Food!

Mason gave a talk in Primary last Sunday about the Word of Wisdom. It was really sweet to listen to him talking about things that are healthy for us to eat and how Heavenly Father wants us to take good care of our bodies. My favorite part of his talk is where he holds up an 8 x 10 photo of himself going down a water slide. This is what he said:

"Last summer I wanted to go down the big water slide. But I was too little. So my mom told me if I ate my broccoli I would grow big and strong. This summer I got to ride the cool water slides because I ate my broccoli!"

So cute! He is such an outgoing child, very fun and full of life. Not a shy bone in his body! His primary talk got me thinking about my children's health and eating habits. As a mom there are many things that make me happy. But some of my great mom moments are when I feed my children healthy things (especially healthy things I made). Whether it's when they are chowing down whole-wheat blender pancakes, or whole wheat banana bread with no butter or sugar in it. I feel such a sense of accomplishment when they finish a plate of broccoli or spinach-spaghetti. I know I'm weird but I just imagine their little tiny blood vessels flowing smoothly and free of plaque build-up!

Some of the fruits and veggies Mason and Noah BOTH enjoy:

• FROZEN corn and peas (yes, I said frozen and I mean literally frozen. They don't like them cooked!)



• baby food (any veggie flavor of baby food, weird I know! But they beg for baby food!)



• Broccoli

Noah:

Noah is a little more adventurous than Mason about food. He'll eat almost anything I'm eating. He especially LOVES any and ALL fruit.

• Strawberries


• Bananas


• Blueberries (his favorite!)- The only down side to blueberries is the STAINING!!!! It's everywhere! His teeth, fingers, clothes... I buy the frozen blueberries at costco and they are pretty messy! But he loves it!

• Grapes (Only the Red ones)


• Apples


• Watermelon

Noah also loves Beans.

• Pinto beans


• Black beans


• White navy beans


• Honey Baked Beans are his favorite!

He also LOVES Edamame! So cute to watch him carefully squish out the bean.

EVERY morning Noah wakes up at 5 or 5:30am asking (more like DEMANDING) for Oatmeal! It's kind of annoying but also funny.

Mason:

Mason will not touch fruit. Bananas are the only fruit I can get that boy to eat. He won't even try it. Vegetables on the other hand he eats very well. He LOVES his vegetables.

• Broccoli (his favorite!)


• Spinach in his spaghetti (although I'm not sure that he really knows what it is! :)


• Green Beans


• Peas


• Corn (OK, I know it's technically a grain.)