Eat Yer Veggies!

Last night we had meatballs for dinner, with some side dishes.  After I'd put all of the food on the table, it occurred to me as I surveyed the entire collection that we had three different vegetables (sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and corn).  That didn't used to happen a year or two ago.  We have become a lot healthier (and lots more creative too) with our meals, in large part due to the pediatrician's insistence that the two older boys adopt a health plan.

In looking back over recent history, I realize that this trend has become a lot more natural, and expected.  On Friday, we went bowling with a bunch of the kids' friends from the neighborhood.  I brought snap peas and cucumbers for the kids to snack on.  For Hanukkah, I made potato latkes and also veggie latkes (zucchini, butternut squash, and yams).  No one cringes when I make spinach croquettes anymore as a side dish with dinner, and in fact Son #3 now enjoys them.  All of this is even nicer since I found a great produce market not too far from the house that has a better, fresher selection at half the price of the large supermarket chain.  

The best part?  No pangs of guilt when serving convenient but starchy dinners.  I still have to take care that I don't mangle my fingers while grating potatoes and other veggies.  Ah well, life is a process.