Wish I Ate Like a Healthy Child

I had the cutest little lunch dates today. Yes, Carol, that's Rocco's (and I saw your parents there...so fun). As I sat eating lunch with my best friend's family, I thought, "I wish I ate like a healthy child." A healthy child is totally engrossed in the people, sights, sounds, and tastes of a restaurant. They take in everyone and everything and maybe eat three bites of their meal - much to the annoyance of their parents. Food is just not the priority for them.

I have had countless friends have children who don't eat. My parents have always said, "Unless they are sick, a child will eat when they are hungry. They may go light on a few meals but they will make it up later." It's true. Have you ever seen a child eat like a Hoover vacumn for a couple of days and then pick like a bird for a week? They eat when they are hungry, stop when they are full - and sometimes that's with just a little...and sometimes that's with quite a lot. I wish I could go back there eating wise. Now I just have an on and off button...sometimes it gets stuck in the on position..."Watch out, the Hoover is on!"

I did fairly well today - had a big salad for dinner and lots of activity getting ready for a Christmas tea this week. This week is going to be crazy. YIKES! I have good, healthy food ready though. More on that later.