01.07.08

curran's trying on a hat i made for his little buddy indalee. it's been pretty icky here the last few days, cold and raining/snowing/hailing, the creek has a lot of water flowing in it!

have you seen this? what the world eats - i thought it was pretty cool to see. another one of our resolutions for the new year is to eat healthier as a family. i think we actually eat pretty healthy compared to the average american family but there's always room for improvement, right? we're going to try to avoid processed foods as much as possible, which can be challenging with 3 little boys, processed foods are just plain easy! i read something recently that suggested avoiding food ingredients that are 1. unfamiliar (do you have disodium guanylate in your pantry?), 2. unpronounceable (ex. thiamin mononitrate), 3. more than 5 in number (the package i'm looking at has 28!), and 4. artificial sweeteners, particularly high fructose corn syrup. want to know what processed food i'm looking at? it's pasta roni, shells and white chedder. the boys love it but it has a lot of stuff in it that their little bodies don't need. so last night i made the same thing using ingredients we already had in the pantry - flour, butter, and milk for the white sauce, whole wheat shells, and sprinkled parmesan cheese on top - just as good and a lot healthier for them! and just as easy to make too. :)