we spent an entire week up at Justin's grandparents while they were out of town.  it was so refreshing and relaxing! they have a big house right on the sound! Their kitchen is quite a bit bigger than ours here and it was so great to actually have enough counter space to make lunch on!  While feeding Dahlia I would either watch a baby story on TLC or the food channel. The baby stories made me cry several times, reminding me of when I gave birth to Dahlia... it brought back wonderful memories..... I know it wasn't long ago, but its amazing how long it seems! she grows so much so fast! I didn't really get too many tips from the food channel though, but it kind of inspired me to try to make more things at home. I am a slacker with that(= my poor husband always asks me what is for dinner... and I never haven't really thought of anything. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that he likes to eat CRAP!  we like totally different stuff, so I will want a salad or something and he will pop in a pizza. It is bad enough cooking for two, but one is even worse! so I told him that I am going to come up with some sort of eating plan that we both can enjoy. not sure how that is possible...but I am going to give it my best shot! so we are slowly adding healthy foods into his vocabulary.. things low in saturated fat, sodium, sugar.. a lot less processed....ya know all the stuff he loves(= 
well for starters..  yesterday he bought ALL NATURAL doritoes instead of the regular ones(= oh and he bought lowfat ice cream too......ummm well..... at least he is making some effort. this could take quite some time to get him eating better, but we gotta start somewhere! I dont blame him for not liking most vegetables, they are interesting and take time to get used to. I never really liked much till I was 20 or so. I just knew they were good for me and decided to eat more of them. like bananas for instance (i know they aren't vegetables) i have never liked them. my mother would always suggest them for a snack and i would get so irritated! finally this year, after giving birth, i started eating them. only because of the fact that they are so good for me, and now I love them. But only if they are at that perfect ripeness... which is a bummer since I would have to buy them every couple days and I hate going to the store that often. same thing is avocados. I never would touch the nasty things! sure i would eat guacamole but never a slice of avocado on my sandwich... and now it is a must! so yummy! I dont think i will try to shove those down his throat quite yet..... those aren't for beginners.

are you much of a label reader? it is amazing to me how many people don't read labels! When I was in high school i would always look at the nutrition information on things and people would always get on my case about it... saying " what are you readng that for" ... "you dont need to worry about that"... how ridiculous is that! I dont need to worry about what i am puting into my body? that is ludicrous!!! i was so confused! people who make food for us arent concerned with out well being...so we need to be.  they are concerned with how much money they will be making off of suckers like us. they put little notes on their boxed crap that says "now with twice the calcium!" or "no trans fats" oh sure, but loaded with artificial deliciousness and extra saturated fattiness...not to mention totally processed and lacking any nutrients!  do we really blindly buy things simply by looking at the cover? furthermore..... sugar is in everything! a while back I was buying some turkey meat and I thought, what else would they put in here.... and low and behold SUGAR! I dont remember at thanksgiving saying "please pass the sugar I would like to add a teaspoon to my turkey dinner?" I am confident turkey tastes delicious without it!