Eating Healthy

Yesterday I was on the hunt for some new heathier foods for the kids and us too for that matter. All Isabelle will really eat lately is hot dogs, mac & cheese, and mandarin oranges, oh and we can't forget her gerber cheetos!!!! The gerber cheetos are actually pretty healthy made with whole grains, vitamins blah blah blah. Anyways I went searching on google and got some ideas. I am going to make these for sure this week: http://stephchows.blogspot.com/2010/02/banana-oat-bars.html I think that we might all like them. Plus they might be a good choice for breakfast since Olivia is always asking for a cookie as soon as she gets up, haha.

I also bought these for the girls. They are Gerber Graduates pasta pick-ups. They have spinach and cheese, chicken and carrot, and turkey and vegatables wrapped up in a little ravioli. Hopefully they will like them!

Then I bought a bunch of frozen/fresh fruit: Strawberries, blueberries, pinapple, cateloupe, magoes, kiwis, oranges. Wow I guess that is a lot! I think I will make fruit kabobs...I know Olivia will like them, and hope Belle will too! I also bought cheddar rice cakes, fruit cookies, and yogurt covered raisins for snacks. I got sweet potato fries last week that we still haven't tried but I think they will be a hit.

I just can't believe how expensive it is to eat healthy! I went in the organic, healthy food aisle at wegmans and wanted to buy these oatmeal circle things for the girls and they were $5 for the smallest bag...I couldn't do it, haha. Also the rice cakes are much more than chips cost, sweet potato fries were like $4 vs regular fries $2! I got fresh brussel sprouts for $1.49...less than a pound...I guess that is not that bad??? I figured I could steam them till they are really soft and maybe Isabelle will eat them. Something that is pretty cheap and healthy is the mini pizza's I have been making Olivia that she loves! I buy Wegmans mini whole grain or wheat pitas for $1.79. Then pizza sauce for $1.19, and mozzarella cheese (I got a 1lb bag at Aldi's for $3). She asks for them all the time so I make sure I always have this stuff in the house!

So hopefully I will be able to mix it up this week and make some new stuff for everyone that is a little more healthy! Feel free to give me any ideas!!!!!