It seems as though I can’t get “into  the groove” of constantly blog posting. I think it’s really just since I went to mainly “gluten free” and low carb. I try to use as much vegetables as possible and clean eating.

But, I’m determined. If I could do it before, I can do it too! I’ve gotta post more recipes for my jam that I am making today (YUM!) and dinner.

I’ve said in a previous post, every 2 weeks, before I go grocery shopping, I meal plan. I use pinterest to keep the recipes. Sometimes I only search on pinterest, otherwise I use it to save recipes from other websites that I find new and yummy recipes. From those 10 recipes that I’ve chosen, (I only plan for dinner. For lunches we eat leftovers or salads, and we have toast and oatmeal for breakfast.) I make a grocery shopping list. Once I make that shopping list, I add anything else I needed for other meals or odds and ends.

I will say this, my kids do NOT always eat the same thing we do. My husband comes home after 6 or 7 pretty regularly during the week, so my kids eat around 5 or 5:30, and it’s usually something different than we eat. On the weekends I try to have them eat the same thing as us, and we try to all eat at the table together. My son also has A LOT of food allergies, which adds to his picky eating…. there’s so little I can serve him, I’m constantly working on giving him a variety. SO… don’t assume my kids willingly eat everything I make. They don’t. They are normal. They do not have amazing “pallets” like chefs say about their kids on t.v.. Nope. Not my kids. My daughter’s favorite food is Little Ceasars bread sticks. Yeah. My son at least has an actual that’s his favorite: meatballs made by mommy. I do have them try the things that my son isn’t allergic to, and my daughter LOVES to sample my salads (as long as theirs no chicken… that’s a no-go.) etc. Beyond that, it’s smoothies. I give vitamins, smoothies and probiotics. They’ll get it one day. They don’t have to be perfect and put together and eat everything I want them to try now. We will slowly get there. I won’t give up… but I’m not worried about it either. We’ll get there.

Here is my pinterest board for the next 2 weeks (with extra meals in case suddenly everything I pinned looks gross… that happen to you ever??) http://pin.it/tLV_PYf

Anyone reading this, if you have suggestions of some great websites for low carb recipes, please share!!

Most recipes I find, I change at least 3+ things, and therefore the recipe becomes mine. If I do not, I share the recipe, how AMAZING it was, and a link to that person’s site.

Instead of a song of the day, I’m going to share a website that I think more people need to know about.

In the last few months, the MASSIVE problem of human trafficking has been brought to my attention. Not that I didn’t know about it before, I did. I just didn’t realize how BIG it was, or that it even happened so much HERE, in the U.S.! You always think of it as a problem way out east. Not true! You can support this AMAZING ministry who is helping the women and children brought by force into the slave trade! This ministry is giving them a completely different occupation! Giving them their dignity back!  Consider checking out their website! SO full of information on ways you can help!!! Let’s give back! 🙂

http://store.nightlightinternational.com/default.asp

You can also read more about this amazing woman who has given so much of her time to help so many women on her blog:

http://hegivesmecourage.com/

God bless!!