Comments on: Sunday’s Soapbox: A look at Stuffed

By: Judith

Judith — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:04:45 +0000

Thanks, Stacy! I’ll give them a try.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:51:19 +0000

Judith,

Heather’s “fake and bake” pork chops are really good–I have never been able to get chops to come out tender, but these were great. That’s just one idea, anyway.

Stacy

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:45:22 +0000

Good post, Heather. Raised mine with your 90/10 or 80/20 rule and as much fresh food as I could manage given 4 kids, 2 jobs, and all the responsibilities (as well as taste preferences). We generally ate healthily …. so my kids remember with delight the time we went camping and ate s’mores for dinner! Lots of fresh fruits and veggies ….. but also some canned soups (which they no longer like; too salty) I wore out 2 crockpots; they were my fall-backs for meals on busy days.
I STILL can’t seem to cook beef (steaks or roasts) right. Either under-done or over-done or grey or something. I’d love some help on grilling/ broiling/ roasting beef and pork (oh, my pork chops are ususally like leather! Yuck!)
Thanks to you and Ivy for all your help in the past …. and future.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:36:34 +0000

I have lurked for a couple years and learned. Thank you for all your efforts.

I am the cooking nut in my circle. I have been the cooking nut for many years. I have 6 children and 4 of them really hungry boys. Really.hungry.boys. The marketers have people convinced that they just cannot have time to cook. It is a decision that most people have to make whether it comes up to a health reason or a financial reason. I do spend more time cooking and cleaning but it is now becoming a group effort. You can shoo the children away but what are they learning? My sons (and daughters) are learning that we have to work to put a meal on the table together-from the setting, preparing and growing in the garden. That is one life skill many people underestimate. Yes, there are days I grit my teeth when working with them all. Yes, there are days when there is yelling.

Getting healthy food on the table is important but building a family, that is really important. I know this comment doesn’t really go with the thread but I just wanted your readers to think a bit more about the big picture.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:19:19 +0000

Amy, Thanks! I’m interested in hearing more of your story. If you’d like you can contact me at jbnz_ck at yahoo.com.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:02:05 +0000

For Jenn….my son didn’t have a gluten problem, but he was unable to eat anything with sugar or starch for almost 2 years. So, without sugar or starch pretty much everything from a bag, box or jar is eliminated. My husband and I had to get really creative and really fast! So, some “packable” high protein ideas: soy nut butter (on bananas, celery, apples, etc.), rollups (cheese, sliced meat, mustard, mayo – be creative), yogurt with “sprinkles” (in our house that means wheat germ), tofu. We also made our own ketchup and dressings for him. Best of luck!

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:20:55 +0000

After tracking our spending and our feelings while we spent, I figured out we head out for fast food to get OUT OF THE HOUSE during winter. We homeschool and we don’t have a lot of extra money for things and $7-$9 doesn’t seem like much while we’re doing it. I’m working hard this summer to break the habit, because it is my last budget leak. New recipes that aren’t exotic but aren’t for toddlers would really float my boat.

By: Badbadivy

Badbadivy — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:05:24 +0000

How about some ideas for healthy kid friendly meals.

Heather has 4 kids. Trust me, there are recipes for healthy kid-friendly meals on this site. Take a look at the cook it tab!

By: Leigha Baer

Leigha Baer — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:00:06 +0000

What a great post Heather. It’s so true and kind of scary what some kids today are growing up one. I raised my children on homemade food but my grandkids are being fed unchicken nuggets on a regular basis. My neighbors, who have 2 children, have at least 3 pizza boxes a week in their curbside trash every Thursday. Where is this all leading? It’s hard to get kids who are fed this way to eat anything else. How about some ideas for healthy kid friendly meals.

As always, thanks for all you do!

By: Heidi @ CarolinaDreamz

Heidi @ CarolinaDreamz — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:38:09 +0000

I’m here. I love this post and all the comments, too.

I need a genie in a bottle that only knows how to prepare ground meat.

Please get on that.

I’m kidding. You are so wonderful at getting your kids to eat things that amaze me. I had my first fresh blueberry at your house. Did you know that? *smile*

I still can’t really make buttermilk pancakes. You and Mr. Heather made it look so easy.

I’m also interested in recipes related to not heating up the kitchen. Home-made potted meat type salad type ideas.. (love YOUR tuna salad!) pimiento cheese.. home-made salad dressings.. home-made catsup.. condiments without the crap.

I love you for being so honest and real!