30 Day Eat- In Challenge

Day #1

Today starts my 30 Day Eat -In challenge! This challenge is where I force myself as a mother of three young children to organize my life starting with my families eating habits. They say it takes 21 days to make a habit. I want to get in the habit of not stopping at fast food places everyday. While I enjoy eating out, it should be a treat not a lifestyle. 

I have one child that is a competitive cheerleader, one that in tap and ballet, and the last one is gearing up for soccer in the spring. To add another item to my plate I recently started a business. How's that for additional stress? I spend four hours of my day driving in-between school, practice, and home. I find myself often stopping at various fast food places during my travels. Why? Mainly because it makes my drive easier, one less thing I have to worry about when I get home, and its good. 

Well let me tell you what I have found. 

1. My kids trash my car with fast food wrappers.
2. It cost way to much money to feed people from fast food joints these days.
3. Groceries go to waist because the food is not getting cooked (more money down the drain)
4. Most importantly, I am passing on bad eating and health habits. - This one was really hard for me because everything I do is for my babies.

So I decided to start by getting our family budget in check, getting our house hold organized, and getting my family on the right track. 

Breakfast

This morning we had amazing fruit smoothies with sausage balls and boiled eggs. The sausage balls were made with ground turkey, cheddar cheese, and  biscuit mix. My kids love hard boiled eggs so I made them each one and cut it to look like little hearts. The smoothie which was my favorite was made with frozen bananas, frozen strawberries, honey, pineapple, and vanilla almond milk. It was delicious! Tomorrow I will add spinach to make sure I get my greens in. 

Snacks

Thanks to mother nature EVERYBODY was home today. I was not prepared for that, but I did have apples and raisins for snacks today.

Lunch

Turkey chili was made on Sunday and I froze half for next week ( yeah I thought ahead).

Afternoon Snack

Hummus and pretzels ( The kids love it!)

Dinner 

Sweet and Sour Meatballs served on a bed of rice- This was a recipe that was sent to me via facebook from http://www.mommysfabulousfinds.com . I made two freezer bags, one for now and one for later.