Grocery Day

Ahhh! The week is over and today I headed to the grocery store… alone. Weird. I meandered through the aisles and prepared meals as I went along. Pure bliss. I did sort of miss the kids though. They usually run up and down the aisle helping me put everything in the basket.

It’s always a balance to find what’s good to eat and what’s good for the kids. I’m not a strict “by the book” mom even though I know better. I try to limit high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils but have been known to stock Oreos in my cupboards and Gold Fish in my purse. We were on a kick of Fruit Loops for a while but it’s tapered off, mostly because I just stopped giving them to the kids. We’re still struggling with the candy. Really it’s going out in the trash soon. Just as soon as I stop eating it!

You can teach your child to about the colors of rainbow with this cute Sesame Street song. Soon they’ll know that the colors refer to fruits and vegetables and not skittles and M&Ms!

Sheila Cason, MD