The Bad:
1. This way of eating costs lots of money. I know many people say that our good health is a good investment, but with six kids I'm not sure we could sustain this cost each month.
2. K and V are about to drive me bonkers with their constant complaining that they are hungry. They remind me in high pitched voices too. They want fruit, eggs, and nuts all the time. Why can't they whine for vegetables?
3. I spend between 3 and 5 hours a day cooking. I really enjoy cooking, but other household things are not getting done like..... everything else.
The Good:
1. I may cook 3 to 5 hours a day, but I do this in the morning and get- that night's dinner cooked, the next day's breakfast and lunch and school snack. I love that feeling of having it all done and when dinner time roles around, I only have to heat things up. I love love love it! Cooking during our family's
witching hour was
ALWAYS a pleasant experience for me. :)
2. I love having all the menus made up for snacks, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sides were included in these also. I never have to tell the kids I have no idea what we are having for dinner that day. I also don't have to use any mental power to come up with two snacks a day or sides for dinner.
3. I always felt guilty giving my kids sugar treats, sugar in their cereal, etc. I have no guilt now. I know I am giving them good things and it's doing good things for their bodies.
4. I love not having to worry about rushing to get something for the four girls and Chris's lunch each morning because I had already prepared it all the day before.
5. I always felt guilty not having vegetables or enough veggies for dinner. Now, it's a main staple at dinner.
6. My kids are making comments they would have never made if we didn't do this. K said,
"I want more avocado (never liked it before)." I said,
"After you eat your meat, salad, and sweet taters." K said,
"ok." She ate all she was supposed to and then got more avocado. I told the kids at lunch if they ate all of their tuna, they'd get grapes for after lunch. They all ate their tuna which they never would have done before. We did call it chicken of the sea. Kids are saying
, "I love Brussels Sprouts, can I have yours?" "Can I have more carrots?" They are saying they want (cooked for their birthdays) certain paleo dishes we've cooked before.
7. I feel great inside, knowing I am doing something so good for it!
8. Chris has been checking out tons of Whole30 blogs. He has been so happy inside and has been more patient and calm with all the kids and chaos. He says he loves the food. He's helped pick up slack where I have dropped the ball because of cooking. He's 100 percent supportive of this.
9. I've learned so much about coconut oil, coconut flour, aminos, ghee, lara bars, apple chips, Applegate Meats. I feel a bit more confident in putting meals together.
10. I really like cooking when less kids are around. When the kids are here with me, it's fun to cook with the little kids. I guess I still like cooking better when no one is around and the house is quiet.
11. I love making veggies so yummy, the kids want more and more.
12. I'm so excited about healthy homemade mayo and ranch dressing. We love these!
13. I am using my stuff from my garden. I still tons of onions and squash to go through.
14. I love cooking good healthy food for my family!
15. Chris is eating food he has never tried before and he probably would have never tried. He loves healthy food.
16. It feels good to be in control of the sugar dragon.
17. The kitchen is all clean when the kids get home from school. This never never happened before and it added to our after school chaos.
