[djett626]

I just finished my lunch of SBD frozen meal and a SF philly swirl. Yum! I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. Even when my co-worker walked past with her bag containing a cheeseburger. I just polished off the end of 32 ounces of water so far. I think that I will make my water goal today (64 ounces). I drank water with lunch even though I was tempted for a diet soda.

This weekend I had a real coke and it didn't taste good.

AAARRRGGGHHH! Someone just made popcorn. It smells so YUMMY!

I am starting to feel resentment for having to think of what my DH eats for the day. I dread that question... "What are we going to eat for lunch/dinner?" Don't get me wrong. I want him to eat right and I realize that it is a small sacrifice to make especially when I am already planning for myself. But, for those days that I don't have it figured out it just grates my nerves! On the good side, DH came to me today and his shorts are falling off of him. LOL! So, he is doing something right. I just wish he would read the DARN book!!!

I can't seem to get my 3 year old to eat anything besides peanut butter sandwiches (on whole wheat bread )and Spaghetti O's for dinner. He starts having meltdowns while I am trying to prepare dinner and I usually give in. Last night, I had a massage and MIL watched him. I sent him a can a Spaghetti O's. When I got home I had a boco burger, frozen cheesy cauliflower and black beans. DS insisted on sitting on my lap. He thought the cauliflower was M&C so he took a peice. Then, he promptly spit it back out ON MY PLATE. I know it is probably just a food jag, but I need to get some variety into this kid! I'm glad he eats better for them at daycare. But, that is just one meal. I take his breakfast every day to get fiber in him. The daycare lunch falls desperately short on that goal.

Okay, back to work. I'm off to the dentist at 3:00, then the grocery store, pick up DS from daycare and dinner guests.

[H-ko]

From the phase 2 approved foods list:

Popcorn, 3 cups popped:
Air popped
Microwave, plain, no trans fats
Cooked stove-top with canola oil

As for your son, he'll grow out of it - and into another one, most likely! So far my 18 month old loves fruit and vegs and such just as much as anything sweet. We just recently started letting him eat raw veggies with dip with us (tiny pieces, oc) - he LOVES it! He can really pig out on teensy bits of broccoli and cauliflower! But I know that odds of him staying this way are slim. But I also know that it's a toddler thing, that he'll grow out of it, and that it doesn't mean he'll eat badly forever!

Can you sneak fruit into his pb sammiches? Bananas, maybe? Or maybe he'd eat apple slices and celery sticks with pb? Can you get a healthier version of spaghetti-o's where you are (lower sodium/fat)? What about mixing in some cooked vegs, like carrots or beans, into the spaghetti-o's, would he eat that? Probably if you don't make too big a deal out of it, it won't last as long as if it becomes a battleground, I would think.

[proudmother]

i have a microwave popcorn popper. i usually add a tsp of bummel & brown and a little salt, and a dash of tabasco before i nuke it. tastes great. just be careful not to put too much salt. i add the tabasco cause i like the fire.

[Schatzi]

I had one of those microwave poppers..I loved it..got it for a buck when "McCrorys" went out of biz... and now I can't find it or a replacement for it! I have been making popcorn the ole fashion way with 2 Tblsp of OO ... and spray it will ICBINB and a sprinkle of parmesean cheese if ya pleeze

[kyemom]

I think I might have to do that tonight!!

[H-ko]

Schatzi - I don't know if it's available in your area, but here at least you can get Garden of Eatin' organic microwave popcorn; it's completely plain, no fats or anything, just popcorn and a little sea salt. I love it! My soon-to-be-replaced microwave is teeny-tiny, so the microwave bags work better for me than trying to cram a popper in.

Also, I tried a search in Kitchen & Housewares at Amazon.com, and it turned up a few microwave popcorn poppers - in case you are interested!