Grace's Birthday

I know, I know. I missed a few days. You don't have to make me feel any worse.

• two pieces of toast, one scrambled egg, a tiny-ish piece of chocolate cake, glass of skim milk.
• 2/3 PB&J, about 11 Hershey kisses, apple sauce.
• glass of water
• Rigatoni w/meat sauce, 1 piece of Italian bread, 2 homemade donuts.
  

Dining with the Carniauxs and the Patchogue Merceds.

• 1/2 bowl Lucky Charms-ish cereal, 1/3 bowl Special K Red berries, skim milk
• whole grain toast with butter (the real McCoy), chocolate sugar wafer (all at mom's)
• farfalle with pesto, toasted pecan salad, 1 link Italiain sausage, 2 crab-less crab cakes, 1 piece Italian bread
• piece of chocolate cake w/ homemade vanilla ice cream, 1/4 piece crustless pumpkin pie w/ whipped cream
  

MacDonalds for Dinner. The family, not the food.

• bowl of Special K Red Berries, skim milk
• 2 indoor s'mores (so glad those are gone)
• 1/2 PB&J, 1 Italian potpie, glass of water
• 1 raspberry cereal bar, small glass of skim milk
  
• 1 bowl corn chowder, 3 slices smart balance-d ciabatta, large helping broccoli w/ cheddar
  
• 1 square crust-less pumpkin pie w/ whipped cream
  
• too many of Liz's chocolate chip cookies then I care to count
  

Late Doctor's Apt. for Kids

• two bowls oatmeal (made with skim milk) with blueberries and brown sugar
  
• 1 pita with feta & chickpea salad
  
• 1 chocolate cupcake with white frosting (mom's house)
  
• 4TJs mini CC cookies, 1 raspberry cereal bar, crackers and cheddar cheese (starving -- waiting for dinner to be done)
• 1 Italian potpie, corn, glass of water
  
• 2 indoor s'mores
  

Parent -Teacher Conference

• bowl of TJ's Vanana yogurt w/ granola
• yet another serving of those mini CC cookies from TJs
• two mini cinnamon raisin bagels w/ smart balance
• 1/2 clementine dipped in leftover melted dark chocolate
  
• 1/2 pita pizza w/ pineapple, chickpea salad w/ 1 toasted pita and feta
  

Around 2 pm, I lost count of the number of indoor s'mores that I ate with Abby to celebrate her great report card. It must have consumed around 7, in the course of the day. Yikes.

Making up for yesterday.

Whatever sweet tooth I was missing yesterday sure grew back in force today...

• whole wheat cinnamon raisin British muffin w/smart balance, mini cinnamon raisin bagel w/smart balance, water
• 12 (one serving) mini chocolate chip cookies
• 1/3 black bean and turkey enchilada, rice, water
  
• 3 Candycane Joe-Joe's
• acorn squash bisque, 3 slices honey whole wheat bread w/ smart balance, water
• strawberry ice cream w/ hot fudge
  

Sweet-less Monday

I just didn't have much of a sweet-tooth today. Does it show?

• bowl of HBoOw/almonds, skim milk
• 1/2 cheddar quesadilla, 6 mustard and cheese crackers, glass of water
• 1 banana
• 1.33 blackbean and turkey enchiladas, white rice
• small bowl ice cream (that I wasn't even really craving or hungry for)
  

The day we all slept.

• bowl of Peanut Butter Puffins, skim milk
• whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagel with PB&J, two bites of Miles' pizza, chocolate cupcake, glass of cherry Kool-Aide, skim milk
• 1.25 large bananas
• roast chicken, Spanish rice, carrot souffle, mashed white and sweet potatoes, French onion soup, roll, glass of Crystal Light lemonade (mom's house)
  
• apple-filled croissant with vanilla ice cream

I felt really sick and fat after this day, but looking back at what I ate it wasn't as much as it felt like.

Abby, Grace, and Miles' birthday party day.

• spoonful of strawberry icing (how else should I have started the day?)
• small bowl of HBoO w/almonds, skim milk
• curried potatoes & eggplant, 1 pita, glass of water
• 1 mustard and cheese cracker, 1 chocolate cupcake, 1/2 glass cherry Kool Aid
• 2.25 slices of pizza (1 plain cheese, 1.25 fresh tomato and sausage)

Tomorrow can really only be better.

Abigail's Birthday

• 1 scrambled egg, half ciabatta roll (Abby's special request birthday breakfast)
• fruit, yogurt, granola
  
• 10 or so mini chocolate chip cookies, skim milk.
• 4 Candycane Joe-Joes, skim milk.
• 1 strip fruit leather
  
• bacon and cheddar quiche with an enormous portion of broccoli on the side, glass of water
• birthday ice cream sundae in a waffle cone.

These birthdays are going to kill me.

Birthday Eve, Abigail

• fruit salad with vanilla yogurt and pecan-praline granola (leftovers from Enrichment)
  
• whole wheat cinnamon raisin British muffin with PB&J, skim milk, 4 candycane Joe-Joe's
• 10 or so tiny chocolate chip cookies (TJs crunchy CC mini cookies, 12 in one serving), skim milk
  
• curried potatoes and eggplant over white rice, 2 glasses of water, more fruit salad with vanilla yogurt and pecan-praline granola
• 8 squares milk chocolate Symphony bar (I've got to move past these cookies!)

Better or just different?

The day after Veteran's Day.

Today was better.

• normal-size bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats w/almonds, skim milk
• 1/4 of a pineapple
• 1/4 of Grace's PB&J, 5 raisins
  
• 4 Candy Cane Joe-Joes
• Bowl of 3 Cheese tortellini with marinara sauce, 1 ciabatta roll, 1 glass water
• 2 squares Symphony bar with almonds and toffee
  
• fruit salad sprinkled with vanilla low-fat yogurt and pecan-praline granola, 1/2 glass water, 3 Hershey kisses

Do I consume a shocking amount of sugar?

Veteran's Day.

Oh, boy. Here it goes...

• large-ish bowl of Rice Crispies mixed with honey grahams, skim milk.
• 1 mini cinnamon raisin bagel with jam and peanut butter, glass of skim milk, piece of Brenna's sour cream apple pie with a dollop of whipped cream. Yum.
• 3 Ritz crackers and 2 hard lemon candies (mom's house).
• 2 spoonfuls of chocolate mousse frosting, fun size Hershey bar, fun size Butterfinger, fun size Special Dark (sugar high to get me through leaf raking).
• 94% fat free microwave popcorn (1/3 of bag), glass of water mixed with apple juice.
  
• roast chicken leg and wing, broccoli, bread pudding with a dollop of whipped cream.