Thoughts on Healthy Eating: Week 1

Fiberful granola bars! Greek yogurt! Green beans! Fruits! Spinach! Brown rice! Frozen meals! Tortellini!

All for $37.54.

(Yes, those are brownies on the far left...they are for bunco night!)

I have the power to change my stubborn attitude about food. I used to tell myself that being a picky eater and having high metabolism means I don't have to eat healthy. I can do this! I will do this! I will love this!

I already appreciate food and nutrition so much more than I did a few weeks ago.

We have some unhealthy food items in our cupboards that we need to use up or discard...I already feel guilty eating them.

Nature Valley Oats & Honey granola bars (I like the taste, but I know they aren't the healthiest thing I could eat as they have 11 ingredients) are a lot less filling than donuts or Mini Muffins. I got some Trader Joe's granola bars for the next week. I also want to try Lara Bars (they have as little as two ingredients) but I am scared of the dates.

I have always been someone who stops eating when I'm full. I think that's a good start.

I actually like the taste of some healthy items...I just never cared enough or knew it was so much better to eat them than other things: cereal, string cheese, eggs, oats, whole grain pasta, raisins, granola, fresh fruit, peanut butter, juice, popcorn, green beans, peas, corn, etc.

I don't like some healthy things, like yogurt (I actually gagged this week when I tried Eric's), potatoes, broccoli, applesauce and cottage cheese.

It will be hard for me to give up white bread, white rice and the ease of packaged foods.

I like oats but am afraid of oatmeal for some reason...but I will try it! I think based on all your comments Eric and I are the only two people in the world who don't already eat it.

It feels better to eat an apple for a snack than a chocolate chip cookie. Not that I promise to always make that choice, but honey crisp apples are so good! I am dreading the day they are not in season anymore.

It turns out that if we buy more fruits and vegetables and have them on hand, I will eat them.

I feel a little bad that last year I complained to Duncan Hines for removing their Bakery Style Blueberry Streusel Muffin Mix with Crumb Topping from the shelves (seriously the best muffins ever!) and replacing it with the 100% Whole Grain Blueberry Streusel Muffin Mix, although I was not the only one! I am not against healthy but the new ones taste terrible...and I used to make those muffins almost weekly! Anyone have an awesome blueberry muffin recipe?

Trader Joe's is out of our way but we're planning to go there more often. And our grocery store's health market section.

This might be too much information, but many pregnant women deal with constipation. I have not had too many issues, but just in the past week have noticed a huge difference. (OK, yep, that was too far. Sorry.)

I got lost in the 100 Days of Real Food blog. I have already learned a bunch of awesome stuff!

What are some healthy sack lunches your family loves?
How do you know what fruit is in season? Besides knowing what is available at our farmers' market, I think this website will be helpful.
How/when do you splurge?