Day 1: Stone Soup
Day 2: Pork chops with apples and pears, Sauteed kale
Day 3: Homemade pizza, Tossed salad with shredded carrots and olives
Day 4: Roasted chicken, Roasted root veggies with garlic thyme dressing
Day 5: Baked potato bar
Day 6: Tuna salad, Carrot sticks, Fruit Smoothie
Day 7: Chopped salad with quinoa, sweet potatoes, and apples
Notes: If you haven’t heard the tale of Stone Soup I highly recommend you read it and share with your kids (if you have them). It is a tale with lessons of caring for others and gathering to share a meal. We have our own stone, hand picked from our yard (and scrubbed well) that we have been using to make Stone Soup for years. The soup is super hearty and a great way to get your kids to eat all sorts of vegetables. Meat is optional. Check out the story here and then go out and find your own magical stone (buried under the snow)!
GLP Tip of the Week: Does your grocery store list the place of origin for all produce? It is often posted on the price sign or on the sticker directly on the fruit or vegetable. Some stores are now even listing the number of miles that the produce traveled to get to you. Next time you are shopping, take a glance at this information and see if you can buy items that are made or produced as close to your home as possible. A lot of the times, the closer the place of origin is to you, the cheaper the product is and the less energy it costs to get it to you. If you live in California or nearby, this is likely a lot easier this time of year compared to my home state of Wisconsin. But, my general rule of thumb when I can’t get my produce directly from a local farm is to at least try to stick to items produced within the United States. I do make exceptions for bananas and avocados (we all have our limits). If there is something that is coming from farther away, then I try to make a substitution. Apples for pears, broccoli for cauliflower, you get the idea. If you have already mastered produce, then try making a note of where other items that you shop for are produced. Maybe I’m just weird, but I find it kind of fun to see where things come from!
