Day #6...Shut the front door! The kids ate kale!

Another weekend day under my belt! I am really feeling better and surprisingly I am not hungry (I am still keeping my fingers crossed that the shoe does not drop). I have mentioned before in a prior blog post that I don't think I will ever fully understand the "science" behind food and our bodies; but what I do know is that this lifestyle change is so much more manageable since I do not want to gnaw my arm off. (or eat an entire bag of Dove chocolate in my closet when no one is looking!) Today was an important day to triumph because Sunday's are generally full of bad food "habits." We are up and out the door for church early and it is normally a "rat race." Normally I would crack open a Diet Coke, grab a piece of leftover pizza, wolf down CheezeIts or eat some of whatever dessert I had made over the weekend. (I know...really bad habits!!!) And that was only breakfast. I will spare you the entire rundown of Sunday's past, but suffice it to say that the days did not get nutritionally better. The challenge on Sunday is that when myself and my family walk through the door from church we are starving! I planned ahead and made sure that there was plenty of fruit on hand for everyone and a quick meal option. All went according to plan and the Davie family did triumph! Here is a rundown of today's meals. Breakfast was banana, blueberries, blackberries, a handful of raw coconut and a handful of raw cashews.

Lunch was chicken burgers (that I picked up yesterday at BJ's) topped with guacamole, tomatoes, onion & black olives. I had a great side salad with spring mix, sliced almonds, tomatoes, cucumbers, sliced green olives & onion (drizzled with EVOO & red wine vinegar).

Dinner is where the kale comes in. In the past when I have made any sort of quiche I would normally make a "kid" one that would only have ham, eggs and cheese. Tonight I whipped up (2) ham, kale, onion & mushroom quiche (with an amazing shredded sweet potato crust) and the kids LOVED it!!! I was not planning on them eating it. My backup plan was to throw them some leftover baked chicken, but they could not get enough! (which has foiled my breakfast plan for tomorrow.) I am so grateful that the kids are more willing to try new things and are actually are enjoying them! I also loved the salad from lunch so much, that I decided to make it again :) ~Jen