| carebearSB
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My husband and I are doing SB Phase One together---we did Atkins together last year, but we've both gained all and more back. We just went back to our old ways. Now he's running into serious health issues and I'm bigger than I've ever been in my life!
On Atkins, my kids would eat a lot of what we ate---Bubba burgers with cheese on them and okra or green beans....and they might add ketchup, too.
I'm at a loss for how to make meals SB friendly (even in Phase 2) that will feed my whole family. The kids are 7 and 3 (boy and girl).....
Thanks SO MUCH for any advice. We desperately need to stay on this diet for life!! |
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:39 pm |
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| vickil
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We have a 9-yr-old boy who is a picky eater. Here are some of our favorite meals that we can all enjoy:
Tacos - in the shell for him, taco salads for us - we give him a serving of canned corn with these
Chicken Fajitas - whole wheat tortillas - canned pintos or black beans
Spaghetti & meatballs - use diet lean ground beef and sauce with no added sugar, and WW spaghetti (you can hardly tell the difference)
Hamburgers - with the bun for him, wrapped in lettuce leaves for us
Roast beef - as long as it's lean
Believe it or not, he's tried and liked Thai peanut chicken and also chicken marinated in balsamic vinaigrette and grilled. Lots of times we fix him something different or an additional side like mac & cheese but he shows an interest in what's on our plates and asks to try it. Our favorite thing to make together is peanut butter balls, made with oatmeal, peanut butter, and honey. Let me know if you want the recipe and I'll post you a link.
SB is doable for the whole family! You'll be surprised how easy it is! :) |
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Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:32 pm |
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| carebearSB
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Yes I'd love the recipe for peanut butter balls.
Thanks so much for the tips!!
I'm going to try some of them when we get to Phase 2. We're going to stay on phase 1 for 3 weeks. (about 2 more now....) |
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:53 am |
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| Gypsie
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I do not think is too soon to start teaching the kids healthy eating too. I have a 10 and 11 year old. They eat what I eat with some variations. In fact they seem to love the WW pasta better then regular. I bought regular flour tortillas for them once and ww ones for me... they ate up the WW ones before they touched the others. If I have the veggies on hand they will eat those too. I did work it in slowly for them and sometimes I will fix something they really like such as pizza and I will have a large chef salad or something. (I always end up sharing my salad with them too).
My goal is that if they learn now the healthy way to eat and to make good choices. They will not have to go through what I am going through now. May stop the cycle of "my parents were heavy and their parents were heavy..."
Good luck! |
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Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:09 pm |
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| carebearSB
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I completely agree with you.
I've been buying regular popsicles for the kids when I buy sugar free fudgsicles for us-----my dd (almost 4) wants 2 or 3 a day. I'm concerned with their high sugar intake....but I'm not sure about sugar-free products for them.
Any advice?? |
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Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:48 pm |
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| pumpkinseed
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carebearSB wrote: I completely agree with you.
I've been buying regular popsicles for the kids when I buy sugar free fudgsicles for us-----my dd (almost 4) wants 2 or 3 a day. I'm concerned with their high sugar intake....but I'm not sure about sugar-free products for them.
Any advice??
Well, what I am working on for both myself and my kids (ages 4 and 2) is to make sweet treats just that - a treat -as in something that is not eaten everyday. They enjoy fruit as a treat as much as the other stuff and accept that ice cream, cookies etc are not part of everyday life. We tend to go out for ice cream instead of always having it in the freezer, and opt for healtier options like homemade oatmeal cookies, banana bread etc. made with ww four and less sugar. Of course they enjoy candy at Halloween, and cake and ice cream at birthday parties etc, just not everyday at home.
I worry about artificial sweetners and don't give them to my kids. I make my own popscicles using diluted fruit juice (50/50 juice and water). I have also made creamscicles by mixing vanilla yogurt and OJ then freezing. One thing I thought of but haven't tried is to mix up some chocolate pudding mix, using 3 or 4 cups of milk (instead of 2) and freezing it in the popscicle mold. I thought that the puddling would make it creamy when it freezes, like a fudgescicle, but with the extra milk would have less sugar.
It is hard with my little ones beacuse I don't want them to get my bad eating habits but I know if I am too restrictive it will backfire and send them insearch of junk. I hope I can find the right balance!!!
Good luck! |
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Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:42 pm |
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| carebearSB
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Thanks for the advice. I think I'll look for some good popsicle molds.
I've been hitting and missing when it comes to the kids. Then my mother in law felt sorry for them and brought over get this----rice, green peas, macaroni&cheese, and a roast. AND THEN gave them cookies (a can from the holidays).....cookies are my weakness and I don't buy them because of that. Anyhow, she meant well---but doesn't understand this WOE...although it would do her a lot of good since she has diabetes. My DH is headed down the path (his late Dad had diabetes too)..... His former WOE is what has caused the problems. We're trying to break the cycle. 2 weeks in and NEVER TURNING BACK.....this WOE is working---he's lost more than 11 pounds and a pant size already!!
Sorry to have gone on so long----guess I needed to say that. |
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Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:20 am |
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