I don’t know if I have mentioned it here (probably not
based on the amount of posts in the last 6 weeks), but we’re eating keto these
days. It’s not as hard as I thought it would be; I’m not craving pasta or
bread, although I am craving chocolate, it’s mostly manageable. It does make
things interesting for meal planning because I seem to be more
labor intensive trying to make appealing meals we will all eat. We also have
started eating family style and seriously, it’s been the best for getting my
kids to eat real food (okay, mostly). I can just put out an extra thing for
them that’s not keto also, instead of short-ordering it.
Here’s this week, what the meal is and if there’s any changes
for the kids, who are not eating keto:
Sunday: taco lettuce wraps (kids also had tortillas) This
worked well because I just put out a few tortillas for the kids. H opted for a
lettuce wrap WRAPPED by a tortilla, which tickled me. S wasn’t feeling well and
just ate a plain tortilla. I didn’t feel like fighting.
Monday: pork ragu over almond “polenta”. I’m interested
to see how this polenta recipe works out. The kids don’t like the texture of
spaghetti squash and don’t like the taste of zucchini, so I was at a loss over what
to make under the meat sauce. I’ll probably also make a small amount of pasta
for them to mix in if they want.
Tuesday: kale mozzarella burgers and asparagus
Thursday: carnitas (leftover pork) and sautéed spinach
(and fruit for kids)
Friday: leftover deli meats and cheeses (and crackers for
kids), keto rangoons (thanks, Candy!)
(picture and recipe from Candy)
Saturday is baseball day, so we will probably go out to
eat for a late lunch/early dinner after the games. That’s what we did this last
week and it worked out well.
