Our eating habits have slowly deteriorated with the number of kids we have.  When we had our first we were vegan vegetarians.  Then before we had our second we were not only eating dairy but meat also.  We have tried to swing back towards healthy but I have a tendency to go overboard.  I can't just eat healthier I have to eat exactly as the book (whatever that book may be) describes, if we vary from it, I feel like a failure.  We have been in full blown junk food eating phase for quite a while so after Eric had his high cholesterol reading I knew it was time to get serious about our diets.  I feel comfortable with our level of excercise right now but our diets have needed a big overhaul.  I needed to find some balance.  I love eating vegetarian (I can't afford the pesticide-free, grain-fed meats too often) but I know my family really likes their meat.  So here is what I have come up with.  First and foremost we are trying to follow biblical dietary laws (no pork, shellfish, etc) next I have our meals somewhat organized into categories.  Breakfast is vegetarian, mostly smoothies during the week but on the weekend we usually have brunches, so for instance today we had apple baskets (baked, whole, cored apples wrapped in dough & stuffed w/ pecans, raisins, cinnamon, & honey) and scrambled eggs (I said vegetarian, not vegan).  Tomorrow we are having a concoction similar to french toast but with peanut butter & warm applesauce & omelets.  Lunches are to be raw, salads, dehydrated goodies, fruit, etc.  I have a great uncookbook by Serene Allison called Rejuvenation for all of my yummy lunch ideas.  Anyway, dinner is to be 2 meals fish, 2 meals meat, 2 meals vegetarian, and 1 meal raw.  All this to tell you that tonight was our first raw night.  I was really expecting turned up noses and wails of disgust but my husband was a trooper, he was very enthusiastic & the kids in turn at least made a valiant effort.  We had raw tacos, this is cabbage leaves stuffed with mexican nut stuffer (raw carrots, almonds, spices blended smooth in the blender--love my vita-mix), guacamole, salsa, diced tomato, red, yellow, & green peppers, marinated mushrooms, sprouts, & chalula.  None of the kids finished theirs but they didn't complain and they all (except Seth, he's 3) ate at least half of it.  Hubby had 2!  They were really good.  So after dinner we went for a bike ride & then came back & had apple pie & ice cream, oh well, at least dinner was healthy.  Eric's only request was not to have raw night on a Saturday again, I think I can handle that.  Then he wanted to know if hummus was raw, I said it could be & so could falafels (we love middle eastern food), I'll just sprout some chick-peas & get on it.  So for raw night next week, I'm thinking raw falafels & hummus, some tabbouli, and maybe some pita bread made with sprouted grains & dried in the dehydrator, yum!

I hear my whole crew downstairs singing along to daddy while he plays the guitar so I am off to join them......

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Although I am inspired by it, I just can't seem to make the changes. When we ate healthier, I did feel better but..........................

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