One week down!

We have officially been a healthy family for one week! Yay! And do you know what? It's been one of the best things we could be doing as a family!

I am so much more conscious of the food I give to my kids. Grocery shopping is a whole new experience!!! I had to go shopping today because we had ran out of fruit! We never just "run out" of fruit... it always ends up rotting in the food bowl! Sad, I know...

The kids love taking their lunches to school. I try to give them a little variety every day so they won't get tired of the same old thing...

This lunch consisted of a PB & J sandwich, pretzels, string cheese, baby carrots, and grapes. I'm sure some people will find some fault in that, but I think it's pretty balanced. Protein, whole grains, good fat, fruit, veggie, and not a lot of carbs.

My lunch is usually a variation of theirs...

Laughing cow and jalepeno jelly on an sandwhich thin, tuna and whole grain crackers, brocolli, and strawberries. I spread this out for both lunch and a snack.

We have also been eating more at home, which has been a challenge on some nights! We did have pizza one night, but it was a veggie pizza (something my kids had never heard of, lol).

Since we all love pizza, we might try to incorportate a veggie, thin-crust pizza every once in a while. Rome wasn't built in a day, and I also know there are going to be times that I just need to grab something fast.

Other nights we have grilled chicken, made french toast, or just eat a sandwhich while at soccer practice, picnic style. We grilled out with friends this weekend, and had leftover burgers with sweet potato fries. Tonight, we had breakfast for dinner - scrambled eggs, toast, and turkey sausage.

(This is the baby helping me crack eggs. And yes, she is wearing a bikini, lol.)

For the first week, I think we have adapted pretty well. Of course, the majority of the "work" is on me... I spend about 30 minutes each night packing lunches for the next day. Sometimes, I just want to go to bed, but I do it because it is important. I can't just start something like this and not carry it through. Soon, I know, it will be a habit.

I also think that planning dinners and having my evening meals more organized will begin to get easier, too. I have already planned ahead for tomorrow... BBQ chicken in the crockpot! We have double soccer practice tomorrow night, so I want something quick and easy when I get home.

Thanks for all the positive comments I have got from all of you in the past week!