I’M CHASING BUTTERFLIES
At Monday pick-up from school,
my son and I walked through a big field of grass and buttercups to our car. He spotted a yellow butterfly; not the normal little white moth butterflies that you see everywhere this time of year.
“A yellow butterfly!” He excitedly pointed out to me.
I would not have noticed it; Thank goodness for 4-year-olds.
“Let’s chase it!” And so we did. We ran around and stopped when the butterfly did. We got very close a couple of times.
My son laughed and laughed.
And I realized at that moment that I had never actually chased a butterfly before.
Like I said, Thank goodness for 4-year-olds!
HEALTHY EATING: An Alternative To Chips
Over a year ago I changed my cooking, eating, and life.
I realized that my cooking involved too many carbohydrates…
Basically, I was doing too many spaghetti nights and ‘I don’t really know how to cook that well so I’ll throw some chicken, potatoes and a bunch of rice into a pot’ nights.
Then my husband and I realized that over the winter we had each gained 15 pounds- Yikes!
I started looking at my ‘cooking’ habits. And started making chicken or beef or fish and a vegetable for dinner. In a few months the weight came off, and we’ve kept it off.
Since then, I make a point of staying away from carbs and I’ve really learned how to cook.
I even make up my own recipes now (HUGE for me).
And, I have given up a love in my life: potato chips (even MORE HUGE for me).
I would take a bowl of potato chips over a cookie, or piece of cake, ANY day.
With that said, I jumped at the chance to try Brothers-All-Natural potato crisps.
These aren’t potato chips; they are fat-free, freeze-dried potato slices with spices and sea salt. So a small bag is 35 calories and only 8 grams of carbohydrates.
A great idea, but do they taste good? Yes, they do. They taste like an actual potato chip- without the grease and all that salt.
These are ‘guilt-free’ potato ‘chips’. You can eat these and still feel healthy! You can munch on these!
I gave these to my four-year-old to taste test and he said, “Mmmm good, Mommy”.
That’s what I love about these crisps- you can give them to your child. They are a really nice snack food for you and your kids. My family tried their apple fruit crisps and peach fruit crisps too. They were good.
But if you are really looking for an alternative to chips, like I am,
and really looking at nutrition facts on the backs of food bags,
try the Brothers-All-Natural Potato Crisps.
Like I said before, they are a guilt-free alternative to potato chips, and in my book-
that’s always a good thing!
They should be available in Costco stores right now.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A MOTHER
“The formative period for building character for eternity is in the nursery. The mother is queen of that realm and sways a scepter more potent than that of kings or priests”.
~Author Unknown
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