Comments on: Another Theory

By: Babylune - #14. Parenting Quote of the Week

Babylune - #14. Parenting Quote of the Week — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:51:25 +0000

[...] into a communal dish to keep their plates from being cluttered, that every mother picked through their discards, muttering “There’s still meat on here. Look at all that meat!”, an gnawed on the [...]

By: Babylune - Adventures in post-partum recovery.

Babylune - Adventures in post-partum recovery. — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:31:14 +0000

[...] You may have noticed that, as a the writing genius I know I am, I have always felt neglected and unappreciated for my talents. Especially in the arena of my weight loss expertise. My tight pants theory, my cook for the kids idea, all consigned to the margins of weight loss literature. And yet, I did weigh 223 pounds in January of 1999. and now I weigh about much, much less (although, I still have some work to do). [...]

By: Babylune » Help Please

Babylune » Help Please — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:52:03 +0000

[...] For a potential project related to this post, I need to know what a typical meal for your toddlers is like when/if parents and kids keep different meal times. [...]

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:22:26 +0000

JIll! That is a fantastic idea. Let’s write a cookbook with things to make for mom and dad from children’s leftovers. You be the foodie and I will be the writer. We could do it over a week at your place in Italy…

By: Jill (far_gone)

Jill (far_gone) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:25:09 +0000

I try to make my kids yummy food and I find it very hard (and disheartening) to dump it in the bin so I wind up eating it. Then my partner comes home and wants to eat together. Thus my extra eight kilos. Maybe I should just sit with him while he eats if I’ve already had a half plate of kid food.

As far as what to prepare? My kids love spinach risotto. We do do a lot of pasta, which means lots of opportunity for veggie and meat sauces. My kids love fish and chicken liver pate (odd kids!) and fish is very quick to prepare. They love to dip green beans into a vinaigrette or creamy sauce. A lot of times I make their dinner and then serve the leftovers to us over a bunch of salad leaves. I love to cook but who’s got time to cook twice a night??

By: Babylune » Today’s Blog

Babylune » Today’s Blog — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:53:25 +0000

[...] Until then, read this classic post on postpartum weight loss that I felt never got the number of comments it deserved. [...]

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:59:04 +0000

I think that is a great idea. In the end, the practical part of preparing food, not to mention the higher cost of healthier foods(!) has a huge impact in what you end up choosing to eat.

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:54:11 +0000

“Processed carbs are the easiest quickest thing to prepare usually, so I try to make sure I don’t do that more than a couple times a week.”

You are so right! Pasta is my big weakness, but not for the taste, but for the ease of preparation. I could say the same for sandwiches, but I hope we’re ahead of the game by not eating white bread.

I am thinking I need to run a recipe contest for 15-minute healthy meals once this blog is more established. What do you think?

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:01:33 +0000

I think it is good that you have hot cocoa with your husband, but are watching snacks and making sure you get your veggies! Healthy habits are the best way!

Here is my 2 cents if you will have it.

I think the best thing to do in terms of getting fit nutritionally is to think about balance. Not just obsess about what goes in, but be equally conscious of what goes out. Those exercise endorphins make you feel a little better and helps curb the cravings for unhealthy foods that we sometimes want when we are feeling down.

With eating, I try to think about balance too. I love eating, cooking, and food in general, so I try to make sure I keep it varied, fish, meat, veggies, grains. I try to make things that are yummy and fun to eat with interesting flavours and spices, so that I am well satisfied by the meal and not looking for a desert.

Processed carbs are the easiest quickest thing to prepare usually, so I try to make sure I don’t do that more than a couple times a week.

With treats and snacks, if you are not denying yourself all the time, and make sure you give yourself rationed rewards in appropriate portions, then healthy eating is more sustainable. Everything has to be geared towards long term.