Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
We really can learn a lot from our kids. If left to their own devices, for the most part, kids seem to know what to choose, what to do to be healthy. Granted society has marketed much junk at them, but it's our job as parents to wade through that. I think we all probably know what to choose, deep down. Many of us have just spent years ignoring it. Pushing it down. I really do think we have a lot to learn from those that haven't yet ignored their natural instincts.
From my sweet 5 year old I have learned "Full, but not real full." He says this after every meal. What he means is that he is satisfied, but not stuffed. What a concept, right?
From my awesome 7 year old I have learned that we just "Gotta get outside and play." Winters are hard for this son. He is quite the outdoors-man. The other day it was snowing and there was about a foot of snow on the ground. He donned his big coat, gloves, boots, hat, the whole spiel and tromped out into the elements. You see, it had been below zero for days and although snowing it was the first day it was warm enough to be outside. So he went, he played, he came back in happy.
From my wonderful teen I have learned that sleep is vital. If that boy does not get his sleep, whew, he's cranky. Hmm, he may get that from his mama. When he is well rested, he's my normal jokester kid. He is funny about his sleep, he came in the other day proudly proclaiming, "That is a record! I slept for 12 hours!" He'd been out late, and obviously we don't all need that much sleep, but you get the picture.
Imagine. If we all just followed these 3 things, daily. How much better would we feel? Eat just until we're satisfied, not stuffed. Get outside and play. Get our sleep. It really is that simple.
From my sweet 5 year old I have learned "Full, but not real full." He says this after every meal. What he means is that he is satisfied, but not stuffed. What a concept, right?
From my awesome 7 year old I have learned that we just "Gotta get outside and play." Winters are hard for this son. He is quite the outdoors-man. The other day it was snowing and there was about a foot of snow on the ground. He donned his big coat, gloves, boots, hat, the whole spiel and tromped out into the elements. You see, it had been below zero for days and although snowing it was the first day it was warm enough to be outside. So he went, he played, he came back in happy.
From my wonderful teen I have learned that sleep is vital. If that boy does not get his sleep, whew, he's cranky. Hmm, he may get that from his mama. When he is well rested, he's my normal jokester kid. He is funny about his sleep, he came in the other day proudly proclaiming, "That is a record! I slept for 12 hours!" He'd been out late, and obviously we don't all need that much sleep, but you get the picture.
Imagine. If we all just followed these 3 things, daily. How much better would we feel? Eat just until we're satisfied, not stuffed. Get outside and play. Get our sleep. It really is that simple.
Well I have four kids and here is what they each teach me per their speciality...
ReplyDelete15 year old: play play play, have fun when you work or play
16 year old: Sleep first & often, only then all else is not just possible but probable
17 year old: Patience is as important as perseverance, kid has more patience that a monk in a coma
18 year old: be yourself, not somebody else; being anybody but yourself is to be nobody
From the mouths of babes...such important lessons :)
ReplyDeleteMy teen sleeps so late on the weekends! But I wish he'd go to bed earlier during the week. We also see a correlation for him between lack of sleep and getting sick. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! You are so right - kids are born knowing how best to take care of their bodies. Somewhere on the path to adulthood we forget how to eat just enough, sleep enough and play enough!
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