Emma's favorite breakfast

Here is one of Emma's favorite breakfasts.  She would also be happy with pancakes, or cake and ice-cream. That's okay too.  Of course I would rather she would always want to eat the healthiest things possible, but so far a cup of broth for part of a meal doesn't do anything for her.  I don't push.  Stress is far less healthy.  When I am on top of things, and there are groceries in the house, if I make her a nice platter she will eat most of it.  And when her friends come over she always wants me to put out a nice platter like this, so it's having some influence on her.  

I seriously doubt I can persuade her to give up grains.  Bless her heart, she's willing to try.  I think if I can just keep up on the FCLO (http://www.greenpasture.org/public/Products/ButterCodLiverBlend/index.cfm) and raw milk, that will be good for now.  She has chocolate milk nearly every day, so I put gelatin (http://www.greatlakesgelatin.com/consumer/CollagenFAQ.php), vitamin D and magnesium in there, unbeknownst to her.   I'm working on switching her peanut butter to almond butter.  She has no problem with it, except I bought the crunchy kind.

She loves chocolate.  I am glad she prefers that over most other candy, and she likes quality chocolate so that's good.

I'm not going to bother talking about what foods I've eaten the last few days.  No grains, though.  Lots of black beans and turkey.  Not paleo, which is what I'm working toward, but it's what I have available.  I'll go grocery shopping today.  What's interesting is that without grains, I'm not feeling needy or starving or like I have to eat whatever bread products are in the house just to feel full.  I feel okay.  We have kind of a big day ahead of us, and I don't feel worried about getting shakey or so hungry that I get cranky.   I'll have my cup of broth, with gelatin and 1/2 a stick of butter, which I put in the blender just like I do the bulletproof coffee -- it's yummy -- and I'll have a bowl of black beans with turkey and I'll be set for quite a few hours.  Emma, on the other hand, will have some toast (I'm guessing) and will likely feel hungry when we get there!

I have not been doing any push ups because every inch of my floor is dirty after dog sitting.  Sweeping and mopping will be good exercise today!  Oh!  And going to the mall.  That's like doing a marathon!

Hope every one has a Happy New Year!

I don't make resolutions, but I plan to keep working toward my goals: Happy, Healthy, Energetic and Fun!   I am so much closer than I was just a few months ago.  Soon I'll have to change my goal to: Make life freaking awesome!