Today is the Re-Introduce Myself Blog Fest in which I tell you a little bit about myself and hopefully make a few friends in the process. :) If you want to join in on the fun you can go here to sign up.
So here's a little about me you may not already know:
I don't like to cook, but most nights I prepare dinner from scratch. While taking classes to become a doula, I learned the risks of eating processed, chemical-filled meals. So I try to give my family nutritional foods with a side of yummy. But, last summer when my kids went to CA for two weeks to visit their grandparents, my hubby and I made a trip to the grocery store and filled our cart with quick-cooking junk food. And we chemicaled it up for those two weeks! So yeah, I highly dislike cooking, but I do it because I care. And because when those breaks from healthy-eating come, they are totally worth the wait! ;)
Pleased to meet you Rachel. A most wonderful post about yourself. Hope you get plenty of comments.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Good to meet you! Thanks for stopping by. :)
DeleteWe resist the processed foods too. Except for In-N-Out Burger. 22. And thanks for participating in Re-Introduce Myself!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, In-N-Out. Whenever we're visiting family in CA, we stop by and grab a meal. :)
DeleteI'm not much of a cook, either. I'm too busy writing to care. Fortunately my hubby enjoys cooking and is into healthy eating. Okay, most of the time it's 'fortunately he enjoys cooking'. Sometimes his food is scary. :P
ReplyDeleteI love to cook but often run out of energy by the time the four other people who live in my huse (husband - three kids) are hungry :( Not a lot of processed foods but a very early bedtime :)
ReplyDeleteHow fun to introduce ourselves to someone new! Check us out at http://citymusecountrymuse2012.blogspot.com/
I like the idea of that diet. Maybe I would stick with it longer if I knew I could totally splurge for two guilt free weeks every couple of months. Yeah, I hate to cook, too. But, love to eat home cook meals so unless I have my mother move in with me, I have to cook. Nice meeting you, Rachel.
ReplyDeleteAt the start of this month I decided that I wanted to make a concerted effort to work produce into every meal I ate. It worked...for about a week. O_o I've been eating a lot of processed unhealthy garbage lately, and I'd like that to change.
ReplyDeleteI get comments from the employees at the grocery store about the amount of raw foods that I buy and the lack of processed crap. Evidently, it really stands out.
ReplyDeleteI generally cook from scratch too. But I have to say, those splurges are fun.
ReplyDeleteFor many, many years, I cooked from scratch.
ReplyDeleteIn recent years, a hectic lifestyle has resulted in an eating-on-the-run diet... something I NEVER dreamed I'd ever get caught up in... and it's no excuse anyway...
Hi, Rachel,
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to meet you. I think you cooking "chemical free" is very wise. With obesity in our youth running rampant, it's a parent like you that will teach your kids healthy habits that will hopefully stay with them for a lifetime. Like you, I am not a HAPPY cook, but i do to stay healthy. A few years ago, after putting on a ton of weight I had decided it was time be take my life back.... I have been an advocate for health and fitness ever since.
I love cooking but I also like those breaks from 'scratch.'
ReplyDeleteSplurges are fun! (She says eating chocolate).
ReplyDeleteI don't like to cook, either. Fortunately, my husband does! Nice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteSo, how did you feel after all those chemicals. I would image you were pretty sick. We generally eat pretty healthy, but not when we travel (for which we bring meds). It's nice to meet you. I am a new follower. I did the blog fest too, linked mine to my name.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I did feel fairly unwell. So much so that I yearned for clean food again! Ha!
DeleteHa, I like the fact you had a sneaky binge on junk food behind your kids' back. Kind of a role reversal! Nice to meet you again. I'm sure I have been here before... I will have to visit more regularly!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...reminds me I had some of that oily fried chicken for lunch, when I should have known better. There's always tomorrow though. Nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised you were able to stomach junk food after eating healthy. Healthy food tastes so much better.
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Hey, Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI could've used you eight years back while in the throws of child labor. And props to you for cooking and eating healthy. I should do the same, but just haven't found the will to do so. Maybe if I hangout on your blog long enough, you'll rub off on me. It's great meeting you! :)
I can't cook at all. It's just not on my priority list - I can only juggle so much and that doesn't make the cut. But I'm impressed by those who can.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you!
Nice to meet you too! My MIL was a self-professed "preparer", not a cook. But after she retired, she started taking cooking classes, and now she's teaching me things!
DeleteI'm impressed that you're putting such an effort into making sure your kids eat good foods when you don't even like cooking--and I'm also impressed that you're in the process of becoming a doula. Good luck with both! (And with being able to sneak in the occasional bad food binge!)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am a doula, though. Took that class years ago. :)
Deletea little chemical magic food never hurt anyone right? :D new follower from the bloghop!! i live in WA, too! whidbey island!
ReplyDeleteReally?! You and I are practically neighbors! I'm just a little north of Everett.
DeleteI worked as a cook for years, but rarely cook for myself. Nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteI had a friend that wanted to be a doula as well.
ReplyDeleteI admire that.
Great to "meet" you!
Tim Brannan, The Other Side.
http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/
I'm not a fan of cooking, either. It stresses me out too much sometimes!
ReplyDeleteHaaa, I don't like to cook either! It's an ongoing puzzle. But like you, I cook pretty much from scratch--maybe that's why. It's not just a matter of opening a few boxes and cans. More work!
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