Monday, November 19, 2012

Breakfast Salad


I've been reading Born to Run, a book about a tribe of super runners in Mexico, and I feel inspired to live healthier. I like running, but not to the degree that I'll take off for 20 miles for the heck of it. What I'd really like to work on is my eating habits. I can feel little Tedster's eyes on me when I'm having a snack or making a meal, and I know that I have a short amount of time left before I have to set a good example. Goodbye Poptarts, goodbye Diet Cherry Pepsi, goodbye Swedish Fish.

Anywho, the book talked about how eating like the Tarahumara leads to more energy and stronger athletic ability. The author talked about the benefits of getting your daily vegetable intake in at the start of the day. Somehow, this made a lot of sense to me when I was reading it last night, and I tried a breakfast salad this morning.

Fail. My salad greens from last week's farm share were a little wilty, and then the apple I added in for texture ended up being mealy. I thought Ranch dressing might defeat the purpose of the breakfast salad, so I was going to try some balsamic. Only I didn't have balsamic, so I opted for Apple Cider Vinegar instead.

Long story short, I had to toss the majority of the salad and ended up with a bowl of Trix about an hour later. Since I've already blown my goal for the day, I think I'll just snack on some cheddar popcorn and buy a soda. When do I realistically need to start setting an example anyway?

Anyone have hints for a great and healthy breakfast (but not a smoothie with kale...just how that looks grosses me out)? Should I look into hiding snack foods around my house for when Teddy is bigger and I'm hungry?

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Christmas wish list

Just ran across a few pictures on the WWW that are going straight to the top of my wish-list. I wonder if the hubster can make these for me??

First: book headboard. I also love the lamp. I LOVE LAMP!

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Second: book table

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Third: a festive tree

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

This Week's Library Faves


Pre-Ted, I never would have imagined that picture books could be so entertaining. Every week, we end up with a few gems that are our (mostly mine, if I'm going to be honest) favorites. Without further ado, this week's top picks: The Boy Who Cried Ninja, by Alex Latimer: Tim deals with ninjas, pirates, and time-traveling monkeys (!!!) The illustrations in this book are great, specifically the speech bubbles.
Anton Can Do Magic, by Ole Konnecke: This book is Calvin & Hobbes-esque with the illustrations. Anton gets a magic hat and believes in his ability to make things appear.