The Night Before Christmas--Diet Version

'Twas the Night Before Chrismas---Diet Version

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house

Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.

The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste

At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales there arose such a number!

When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).

I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared;

The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared.

The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese

And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."

As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt

And prepared once again to do battle with dirt --

I said to myself, as I only can "You can't spend a winter

disguised as a man!"

So--Away with the last of the sour cream dip,

Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip!

Every last bit of food that I like must be banished

'Til all the additional ounces have vanished.

I won't have a cookie--not even a lick.

I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.

I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie.

I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.

I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore--

But isn't that what January is for?

Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.

Happy New Year to all and to all a Good Diet!

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The Visi Diet

Deborah Mumm, Healthy Environments, Inc.
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How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Foods

  

Here are some Great Tips on 'How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Foods'--

(It is all about being a little creative!)

Getting Kids to eat good food and veggies--

- Hide Pumpkin, Sweet Potato and/or carrot in Spaghetti Bolognaise. Boil the veggies, then puree them and mixed them in with the sauce. 

- Puree the Veggies in a Quiche 

- Make meal time fun. Create pictures with the food, make a face and draw a mouth and eyes 

- Get a Cookie Cutter and make shapes out of mashed vegetables. 

- Do not offer bribes by saying "if you eat your peas, you can then have sweets or ice cream" You are planting the seed here that Peas are bad and Sweets and Ice Cream are good. 

- Do not offer them something else if they don't eat what you give them, they will learn that meal time is meal time. 

- Don't chase them around the house trying to get them to eat one more spoon full. 

- Have some sliced fruit for snacks. 

- In most Supermarkets in the Health Food Isle, you will find Pasta made out of corn in shapes for kids. This is a healthy pasta option. 

-Show them that you enjoy these foods by eating them often yourself.

- Finally as they get a little older, encourage them to assist in the kitchen in the cooking process and eat the food that they create themselves.

Have Fun...

Deborah Mumm, The Allergy Queen
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125 Best Packaged Foods

 Greetings!

I know!  'Packaged Foods' and 'Healthy Foods' are words that should not be used in the same sentence. However, I agree with most people in that we live in a fast paced world and not everyone can choose to eat fresh foods all the time.  So, when I saw this extensive list online, I felt I needed to share it with you.

At least you can begin to make healthier choices with your packaged foods from the store! But still remember, that FRESH is BETTER...

The Best 125 Packaged Foods




Deborah Mumm, The Allergy Queen
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