What’s For Dinner?

    Happy New Year!  It's that time of year to reflect on the past year and think about what we want to do to bring in the new year.  What are your New Year's resolutions?  Are you trying to take care of your body more by eating healthy and exercising?  Or maybe it is working towards that new job promotion?  

    One of my New Year's resolutions is to eat and cook healthier.  Easier said than done right?  Trying to make meals that are affordable and healthy has its challenges.  And is it just me, or does anyone else struggle with coming up with meals for the family that EVERYONE will like?  I find myself asking my family everyday, "What do you want for dinner?", just to get the same reply of "I don't know", which makes me just want to pull my hair out!  

    Since I sold my business, it has allowed me to have more time home and more time to cook, which I really do enjoy.  I love feeding others and love being resourceful with recipes that use up what we have in the fridge.  But somedays, I just feel like I am making the same thing every week.  I get bored easily, and maybe not everyone else does, but I need to change things up a bit.  

     I try to make most meals from scratch if I can, to try and limit the amount of preservatives that we put into our bodies.  And I do struggle with one picky eater in general.  We also have a child with severe nut allergies, so we have a few limitations.  But it seems like the only thing we eat these days are some form of pizza, chicken, potatoes, cheese and pasta.  

    We have big breakfast eaters in the house, and sometimes we eat two breakfasts in a morning (the joys of homeschooling).  We get good protein from eggs and try to make the healthiest pancakes, French toast and waffles.  Plus not to mention and breakfast pizza's and casseroles.  For me, the struggle is the veggies and the fruits.  

    This week on my list of new things to try, I am going to attempt to make homemade gummies.  I got the molds and the gelatin a while ago, but have been too intimidated to try it.  I have plenty of fruit in the freezer and lots of canned fruit to use up.  In my experience, everything always looks so much easier online on TikTok and Facebook.  Could it be too good to be true?  I will let you know when I decide to pull out the blender and give it a whirl!