writingwyo Günlüğü, 19 Oca 24

Still getting over this cold, and my husband's not in great shape either. It's been survival eating and scrounging.

That said, it's a good reminder how important it is to create a healthy food environment within your own home. Yes, I've been craving starch, sugar and salt, but because of what food I have in the house, there's a lower limit. I might slather a big slice of my husband's whole wheat bread with honey because it's the only thing that sounds good, but I'm not going to attack the snack cakes or pretzels, because they're not in the house in the first place. Sure, I could run to the store for them, but if I don't feel up to fixing a real breakfast, do you think I'm going to put on my shoes and coat and grab my keys?

Now, a rant, perhaps an unfair one. If you're one of those people keeping treats in the house "for the kids," stop it, or at least reel it in to a reasonable level. I mean, seriously...what are you doing?? I visited my family this month and saw, to my horror, that my niblets are getting pudgy on a steady diet of chicken nuggets and pre-packaged, ultraprocessed snacks. They're being set up for the same battles with weight and food that the rest of the family struggles with. Kids are not going to keel over from missing one snack. If they turn up their nose at the offer of an apple instead of a snack cake, they're clearly not all that hungry. Rant over.