Day 1 - Monday - Snack & Lunch

The Snack:

low-fat string cheese and an apple. Easy. Normal. No complaints.

The Lunch Menu:

-low-fat deli turkey on a whole wheat tortilla, with tomato slices, mixed green sprouts, and dijon mustard
-6 baby carrots
-1 cup jicama sticks

My Response:

new to me foods: sprouts and jicama sticks

The wrap had great potential. I did use too much mustard, which overpowered the whole thing and made it borderline unpleasant. I really didn't notice the sprouts (maybe because I was distracted by the mustard?), and I would be willing to try them again. Unfortunately, today is the "Use By" date on the package. I wonder how long they are still good past that date...

The carrots were fine. I prefer regular carrots cut into strips, but the convenience of baby carrots can't be beat.

Jicama... We got our jicama in Indianapolis. Yes, hours and hours away from home. I don't have much to say about it. It was different. I didn't object to it. Again, I wouldn't rush out to get another, but I would politely eat it if it was offered to me or if the book says to eat it again.

His Response:

He walked in the door and said, "I'm starving! What's for dinner?" We just discussed it and decided that because he has a very active job, he should be able to have an extra something with each meal. The menus in this book average about 1500 calories per day, but we're going to bump him to around 1800. That should be enough for an extra yogurt or a banana or a handful of nuts with each meal.

The Kids' Response:

#1 (12) - away at camp

#2 (9) - asked for a ham sandwich on wheat bread, which I made because it was similar enough to the planned meal.  Took a bite of the jicama, smacked his lips, and said, "I've tasted this before. It's so familiar! What IS this???? ....... oh! yes! It tastes just like grass!"  hahaha. He finished the jicama stick and had a carrot too.

#3 (5) - still sick - she's been sleeping ALL day.

#4 (3) - had a little bit of juice and has also been napping much of the day.