almost nothing!The tide is to change as I have vowed to Mr Doris that I am going to take charge of the shopping and to take more care of the catering. Bless him for he is such a sweetie and does so much but I have become a lazy so-and-so, just gotten used to sitting back while he did everything. Well, my laziness has to stop and our diet has to improve. The kids have no idea except that I sat my daughter down the other day and explained to her it was nothing personal but I was going to start cooking more vegetables and if she chose to pick them over then so be it but it would be better if she learned to eat them. By the way, she has been a vegetarian for periods of time and is the only vegetarian I know who wouldn't eat vegetables!
Just to confess all, our weekly diet consists of: a ready made pasta and sauce dish one evening; a frozen ready meal another evening; a ready made pizza another evening.... and already we are getting a picture here. The other evenings would vary: home-made bolognese with wholewheat pasta; pesto pasta (wholewheat); home-made chicken fajitas (organic chicken and fresh peppers); home-made dish of prawns and rice; etc. It is not all bad but it just isn't good enough.
www.slowfood.com has a lifestyle I hanker after which involves taking care and delight in our food because it feeds much more than our bellies. For some time now I have been saying how I want to source organic meats and produce locally but I just haven't done it. Recently in town I came across a Slow Food deli which opened my eyes and gave me lots of tasters of fabulous local cheeses.
If it costs a little more in the end then so be it but what wonderful fuel we will be putting in our bodies. But I wonder with better management if it will really cost more? Sure it will take me away from the computer but far better that I am doing wonderful stuff in the kitchen or down local farms than sitting here always at my computer flaffing around. I'm hoping I might end up more focused. Best of all I'm doing it for me and Mr Doris because I know that we will both appreciate it. The kids will just have to come round to it all. Fingers crossed.
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So will you be posting recipes? I hope so and will be happy to share if you do.
Huggers for the funny comment/reply to my morning babble :-)
It's really upped our fruit and veg intake and I do feel a lot better for it - I don't get that 'must have some chocolate or a biscuit' feeling in mid-afternoon for a start, and my sugar-in-tea needs have dropped right off. Good luck!
Especially the non-vegetable eating vegetarian ;)
Good luck with the delicious new plan.
with your busy lifestyle you probably cant do this, but i plan our meals for 2 weeks. i've got a system that works for me & certain cooking magazines i subscribe to. now, i have enough i don't need to add anymore. but it saves us so much money because i always have lists & we always have a meal plan.
you're doing all 4 of you a great service by eating healthier. i wish you all excellent health & great meals!
I can't do it, without fruit/veg in my diet I start to feel to yukky - your diet list makes me feel sluggish and under the weather just looking at it.
Maybe start with a multivitamin? Feeling better makes people more enthusiastic.
You get outdoors more - very healthy and much tastier and lots of satisfaction. You can't get any more local than your back garden.
You get outdoors more - very healthy and much tastier and lots of satisfaction. You can't get any more local than your back garden.
I looked into slow food a couple of years ago - it's part of a whole movement about living more slowly - what a good idea.
When I was off work sick a few weeks back I cooked stuff I'd NEVER made before - scones, soup etc
It was great - I vowed to keep it up but I haven't - so good wishes to you I'm sure it'll be worth it - the salad sounded fab!