Quickie Budget

[RamboPreacher]

Or you could try cutting pop/soda, some snacks, going out to eat, from your budget..

of course that assumes it isn't already cut. I guess I already assumed that it was.

[Shellie]

TW wrote:

That might explain some of the women that I've dated.

Milk drinkers, were they?

[Ilovebigcats]

Hey, newsflash! Milk is not really good for you. The vitamins and minerals that it does have are found in so many other foods. Then your body doesn't have to scramble and fight all the other stuff that milk also has.

Humans are the only creatures that continue to drink milk after they are weaned.

Milk is designed to do one thing. Make a 50 pound calf a 400 pound cow in 6 months.

That might explain some of the women that I've dated.


TW

That doesn't explain Danny?

[Ilovebigcats]

Or you could try cutting pop/soda, some snacks, going out to eat, from your budget..

You hit that nail on the head.

We learned in class last night about such things. After a long stressful day with 500 questions from all the kids and then Danny coming home to unload his day.... I just do not want to cook for ungrateful picky eaters. It isn't worth the extra stress. So yes, I do want to go out to eat a lot. *sigh*

Dave said, I don't deserve it.

[Pastor Bill]

when the budget gets tight, sometimes picky eaters have to just deal with it.

Of course that depends on what you mean by picky too, but most of the time much of what we are picky about isn't as much that we can't eat it, but that it's not what we prefer, and some of that just has to be cut.

[Ilovebigcats]

when the budget gets tight, sometimes picky eaters have to just deal with it.

Of course that depends on what you mean by picky too, but most of the time much of what we are picky about isn't as much that we can't eat it, but that it's not what we prefer, and some of that just has to be cut.

Right now... my 13 y/o fixed soup for lunch. My 7 y/o drama queen went to throw it up in the bathroom because she didn't want soup. It is something constantly like that.

It isn't that they can't eat it... it is that they wont eat it.

Allie will practically only eat fried chicken in the form of a nugget or tender or mac n cheese.
Toby will eat anything except goolash and corn.
GG always says, EW I hate that. She is our burger girl. She don't want cheese or anything green.
Ben gags and chokes at weird textures. He wont eat cheese. Small chunks of meat and rice is about all he will eat. Sometimes he wont even eat fries.
Silas would eat PB&J every meal if we let him. It doesn't matter what you give him.. he wants something else.
Caetie wont eat tomatoes or ketchup.

They would be happy if we constantly ate chicken or beef. There isn't much room for variety. I eat out so I can get a break and they get whatever they want. I don't have to fix 10 different thing (even though I wouldn't) but restaurant offers that luxury.

Danny is more picky.

I love sloppy homecooked good meals. My kids would pick 2 things out of a large Thanksgiving type spread. Grrrrrrrr. It is frustrating to say the least.

I never get white beans and cornbread. They would all faint if I fixed that for dinner. LOL!
I never get chicken and dumplings.
Lasagna... nope.
casseroles have cheese... Ben and Danny are out on those.
No egg, quiche type dishes.

We rotate chicken and rice, fish and rice, tacos, spaghetti, and breakfast.

[Shellie]

Cats,

Fix balanced meals. If they get hungry enough, they will eat.

[Ilovebigcats]

Cats,

Fix balanced meals. If they get hungry enough, they will eat.

Tell that to Danny.

[Shellie]

Cats wrote:

Tell that to Danny.

Put it on the table. He can only go so long. If he gets hungry, he will eat. A starving man will eat out of a garbage can.

[Pastor Bill]

If Danny gets hungry enough he'll eat too!

As the adults in the family, the two of you need to show them it's OK to eat other things. I am a fairly picky eater myself, but I don't make Rose fix multiple meals or cater everything to me. It's especially important to make sure they are getting well balanced meals. Our oldest son Daniel went through some serious pain and suffering last year (I think I asked for prayer here) Dr thought it might be gall bladder, or a few different things, but tests said otherwise, finally went to see a pediatric gastro-entimoligist (or something like that) and he ran some further tests, concluding that the poor kid was constipated way up in his intestines (further in so it was not as noticible) and told him he'd have to change his diet. We started pushing him to eat more green (especially lettuce/salad, which he always would not touch) and he hasn't had a problem since (in fact he enjoys salad once he got past the initial "I don't like that" stubbornness).

Most of the "I don't like it" with kids (and many adults) is just stubbornness. (I know this from experience, I can be the same way) Besides, Danny is built like I am, and as my father says "he could miss a meal or two and be alright"

[Ilovebigcats]

You know... you guys are right. I am going to start fixing healthy foods and cutting out the snacks. We will all benefit. It will save us money as well. Danny needs to change his eating habits anyway... I suppose I am an enabler. He has problems with Gout, Blood Pressure, Sugar, Blood Circulation, etc... He gets sick a lot.

Thanks for the encouragement. It is a done deal now. Starting next paycheck. We are broke and pinching pennies to get to Wednesday payday. LOL! PB&J for Silas wont be a problem.

I am so ready for Farmer's Market to be up and running with loads of fresh junk! Nice weather to walk. I need to lose this phat fat I am carrying around from 6 kids and gaining gaining gaining. I have NEVER been this big! Time to change.

Done deal.

[oletimer]

Ilovebigcats wrote:
He has problems with Gout, Blood Pressure, Sugar, Blood Circulation, etc... He gets sick a lot.

My wife had a herb store untill recent. We learn the value of herbs to help the body over come many health problems. One that might help him with gout is BLACK CHERRY JUICE concentrate. Blood pressure stay with the doctor and his advise. Blood circulation, herbs can help. Don't go the grocery store and get any of those water down versions, but go to a herb store and get the real stuff. I will keep him on his feet and let him work on that B word.

[rough_rider]

My wife had a herb store untill recent.

Back in the day I had one too...

[Full Quiver]

Milk makes me vomit and I ain't talking about the kind that comes in a bag.
Thanks Shellie for the factual statement about milk.

[Ilovebigcats]

Ilovebigcats wrote:
He has problems with Gout, Blood Pressure, Sugar, Blood Circulation, etc... He gets sick a lot.

My wife had a herb store untill recent. We learn the value of herbs to help the body over come many health problems. One that might help him with gout is BLACK CHERRY JUICE concentrate. Blood pressure stay with the doctor and his advise. Blood circulation, herbs can help. Don't go the grocery store and get any of those water down versions, but go to a herb store and get the real stuff. I will keep him on his feet and let him work on that B word.

We actually know that. He eat cherries like CRAZY! It does help. He found his trigger for gout. He cut that out but now something else is triggering it. Cherries help but we haven't discovered the latest trigger other than a lot of red meat.

His BP only bothers him with really salty meat... pork chops. NO NO!

His sugar only bothers him if he doesn't eat.

His circulation is a family issue. He needs to move them limbs!