Soup Week & Rule #57

Snacking on fruit, veggies, and nuts this past week has been difficult with hypoglycemia. For some reason, these foods do not help me when I am really feeling like I need a snack. Instead, I need/crave carbs and finding carbs that are not processed is difficult. Does anyone else have this issue?

At the beginning of the week I ate a lot of apples, kiwis, and nuts. Towards the end of the week I was in soup heaven. Ryan went crazy with our recipe book of one pot meals. He made a spooned beef recipe, a stew, split pea, and butternut squash soup. I also made some pumpkin bread. Perfect unprocessed foods/snack for the cold winter weather.


split pea cooking in the slow cooker


baby Rio curled up in his new bed, wishing he could eat people food

This week we are on Rule #27: Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does. This will be a perfect rule for Thanksgiving week because we are doing several road trips and it will force us to plan ahead instead of eating anything at a gas station stop. This rule also got me thinking to when I do purchase food from gas stations. Aside from road trips I buy a lot of incentive treats for my clients (yes, I bribe my kids sometimes with junk). One time I tried taking one of my clients to a local coffee shop and he wanted to order a gatorade. When I explained that they don't have gatorade at coffee shops he asked for a frappachino. Oh Starbucks, what have you done to a generation of kids who are now unable to have an appreciation for a simple hot cocoa on a cold wet day? This week I will also refrain from allowing my clients to eat from the same place my car does.