Real Food: Day 8

Today I felt like a complete Real Food slacker.

I just wasn't feeling a tremendous amount of inspiration to cook. Nor did I have much time. Out-of-town friend visiting with her adorable baby took precedent.

But it's kind of comforting to know I can be just as good of a slacker in Real Food as I am in fake food.

BREAKFAST: Oatmeal, OJ, and cantalou.

How do my kids not get sick of oatmeal?

You might be thinking to yourself, "Aren't you sick of this yet?"

Yes. I am.

So I had homemade granola and yogurt with a cappuccino.

Oatmeal and I needed to spend some time apart. Yet I still ended up eating oats.

LUNCH: I was in a hurry, so I grabbed a bunch of leftovers and set them out family style. Leftover grilled cheese and PB&J sammies, leftover spaghetti, fresh cherry tomatoes, peaches, cherries, and the last of the popcorn.

I admit, this was a stretch.

DINNER: I planned on making tacos tonight. Like I said. I slacked. Just couldn't pull it together. So instead we had leftover salmon patties last night. I also roasted the rest of the russet potatoes from our Visser Farms CSA and cooked some frozen peas.

Sophie was pleased with dinner.

Some friends gave us these beautiful heirloom tomatoes from their garden.

Beautiful.

The Real Food stars were aligned because I happened to have some fresh mozzarella on hand and a mess of basil I've been growing in our backyard. Topped it with some EVOO, balsamic vinegar and S&P and this caprese salad tasted like summer. I could have taken down the entire plate by myself.

Come to mama.

OBSERVATIONS:

Real Food leftovers taste better than our normal leftovers (frozen pizza, Kraft mac and cheese, etc.).

I don't waste as much food during this challenge as I usually do. I don't know if it's that I know the obscene prices I paid for some things or because I know the equally obscene amount of time I spent preparing other things, but I feel like a Depression-era mother saving sandwiches with a bite taken out of them.

The shorties don't whine for dessert or treats as much as they did at the beginning of the Challenge. They don't expect dessert every day. I really hope this change sticks...but I'm not holding my breath.