The very first post I ever did for this site dealt with breakfast options and just what I might eat in a given week. People sometimes become overwhelmed when they hear about us eating 6 meals per day comprised of lean protein and two kinds of complex carbohydrates. Add in the fact that no one has time to cook and the kids don't wanna eat health food etc.... Just excuses! Getting 6 supportive meals with minimal effort is really not that hard. Here is what I ate today (including breakfast and supper with my 3 year old and 6 year old).
7:30 amBreakfast- 8 Whole Grain Bread (2 slices) with Natural Peanut Butter and low sugar jam.
1/2 Green Apple (my son ate the other half with some Natural Peanut Butter for dipping!), Coffee
10:30 am Post Workout Recovery Drink- 1/2 c. Apple Juice, 1/2 c. Water, 1 scoop Vanilla Whey Protein
1:00 pm Lunch- Sliced Turkey, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato and mustard on Whole Wheat Kaiser. 1c. Four Bean Salad. Diet Coke.
4:00 pm Snack- No sugar, low fat yogourt, 1/2 Whole Grain Flax Bagel, Coffee
6:30 pm Supper (with family)- Brown Basmati Rice (steamed), Vegetable Pasta Sauce (Healthy Request), Lean Ground Beef Meatballs, Steamed Green, Yellow Beans and Carrotts. Low Fat Frozen Yogourt with fresh Blue Berries.
10:30 pm Snack- 1c. 1 % cottage cheese mixed with 1 low sugar, low fat yogourt.
Nothing too strange. Eat every 3 to 3 1/2 hours, stabilize blood sugar, build some muscle and move! Not too difficult really. Once you set some good habits, kids really do take to better food choices and will eat brown rice, whole wheat pasta and all the good stuff. Give it a try!
The trick is thinking ahead and keeping fridges, cupboards, store rooms or whatever stocked with the good stuff.
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