Manufactures spend a lot of their budget creating the package the food comes in because they know the “eye buys”. If it catches your eye, or your child’s eye, it’s almost a guarantee it will find its way into your cart. If the food looks appealing on the package, if it is colorful and shows a happy environment, you assume it will taste good and make your child happy.
Mother Nature must have known this because she made real foods beautiful to look at. Fruits and vegetables come in all colors: white, gold, tan, brown, pink, red, yellow, orange, green, blue and purple. I saw a terrific poster that took fruits and vegetables and made them into a rainbow. Many Masters have made incredible still life paintings using bowls of colorful fruits and vegetables. The more color on your plate, the more nutrition you are getting.
If your dinner plate is white meat chicken, white potatoes and corn, it is time to shake things up a bit and switch to sweet potatoes or winter squash and mustard greens or asparagus. Get out of the rut of what is comfortable and familiar and try something new. If you do not like it, you never have to buy it again. Create your own still life and put a rainbow on your family’s plate.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes.
Simple cooking idea: Do not add oil to the water when you cook pasta. It makes the noodles slippery and your sauce will not stick.
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