Picky eaters?

A friend of mine ask for suggestions for a picky eater...(BTW: I don't do this for my kids...I make them eat whatever I have or they don't get food...the great thing about big families is when I serve something to one of my kids and they don't want it...I say, "that's ok I will give it to..." all of a sudden it looks more appealing!)

Take your child to the grocery store and have them pick out the fruit and veggies that they like...then put them in special zip lock bags...(they sell cool ones at the dollar store) Have them make a special box or Tupperware with their name on them...every time they need to eat they go to their box and grabs there (pre approved) snack!!!

You can do this for the pantry food too...so one in the frig and one in the pantry will hopefully work...maybe one for the car too!

Don't sweat it too much: don't worry they will be fine...no kid really eats that great and they all have food jags where they want to eat the same thing for a week!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

Party Platters:

Getting ready for a big party tomorrow...open house for about 150 people...
my ninth child is receiving her FIRST HOLY COMMUNION,
my fourth child is graduating from High School,
my oldest with her Master's Degree...
So people will be coming and going from noon till 7pm...
gotta have lots of food that can be put out in shifts...
deli and fruit trays to start and grilling in the afternoon...
with tons of yummy stuff in between...
Hoping to make trays that look like this:

This party is mainly sponsored by ALDI's...three carts and lots of helpers...

THY WILL BE DONE!!!+JMJ+

PREGNANCY SNACKS...

I will be adding to this during my pregnancy, so if you have any great suggestions send them!!!

Graham Crackers with peanut butter and raisins on top...for some reason I eat this all the time in the beginning of my pregnancy.

Fruit Shakes: any thing I have in the freezer or refrigerator. Yogurt, fruit, milk, orange juice, ice, jello powder, ice cream, sherbet. (did you know there is only one r in sherbet? My entire life I have said and spelled it this way: sherbert!!!) Just find the right combo and you are set. This is obviously what we do with fruit going bad, especially bananas. We freeze most of the fruit and use it when we need it.

Sunny Apple Salad: carrots grated, apples chopped (nice if you have different kinds), and a can of pineapple drained. (crushed works best) Add two tablespoons of orange juice concentrate and mix!!! The kids even like this...it is a great side dish when making food for a family with a new baby!!!

More later!!!

THY WILL BE DONE!!! +JMJ+

WEEKENDS=FAT!!!

I have been trying soooo hard to loose weight...I actually lost 4lbs and one pant size....but, if you saw my Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe yesterday, you know I had a fattening weekend. It started Saturday when my daughter came home from college and made a chocolate cake with our families favorite Peanut Butter Frosting...of course I had to lick the bowl, the spoon, the dish, the beaters, the knife...do I need to say more???

We were having my daughters boyfriend's family over for his birthday...it was a first time visit... It went well...they were very nice...we aren't sure if they came to meet us or see the freak show of a family with 11 kids? His family is from Chile and his mother showed up with Chilean desserts!!! The cake looked like a huge candy bar...tasted like one too, than she made these cookies that were simply amazing...needless to say...Saturday Night = 1 1/2 lbs...Today we all went out to eat with my father in love for Chinese Buffet...that probably totaled at least another pound.

NOT to mention my "mom eating disorder" which entails me eating EVERYONE'S LEFTOVERS...that would be: ten kids (#11 would be my son away in the seminary...you think I would of lost weight with my son away...but, I use my missing him another reason to eat) left over cake, cookies, ice cream, hamburger, french fries, peanut butter chocolate cake, and what ever is within reach!!!

Back to the tread mill in the morning...

THY WILL BE DONE!!!+JMJ+

Like I said...

We scored again...If you read yesterday I mentioned how people are always taking care of us!!! Well, I got a call from a special lady from the Catholic School in our area who wanted to share some goodies with us...(again) she is always helping us out some way!!! Here is what we got:
Not to mention by the time I got home she said to come back by and pick up a couple buckets of KofC Chicken for the pool!!! Now you know why our kids like being from a big family!!! Popsicles for months!!! OK...it is nice to get some extra perks when you are in a big family...even if they are against my diet!!! Any yes, that is a full box of 5o candy bars in the picture...

How do these people expect me to ever lose weight???

Thy Will Be Done!!!+JMJ+