Wear Your Green!

It's St. Patrick's Day! I may only be a teenie bit Irish, but my husband and the kids are very Irish, with fair complexions and some with freckles. Amazing we didn't end up with any redheads!Ryan's lunch: tofu herb ravioli; a green bell pepper shamrock; chocolate truffle w/green frosting; blanched spinach; pickle bites; 1/2 sandwich of avocado & lettuce.
AJ's snack: mini waffles;
cucumber slices; a pickle.

Ryan's snack: snap pea
crisps; cucumber slices;
a mini waffle.

I tried to get a photo of
all the kids together. Of
course
Nate
was
still
in his
pajamas,
and Maia
wanted
to sit
down,
but
all
things
consid-
ered
it's not
a bad
picture.

My
food
diary
from
the day before:
7:45am- smoothie: 1 banana, 1/2 a nectarine, 5 frozen strawberries, liquid DHA, water.
9:45am- a pickle; 3 dried apricots; 1 banana.
12pm- flax crackers; a pickle; an apple.
3pm- Raw Revolution chocolate coconut bar.
5pm- carrots & olives.
8pm- 1 avocado; small bowl of raisins, sliced almonds & date pieces.

Food Swap across the pond

Ryan's lunch: Thermos of Soy Boy ravioli verde; cinnamon raisin rolls; steamed asparagus; strawberries & kiwi (& a piece of orange).

AJ & Nate had the
same as Ryan, however
AJ does not care for
strawberries or kiwi, so
he has all oranges, and
Nate could eat a truck
full of strawberries, but
kiwi is hit or miss but I
gave him some anyhow.


I decided to try a food swap on The Vegan Forum with someone from the UK. I hope it works! I tried to pick a variety of items for my swappee from local sources as well as other US-made favourites.

Here's what I'm sending...
- Robert's American Gourmet veggie booty
- Old Bay seasoning (it's great for flavouring things other than seafood!)
- New York Style everything bagel chips
- Wicked Natural Island Fruit & Corn Salsa
- Annie's berry patch bunny fruit snacks
- Boston Cookies lemon poppyseed cookie
- Liz Lovely cowboy cookies
- Fantastic vegetarian chicken noodle soup bowl
- Enjoy Life mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 365 organic cherry fruit strip
- Simply Organic french onion dip mix
- Road's End Organics dairy-free shells & chreese

I chose things reminiscent of my past, items made in Massachusetts, Vermont & New York. And some of the kids' favourites, like Veggie Booty, Annie's fruit snacks, and plenty of cookies & chocolate (also my fave). I had to be careful not to choose many heavy items that would make the parcel weigh too much. I think it's a yummy dozen goodies that will hopefully make the journey across the Atlantic unscathed.