Wii Wii Wii all the way home . . .

To say this household is obsessed would be to put it very very mildly!

Both hubby and I opted for no presents this year and kept the children’s stockings very minimal, so we could treat the family to a Nintendo Wii.

We are converted.

My 6-year-old son has thrashed his pa at boxing. Twice. But boy did daddy get a workout!
And I had the pleasure of beating my 16-year-old nephew at bowling.
HIGH FIVE EVERYONE!
Just wait until I get my mum on the tennis game. I’ll show her who is boss . . .

I’m pretty sure this is going to figure in a few future posts, so I’m giving you a heads up now.

Just off to practise my baseball swing (wearing my slippers, my lounging trousers and a party hat – I LOVE this thing!)

Challenge: You pick what I eat

A tip for the mom (or dad)-on-the-go!

When you’re a working parent, it’s hard to find time to make healthy meals for the family. Thankfully, the good folks at Tyson have come to the rescue. Pressed for time? Just turn to the back of a box of “Honey Battered Breast Tenders” (*notice chicken is not in the name of the product) for their “Easy Week Night” recipe.

How do you make honey-battered greasy pressed meat even better?

Throw a heap of tenders on top of some frozen pancakes and add syrup! Voilà, instant dinner for four!

Oddly, the Department of Children and Families’ Services phone number is not included on the box.

Why is all the tastiest, best food so bad for you?

One of the things we said we would do at BlogToFit is to issue occasional challenges. This first one is a challenge to myself, though you are certainly free to join. The thing is, I imagine that the problem I face is probably unique to me and very few other people.

The problem: I hate most foods.

Let me reiterate, I hate most HEALTHY foods.

Like many people of my generation, I was raised on a diet of cheap and easy food. Microwave meals and fast food were ARE the common staples of my diet. It’s not that my parents fed me crap – this is what I chose to eat once I could afford to buy my own food. It was quick, easy and yummy!

I never developed a taste for healthy food. Even as a child, I was a finicky eater and rarely ate anything that was out of my comfort zone of meat and potatoes. I have since given up most meat (other than poultry), thus limiting my menu even more.

I don’t eat fish. I don’t eat salads, I don’t eat vegetables or fruit. I can’t remember the last fresh thing I ate – probably a banana that was going to go bad because I bought too many for my son.

My diet is boring.

My meals consists of pasta, potatoes, rice, chicken, and probably a few other items. Every. Single. Day.

Thankfully, my 19 month old son has not inherited my bland taste. He is open to new things and still developing his palette. The problem is, he is at the age where we are feeding him “adult” food and I don’t want to give him the same crap I eat. I want the whole family to eat healthier and more diverse foods.

So here is my challenge to myself for this month: introduce two new healthy foods to my diet per week. I know it might not sound that drastic, but trust me, it is a major step for me.

Here is where you come in.

I need some help.

I’d like for you to make some healthy suggestions. You can suggest foods and even offer recipes if you feel inspired. I will pick two new things to try from the suggestions each week. Then I will write about it.

The only stipulations: I will not eat any meat other than chicken or turkey (that includes fish). I cannot eat mangoes – allergic. Finally, the food has to be something that isn’t crazy expensive and can be found in a normal grocery store. There are no health food stores close to me.

Other than that, go crazy!

And if you are one of those rare people who doesn’t like most foods, feel free to join along and blog about it at your blog and/or comment below.

Oh and that atrocity which begins this post? Yeah, that came from my freezer. Granted, I never fed this to my child nor did I eat the “tenders” on top of pancakes.

Not that the idea didn’t cross my mind.

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Do you weigh the same as Jay Leno’s head?

I don’t know about you, but my bathroom scales are boring.

I’m not even a big fan of scales. I mean for starters they lie. And secondly they should recognise that I’m having a ‘down’ day and not tell me I’ve put on 2lb just by eating that one square of chocolate I found down the back of the sofa where the children usually sit.

I’m too cheap to splash out and buy one of those fancy pants ones you see that are all chrome and glass and tell you your weight, your BMI, your daily calorie intake and what the contents of your fridge are in alphabetical order.

But these scales, these scales I would be prepared to fork out my hard-earned cash on.
On these scales you get to compare your weight with celebrities. And being shallow and a bit of a celeb watcher, I find that just darling!
But these aren’t just any old celebs. Oh no, these are proper top of the class AA List celebs.
So forget boring old numbers, now you can find out if you are the same weight as say Fozzie Bear or the Karate Kid or Judge Judy.
Not so sure about ‘half a John Candy’ or ‘Jay Leno’s Head’ and if I ever stood on there and the needle stopped on Mr Ed, I’d throw them out the window.

Anyway, if like me you find scales a bit depressing and tend to use them to step on to reach the top shelf, try these things of beauty.

NOTE: There is another fabulous and a lot more sensible post today, from David Wright on, well it’s so good just go read it here.