Food Stamp Challenge – Week 1, Lunch

I have gotten many comments that the grocery list and what we are eating is just all carbohydrates.  Just like fat, carbohydrates don’t always get a fair rap.  When planning our meals I had to take into account that my daughter does not eat meat – so I needed to find proteins we both could eat that we could afford.

There are good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates and our bodies need carbohydrates to survive.  Most people think of carbohydrates and white bread and potatoes or refined products.  Yes I did buy tortillas (processed and white) – but not as bad as me buying box cereal or white bread from the grocery. Carbohydrates are the most widely eaten food in the world. Along with fat and protein, carbohydrates are essential.  Carbohydrates provide the body with glucose, which is then converted into energy that the body uses for essential functions (cells, tissues, organ, brain) and physical activity.

According to the Harvard Public Health website: What’s most important is the type of carbohydrate you chose to eat because some sources are healthier than others. The amount of carbohydrate in the diet – high or low – is less important than the type of carbohydrate in the diet.  Here is a great list on what are good carbs and bad carbs.  I also try and balance fat and protein when eating carbohydrates.

I did not change up much about our lunches, except to not include our homemade granola – since the ingredients were too expensive to include on the shopping list.  However – I was not able to buy enough for all the lunches for the week – so I went without lunch on Sunday.  After making dinner Sunday night – there were leftover and that will be my main part of lunch on the days that we are out of eggs, apples and yogurt.

So here is Stella’s lunch: yogurt (whole milk), organic apples (1 for snack), hard-boiled egg (local, organic) and cheddar cheese (raw, whole milk).

Food challenge lunch 1

Next week Sella will be eating the school lunch – that should be interesting and I am looking forward from hearing all about it from her. They have to include 1 fruit with their lunch when purchasing, but the school is finding that most kids through the fruit away, untouched!

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One Response to Food Stamp Challenge – Week 1, Lunch

  1. Candace says:

    Good education here on carbohydrates. Thanks. I went to the “list” and it is so comprehensive. : ) I am eager to hear what the school serves for lunch.

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