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No time to eat?

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Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur

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I sometimes have heard people say that they were so busy that they forgot to eat. I can honestly say I have never forgotten to eat! Finding time to eat can be a challenge, however. When my boys were very young, it seemed the only nourishment I actually got was the leftovers from their plates. Fixing full meals often seems to require too much effort to do more than once a day, but there are ways you can make sure that you get something nutritious even when short for time and energy.

Make sure that you always have fresh or dried fruit available. It is delicious and good for you. Baby-sized carrots are also very convenient to grab and go. Whole-wheat crackers are filling as well. I love to have a yogurt or some cottage cheese for lunch. There are so many different flavors available, you are sure to find one that you like. In the winter, a can of soup can be opened and microwaved in 2 minutes! Any of these options works well whether you are sitting at your desk at work or spending the day with the kids at home. Be creative and you will never have to say "there was no time to eat" again!

 

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    Patrice,

    I love this post!  My family laughs at me because I always carry an "emergency apple" in my purse to avoid late afternoon hunger/drive through syndrome.  It's good to be prepared! 

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    God loves you .

    When Helena the Baby first came home with Sharon the Mommy, Warren the Daddy was much on his own for meals. And, I have neither forgotten nor failed to make time to eat three meals (at least) a day. I was already a first-class shopper, under my home-econ wife’s training. (And, in the training exercises, laundry, and ironing, and a little sewing . . .) I just added preparation to eating. Of course, I cooked for Mommy, too, to specifications dealing with breast-feeding.

    I found that I am a great cook! My mind wandered through recipes and plans for meals – and, my beautiful Sharon would grin and say: “See? I knew that there was a world- class chef in you. You love to eat so many things!”

    And, under my pot and spoon, Sharon could have breast-fed three babies, so blessed with milk was she.

    And, gol’darn it all! She was right, again!

    Remember, I love you, too

    Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ,

    Pristinus Sapienter

    (wljewell @catholicexchange.com or … yahoo.com)

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