Great advice from a fellow member!

Oct 09, 2015

You are blessed with a beautiful family and they give you plenty of exercise. Here are some food ideas:

Keep the snacks out of the house. You and your family will be better off without them every day. Dr. Oz once explained to kids that those foods should only be eaten once in a while.
Nature Valley Peanut Protein bars are hi protein and low carb
Fresh fruit travels well
Rotisserie chicken from the grocery store (no cooking) and microwaved sweet potatoes
whole grain pasta with frozen turkey meatballs and Hunts chunky vegetable pasta sauce $1
Birds Eye huge family size bags of frozen vegetables at Walmart are under $6
cook baby carrots in the microwave to make them a little softer and then refrigerate
add dried vegetable soup mix to plain Greek yogurt for veggie dip. Cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, radishes, baby carrots don't have to be cut up.
reduced fat cheese, baby bells or cheesesticks (I'm from WI)
Sante Fe whole grain tortillas from Sam's club have 8 gm of fiber, 8 gm of protein and 100 calories. I fill them with a variety of veggies and low fat deli meats/cheeses.
Build your own pizza (the kids will love it) with whole wheat pita, Hunts chunky vegetable spaghetti sauce, reduced fat cheese and pre chopped onions and peppers from the produce dept. at the grocery store
sugar free or fat free pudding cups are $1 per 4 pack and travel well
microwave fat free popcorn
grill food
Nuked apples are my family favorite. Cut up and core an apple, leave the skin on, put a couple walnut pieces and a sprinkle of cinnamon and microwave in a bowl for 2 minutes. Almost as good as apple pie.
freeze grapes
add frozen veggies to the mac and cheese. make it with fat free milk and skip the butter.
Jimmy Dean delight breakfast sandwiches (toast the whole wheat bun and nuke the insides) 90 sec. prep
Good luck to you. I am struggling too. Just don't give up. take care, Tri

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