My three boys and I just got back from 6 days and 6 nights at the Gammill Family Cabin. I have a million and one stories for all of you. We had a ton of quality Kitchen Counter Time with Friends, Family and Food. Details and photos to come. For now I want to focus on my trip to Trader Joe's tonight.
Todd, the boys and I spent 10 long (long) hours on the road today (we were actually on the road at 3:45am). We rolled in exhausted and sweaty at 2pm. There was just enough time for me to unpack a couple of bags, take a shower and head out to teach a 5pm class on Diabetes self-management. After a fun and successful lecture, I headed to Trader Joe's to pick up a few things to get us through the next few days. You know how it is when you come back from vacation . . . there is nothing in the house to eat and you don't have the energy or time to make a list and do a real trip to the grocery store.
People love to ask me what I eat and what I buy and what I cook. I am used to it and know that it is part of being a dietitian. Todd's cousin Sue visited a while back and, after looking for something eat said, "you can tell a dietitian lives here". I promise I don't buy anything odd or secretive or crazy. My friends and family can attest to how much I love to eat and how far from perfect I am. Like any other busy, working mom, I have been known to grab a granola bar sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup simply because I was in a hurry and it had 7 grams of fiber (and because most days I will choose to get my fiber in above anything else). I am not perfect when it comes to eating or exercising or being a mom and I don't expect anyone else to be perfect. I would like to think we are all in this together. Each one of use trying to make better choices today that we did yesterday.
And so tonight I took photos of everything I bought on my quick trip to Trader Joe's for all to see. It all amounted to $81.63 and four full-to-the-brim shopping bags. Enjoy.
