter red potatoes baked with carrots in the same seasonings as the chicken. Also had small romaine salads with this.
Wed - I had planned a meal for today, we decided to go out for Sushi for our anniversary
Thu - plan to bake salmon and serve with sauteed asparagus
Fri - Buffalo burgers with baked sweet potatoe fries and side salads
(My 5th meal that is on every weeks menu but can easily be 'canceled out' without wasting groceries is Tilapia...I buy individually frozen fillets and always have them on hand, also a selection of frozen veggies as sides)
Most of our leftovers are then taken for lunches.
Over the weekend I will make soup with the leftover roasted chicken...probably a wild rice and chicken soup.
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ROBYNHOME
10/14/07 9:23 A
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| I love the new tracker that SP added. now I can track what others are eating
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ROBYNHOLLIS
10/11/07 2:04 P
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| Thank You MRSFUNDY. I love your meal plans. Their is several I would like to try.
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MRSFUNDY
10/11/07 11:40 A
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Just wanted to share a couple of my favorite quick, simple, and family pleasing meals.
Buffalo burgers (very lean and not much different in taste or texture from ground beef), with baked sweet potato fries. We usually have small salads with this as well, and we give our 20 mo. old fresh fruit since she doesn't eat the salad.
Salmon burgers. Usually put on a bun with lettuce, tomato, feta cheese and avocado. Baked fries are a good side.
Baked fish (tilapia is a light white fish, salmon a little stronger flavor, tuna is a more meaty texture and I usually grill or sear the tuna but it bakes well too) served with veggies... fresh or frozen green beans (i sautee with a little olive oil & tiny dabb of butter, garlic and onion), baked glazed carrots (the bags of baby carrots make this a quick easy fix if you work and limited on time), baked or mashed potatoes (white or sweet potatoes)
Tacos made with groung turkey...season the turkey with lots of cumin, onion and garlic and a dab of beef boullion makes it much more flavorful and beef like if your famly objects to the ground turkey. I no loner buy taco seasoning (bc of my DH's blood pressure) and instead spice it up myself so I can keep the sodium way down. Tony's no salt seasoning is great! I like to put a can (drained) of diced no salt added Tomatoes and a drained, rinsed can of black beans in the ground turkey, Then we make our own tacos added cheese, lettuce, salsa, avocado as our own preference/tastes.
I also LOVE to use a crock pot. You can throw in a roast (straight from fridge or freezer if you don't feel like browning) and let it go. I usually start my roast in the morning, and come home at hunch to add in veggies...usually carrots and potatoes.
I also make big batches of soup and freeze some. Not everyone likes the same soup, but if I freeze in small serving size containers everyone can the soup they like. We often have grilled cheese or quesodillas with soups.
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MRSFUNDY
10/11/07 11:24 A
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Maybe you shouldn't think of it as dieting but has making good healthy dietary and lifestyle choices. Let your family see you making healthy choices about hte food you bring into the house. Try to make exercise sound like fun or at least not like work, focus on fitness rather than weight loss (even if you have to fake it). I totally agree with one of the pp that said to make one meal for everyone and each individual can take more or less of the certain items depending on their likes and needs. Lean protein is good for everyone. And a selection of veggies and fruit is good for everyone. As for your needs, watch how to prepare the food, try to keep the bad fats and sodium down...again this is good for everyone.
If your hubby needs a little extra in his diet, get him some snacks just for him, nuts, cheese (natural not processed), a whole milk yogurt, and whole milk in moderation probably wouldn't hurt him either.
If your veggie eater needs more protein and meat is a struggle try have an occassion side or meal with beans.
If your meat eater isn't big on veggies, have you tried baked fruit (apples, pears) as a side dish? I was super picky, loved meat and rarely eat fruits or veggies, but I would eat baked apples, apple sauce, and lima beans. My mother rarely bought bananas but that was something I would have eaten sometimes.
Good luck!
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ROBYNHOLLIS
10/7/07 4:23 P
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| I guess I am most concern with my two daughters. I just remember my mother dieting when I was young and now I do the same thing. I just want them to be Happy and Healthy.
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| I don't think they will develop an eating disorder from the parent's dieting as long as it is talked about as healthy eating rather than dieting.
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ROBYNHOLLIS
10/4/07 10:40 P
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| I try to make healthy dishes, though with 4 kids with a 15 year span it is hard to find things they will eat let alone healthy. Does any one else out their worry about their kids having eating disorders from the parents dieting?
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| That's true. Your kids will learn that from a young age. It should help carry through when they get in school and are more independent to make their own food choices when with friends. I know it is hard. I have 3 children as well, but you can do it! You know you have to do it for yourself and why not bring your family along with you on a healthy ride.
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JUNKDRAWER
10/4/07 10:08 A
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I've been trying to work with this as well. Dh has certain things he won't eat and he's a pole, my older ds is somewhat finiky especially about meat, and then we have a 14 month old.
As I have been learning new recipies, I try to accomodate the "needs" of the others by having them try it too, but also providing something a little more likely for them to eat as a side.
slowly my 4yo is learning to try new things because they are there and we ask him to take a few bites, but I make sure to have plenty of a fruit or veggie he does like available.
I still feel like I'm making 4 different dinners sometimes, but I try to integrate something we can all eat and adapt from there.
I do feel like some of this right eating stuff would be a lot easier if I wasn't worrying about a whole family too, but I guess we all need to learn healthy together too.
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| Make the same meal for all of you with a variety and then each individual can beef up or tone down from that meal.
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Hi all!
I'm new here, but in recent years my biggest problem with losing weight is trying to watch what I eat while feeding the rest of my family who all seem to have different needs.
My husband is UNDERweight. The doctor has advised him to add calories (mostly in lean protein) and try some strength training. My daughter (1.5) had/has a milk allergy, loves meat, won't eat veggies. My son (4) is a veggie eater and won't eat meat. I'll eat anything but I need to lose about 50 pounds. Along with these challenges, we're on a TIGHT budget.
How do you manage your family's nutrition/eating challenges and still manage to eat healthy and stay sane?! :)
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