Healthy Food Chart

I am starting to think a summer vacation needs to be planned…to somewhere out of the Northeast! This weather we are having is really getting to me. I put up with the nasty New England winters because I love the summer and fall but we have already lost a whole month of summertime to rain. Maybe July will bring sun and warmth because June definitely didn’t. I have been eyeing a jogging stroller because that seems like the only way I am going to get back into running but with this rainy weather there is not much motivation to go out and spend the money because I won’t even be able to use it! I have taken recommendations from friends and think I want a B.O.B. but does anyone else have a recommendation for a good one?

I am up early this morning trying to help Mike get set for his work trip and thinking about what I’ll need to pack for my trip to my parents house. I am probably going to be there through the weekend which is the longest I have been away from my house since having Will. I can’t even imagine what my car is going to look like…or how I am going to pack it myself but I’ll figure it out. For breakfast I had a bowl of Cheerios (we always have them in the house now) with skim milk and a banana. I have been perfecting my latte-making skills and I went all weekend without going to Starbucks – I can’t remember the last time that happened. I have even been able to get Mike to cut back his trips which is something I never ask him to do because it’s a nice outlet from his busy, often long workdays. With all this money we are saving maybe we really will take a vacation somewhere warm!

One of the more intriguing news stories to catch my eye recently was a report on research that boiling carrots whole locks in more nutrients – especially falcarinol, an anti-cancer compound. The study was led by Dr Kirsten Brandt of Newcastle University in the UK, and was presented at NutrEvent in France. …

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These last few weekends have been packed with fun — this weekend was much more laid back. I had my fun on Thursday and Friday of last week so it was fine with me to stay in these last couple of days. Mike is traveling for work this upcoming week so he was busy getting set for that. Will and I spent some time with Nana (my grandmother, his great-grandmother) and doing things around the house. Poor Will is still working on getting those teeth through his gums so I have been playing off his mood / schedule rather than setting the pace myself. We will likely be heading to my parents house tomorrow or Tuesday because I don’t like being here in Boston by myself with both the dog and the baby to take care of. I did a mini shop today (just one dinner, food for Will and some easy lunch things) because I didn’t want to load up the fridge then leave. Here’s a round-up of what I ate this weekend…boring compared to Friday’s great meal!

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