Love the pizza idea – I’d never thought of that!

One of the things I did before my hubby got on the healthy eating bandwagon was keep some whole grain artisan bread in the freezer at all times. That way, I could serve meat and veggies for dinner and add some extra bread for him without much work for me at all. I also cooked a bunch of rice at the beginning of the week. So for dinner when we’d have shish kabobs with meat and veggies, I’d then add rice for him.

I also think ignorance is bliss. Sometimes I would just serve samples (smoothies is one example) and just “leave out” the information about the ingredients. I only mentioned what was in it after he confessed he liked it.

I also used the Oroweat Sandwich thins which are like a thin bun (19g whole grains and no high fructose corn syrup) with the equivalent calories to just one slice of bread. This was a great alternative for sandwiches and hamburgers (still is) as well as the lettuce wrap option.

There are endless options with the taco dinner. The most common in our household is that I have a tostada or taco salad while my hubby might have burritos or tacos.

Salad bars are also kind of a fun dinner idea. It takes a little prep work, but can add a lot of great variety and everyone adds their favorite toppings. If you make extra and put the toppings in little leftover containers to start with, you can just cover and reuse for lunches or dinner the next day.

For breakfast, we’ll do egg muffins. First, I changed the english muffins to whole grain. Next, added spinach and tomato. Then, changed the cheese to low fat. Sometimes I add in some turkey. These are now a family fav!

Many/most of these ideas have been inspired by YOU, Ben. So thank you for all the resources you have given my family for health.

I never knew that 2 years ago, I’d end up with sweet potato and quinoa fans! LOL! Never say never, eh?

Thanks again for the great post!

While the kids have their little dish of ice cream after dinner, my girlfriend and I share a Hansen’s Diet Ginger Ale for our sweet treat.

We scramble eggs up with veggies for breakfast, and have eggs and salad, while the kids, grandmas, and friends all add something like toast with jam. So the base is the same, we just eat healthier sides.

My girlfriend competes in physique events, so when she has to get really lean we eat close to the same KINDS of foods (chicken, steak, veggies) just different AMOUNTS.

Thanks, and keep the good stuff coming!

~ Luke