August 29, 2012 - The Big Hit

Good morning to you all, I am home from the retreat with our interns and back into the swing of life. I have met with several people lately who are making great changes to their health plan and some who are starting the journey. Either way - I am so proud that people are choosing LIFE over prison. Even while with the interns, I cut peaches into slivers, with the skin remaining, and sprinkled them with Truvia for a snack FOR ME and within seconds, the whole bowl was gone. They were amazed that peaches tasted soooo good. :) I laughed - whole food, with the skin, no white sugar and they were fighting over the last one. Someone asked, "those are not real peaches, right?" YES! Real, whole peaches that bring life and health. It's amazing how these "healthy" foods are hidden behind processed milk shakes and desserts from boxes. But, wow did the flavor POP and WOW did that whole bowl get consumed. I just smiled - kids eating healthy and fighting over a REAL peach. Go figure. The other big hit was spaghetti squash. Most had never seen one and were amazed at how they flaked like angel hair pasta. But the BIG HIT was the coconut whipped cream with xylitol, which I used over fresh strawberries and blueberries for dessert Sunday night. I normally make brownies, but not this year. It was a BIG hit. They ate it like ice cream. NOW, I did buy some cookies and a few other things, but there were healthy options and they ate those too! The moral of the story - our families can be trained to enjoy whole foods and perhaps come to a place of choosing them. Our job - provide them with the "good stuff" and train them to enjoy the "real" over the processed. It requires more planned effort - but our families are worth it. Cooking for the interns proved to me that teens, sometimes the MOST picky, can PICK correctly if healthy food tastes good. wink-wink Have an awesome Wednesday! Are you planning and preparing for a football weekend and Labor Day parties??? I am! :) PS - Life Group meets at my house at 6:00 this Sunday. Bring a healthy dish and the recipe to share. :) We had a great time last month. ALLL are welcome and bring a friend (people who are not in our family are invited as well - any desiring to get new, healthy recipes). We eat, share, and pray for our health. Please let me know if you are coming so I know how to prepare. PK