Sunday, February 12, 2012

Salt

I know we are supposed to be the salt of the earth, but have you eaten in a restaurant lately?  We ate at Applebee's the other night and the tomato basil soup was so salty I couldn't eat it.  Then the seasoning on the fish was so spicy I could barely eat that.  An hour later, I had a headache.  I don't know what seasonings they use in restaurants, but I am getting very picky about where I go and what I eat.  They say no MSG but there are other forms of MSG that people don't know about.  We are supposed to have less than 1,000 mg a day of salt; I am sure a meal at most restaurants have over that for ONE meal.  I'm not whining here....just saying.....Do you know what I mean??

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Animal Crackers

Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink,
That is the finest of suppers, I think;
When I'm grown up and can have what I
please
I think I shall always insist upon these.

What do your choose when you're offered a
treat?
When Mother says, "What would you like best to eat?"
Is it waffles and syrup, or cinnamon toast?
It's cocoa and animals that I love the most!

The kitchen's the cosiest place that I know:
The kettle is singing, the stove is aglow,
And there in the twilight how jolly to see
The cocoa and animals waiting for me.

Daddy and mother dine later in state,
With Mary to cook for them, Susan to wait;
But they don't have nearly as much fun as I
Who eat in the kitchen with Nurse standing by:
And Daddy once said he would like to be me
Having cocoa and animals once more for tea!
Christopher Morley  published in ONE HUNDRED BEST POEMS for BOYS AND GIRLS.  Compiled by Marjorie Barrows Copyright, 1930

I had some animal cookies today for tea; one of my favorite treats. 
Nutrition facts in one serving (17 crackers):
2g fat
100 mg sodium
25g total carbohydrate
Less than 1g dietary fiber
6 g sugar
2 g protein
No hydrogenated fats