Deceptively Delicious

We left the reunion and travelled on to Birmingham to visit Russ' sister Amy, her husband Chris and their son Micah. Micah is 3 weeks younger than Holden any my did they have a grand time scoping each other out. Amy and Chris are first time parents, as Russ and I were 9 1/2 years ago. You so quickly forget how anal you are with your first child...making sure they have every single food group represented in front of them for their dining pleasure at every single meal. I told Russ how awful I felt about my great parenting skills now with number 4... Helden is lucky to get some chicken nuggets and a few french fries for lunch some days. Maybe it is not quite that bad, but it is close.

I copied down some recipe ideas from 'Deceptively Delicious' about hiding veggies in "normal looking" food. Then I asked myself why would I go through all of that trouble when my boys eat fine. They eat vegetables... if I give them some. Being on the road for the past month, a big food food staple has been nuggets and fries. They will get a little crazy and get apple fries or comparable, but the vegetable choices have been limited as of late.

One night we stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner. You would have thought we were in the organic section of Whole Foods Market. We scarfed down plates of vegetables and almost cried at the wonderful taste. Of course, they are the "good vegetables". You know what I am talking about I'm sure...cooked in tons of fat back and bacon, seasoned for hours with deliciousness! Healthy...not so much...but vegetables none the less.

Weight Watcher What? Seriously, my body will probably go through detox once we get our house together and can cook some reasonably healthy meals. Bring it on... or I am going to need to have my arteries unclogged.

So, maybe I will try some of those "Deceptively Delicious" recipe ideas, and of course I will share them with you on www.Keyingredients.com . I think I need to be deceived to eat some vegetables...aagh!

We had a great time with Amy, Chris and Micah. The time was short, but the love was great!