March 7, 2023 • 13 mins
Join Matt and Melissa as they discuss healthy habits, fun recipes and cheat treats for plant based freaks!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Puzzle is Real podcast where we will be
discussing faith, family, andRelationships hosted by Matt and
Melissa Paani.
This is The Puzzle is Realpodcast when you know, you know,
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Welcome back to The Puzzle is Real podcast everyone.
Hey, we are excited.
We are on a roll and we can'twait to share with you what do
we have for them today?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Well for all of you organic people out there, you
gluten freer, you plant-basedfreaks.
Just kidding.
.
I don't know, we're the, doesthat come from plant?
No, that's us.
No,
Speaker 2 (00:43):
That's kind of me that.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
That's kind of us.
Well, you know, it's funny, likeyears ago people would talk to
me about like eating almondbutter and like being
plant-based and it was soforeign and you'd be like,
that's weird.
Like what?
And
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Like I'll stick to my Oreos and my Fruity Pebbles.
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
And my enriched wheat flour and everything and lots of
sugar and lots of, uh, what'sthat stuff called?
Corn, CB corn
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Syrup.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
So yeah, we've just been trying to really make
healthier choices, truth andthings that we can do to help
our children not be obese.
So I think that today's episodeis really important.
It's about our family and evenhow our bodies a temple and
we're not mocking or making funof these things as much as we're
just laughing at ourselves.
Cuz we have our days where thecheat treats are going down and
(01:30):
I'm over it and I don't care ifit's not gluten free.
I'm willing to deal with theconsequences.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Oh.
Like, um, this evening, what didyou do?
Speaker 3 (01:41):
We had a beautiful, um, I dunno if it was a gallon,
but it was a nice size briarsice cream in the freezer.
It
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Was a half
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Gallon, it was a half gallon vanilla chip, which I
believe you had, uh, purchased.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
I did for the
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Company we had and for company.
Mm-hmm.
, we ended up notusing it.
So I don't know, I just thoughtit'd be nice to have a milkshake
with a dinner,
Speaker 2 (02:01):
But not just any milkshake.
It was like one of those fancywhipped cream toppings.
Cookies.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Sprinkles.
But anyway, getting back to the,uh, healthy choices.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
Yeah.
I think that, um, again, allmoderations.
So yeah, we just thought it'd befun to share some things that
we've done with the kids andwith each other to try to make
healthier choices when it comesto snacking and even just meals.
And hopefully it just encouragesyou if you're trying to do the
same.
I know that a lot of times we goon to social media to get ideas
and to look up recipes and seewhat people are doing to create
(02:38):
alternatives to the usual stuffthat maybe we were raised on
that we didn't know.
Mm-hmm.
would be bad forus if we continue to intake it
at large amounts and um, yeah.
So we're just gonna go for it.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Yeah.
So one thing that I know Malachiespecially loves Mercy is hit or
miss sometimes, but, um, we makebanana pancakes super easy and
all you do is use oats.
We use almond milk.
Um, you can put a little bit ofhoney or a little bit of maple
syrup in there with banana.
(03:10):
And then sometimes we'll addchia seeds and then you mix that
up in a blended cinnamon.
Cinnamon.
Vanilla.
Vanilla.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Yep.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, sorry.
So I can, we'll post this recipeon our, um, Instagram at puzzles
real plug plug.
But um, yeah, so that's onething that we switched out from
regular pancakes and not sayingthey can never have regular
pancakes.
It's just a healthy alternativewhen they want that all the
time.
Um, and another thing that we'vedone is juicing.
(03:38):
We really love juicing.
Oh yeah.
And the kids love it and it'sjust a great way to get some
fruits and veggies in yourlittle kiddo and you can make
popsicles out of it.
You can give it straight withjust ice.
So that's been really fun.
And um, the kids enjoy theprocess too.
They love watching the juicecome out and putting all the
(03:59):
fruits and vegetables in and,you know, they feel like they're
part of it.
And I think that's the big,that's a big thing too, is like
once your kid is a part of theprocess, then I think sometimes
they're more likely to try itbecause they've made it with
you.
So that's been fun with ourfamily.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Yeah.
I think you can even like, havefun with the idea that you can
sneak in vegetables that mm-hmm.
the kids probablywouldn't eat right by itself,
but you throw it in the juicerand like, like
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Spinach.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Yeah.
And even I'm thinking celery,even when our kids like celery,
just like carrots.
They do.
And it's amazing what the flavor, um, components are.
Bees
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Beets
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Are a good one and everyone usually is like, well
how do I do it?
How do I store it?
And we've done everything fromputting'em in in little jars
Yeah.
To, um, containers and it justworks and they are delicious.
So I know that that might be amore expensive budgeting thing
sometimes when you think aboutwhat fruit and vegetables cost.
But we also encourage ourlisteners and our friends to try
(04:58):
to start growing your own stuff.
I mean, we've been trying to bemore proactive at doing that and
it's been fun to see some thingswork out.
Other things not so much, but Ithink we're still at the
beginning phases of growing ourown fruits and vegetables just
so that we could have thoseresources to make more of these
tasty little treasures.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah.
And it's also just a learningexperience for your children as
well.
Like, this is the first timethat I've personally tried
growing vegetables from seed andwe did it kind of as like a
homeschool project since we'rehomeschooling our little kiddos.
You know, I just set them upwith two big buckets of dirt and
then we had little containers,they had the seeds and they
(05:36):
planted them and then now wehave'em on the counter and
they're just, they're startingto grow.
So they get to see from thelittle tiny seeds that now
they're growing into whateventually will be the full size
vegetable, which is just reallycool.
And um, it's exciting becausenow we'll be able to eat fresh
vegetables from our littlegarden that we're starting.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Yeah.
And even just the, the milkshakealternative, I know that,
that's not for everyone.
Lactose intolerant, all thedifferent things that are tied
into it.
Smoothies have been a home runfor us.
I mean, oh yeah.
You get some frozen fruit.
Again, some of those elementslike cinnamon you've given,
throw an avocado in there,peanut butter, almond butter.
(06:19):
Mm-hmm.
, chia seeds, allthese different elements that
the kids love it, it stilltastes sweet.
You could throw a bananadepending on mm-hmm.
, there's tons ofrecipes you could look up
online.
And that's just been a reallynice substitute too for like a
breakfast or a lunch when thekids don't wanna eat anything.
But that smoothie, you know, hasthe nutrients and has a lot of
(06:40):
good treasures that are tiedinto it.
So I think that's another thingfor everyone to consider is, you
know, what's that alternativelook like for you?
If it's not juicing, is it asmoothie?
And just even homemade granola,which Melissa introduced me to,
I think you found the recipe andthen we like mm-hmm.
just took thosethings to the next level.
We've realized that a lot ofthese pre-packaged power bars or
(07:01):
granola bars can be made at homeand it seems a little tedious
and like, I guess a huge timecommitment.
But once you do it, I mean thosethings can stretch over a week
if you do it right.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Yeah.
And you can batch them, you canfreeze them because Malachi was
going through chocolate, whatwas it?
Um, granola bars.
Oh yeah, yeah.
All the time.
Like we, we would buy thehundred pack from Costco and we
would go through it prettyquickly.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
More chocolate bars, more chocolate bars more
Speaker 2 (07:29):
So we're like, we gotta make our own because you
know, I was looking at theingredients and even though they
weren't terrible, it still wasnot great.
So I'm like, we could do this onour own.
And he loves'em.
He's like, Ooh, more chocolatebar.
So that's been great.
And another thing also isstaying active.
We want to teach our kids tostay, stay active and be
outside.
So we try to do like a familywalk at least once a day.
(07:52):
If we miss a day, we'll try todo something inside that's
active.
I'll put on like a, uh, dancingvideo with the kids.
It's a learning video and we'lldo it all together to get their
blood flowing and just to createhealthy habits and just healthy
lifestyle really from whenthey're small till they're older
so that it's not foreign to themRight.
(08:12):
When they are older that theyalready have just a, a good
platform to start on.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Yeah.
I was thinking about like evendoing like a home workout with
the guys that listen, you know,like you could be trying to do
like your quick sets with somedumbbells or some weights,
whatever your regimen is.
And I know I've beenincorporating the kids into
joining me and saying, all right, we gotta get our workout.
And I have them doing mini leglifts and just different things
to work on their core and justgetting just to more acquaint
(08:39):
with the idea that they caneventually start doing exercises
and it's super cute even whenthey're so young.
But just introducing'em to theidea of fitness and um, just
these little baby steps,planting seeds so that our kids
someday can even be healthierthan we were at our, at that,
that age, you know, as theycontinue to go into adolescence.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Yeah.
We didn't know what we didn'tknow.
You know, times have changed,things have shifted.
When we were younger it was likeyou ate cereal every morning for
breakfast, you know, all the
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Ci, cinnamon toast, crumb,
Speaker 2 (09:09):
and it was
delicious at the time.
Right.
But
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Drinking the milk, did you drink the milk?
Speaker 2 (09:14):
I didn't drink the milk.
I always thought that was gross.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Oh.
Once in a while I just drinksome of that coco pebble milk.
You get some of that.
You didn't do that.
Any of the coco crispy
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Milk?
No, cuz I'm not a milk person.
I never really liked milk.
And I remember, this is kind ofoff subject, but um, I went to
one of my friend's houses fordinner when I was young.
I was probably, I don't know,like six or seven and they had
milk for dinner.
Like that's what they drank.
And I remember thinking, oh mygosh, this is disgusting.
(09:43):
Like how can I drink this withmy meal?
So I remember just taking likethe tiniest sips every time I
needed a drink.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
.
Oh was it 1%?
Speaker 2 (09:51):
I don't even, no, I think it was like whole milk.
Oof.
Yeah.
Anyway, so I always liked milkin my cereal but I didn't like
to drink it.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
Yeah.
Wow.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I was more about like draining it and then just eating
the cereal.
Hmm.
I'm a weirdo.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
So you wanted a moist cereal but not a, like a
drenched over, you know, the topmilk experience.
That's right.
Where I was like, hey, ifthere's sugar and milk together,
I'm not letting that go to wasteon most cereals.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Agreed.
Well not agreed cuz I don'tdrink milk.
But anyway, so yeah, we justwanted to give you guys some
little quick tips and justlittle things that we do just to
encourage everyone to stay fitand healthy and listen, we
haven't arrived, we're notperfect.
We still have lots of things.
I just had a baby, butnow that I'm feeling good and
(10:43):
getting back into the swing ofthings, it's exciting to just
get active again and to um,incorporate the kids in just
this healthy lifestyle and tomake it fun and not make it seem
like a chore or that it's aburden where they don't get
excited about the healthy stuffas much as they get excited
about the gummy bears and thelollipops and all that stuff.
And there's even healthieroptions for lollipops and gummy
(11:06):
bears and things like that too.
Um, you know, we buy the frozenfruit for smoothies but the kids
also love to eat them just aslittle snacks.
So like you cut them up inlittle pieces just for choking
hazard and it's almost like afruity ice cube.
Um, or a little frozen piece offruit.
So that's another little thingthat we like to do for our kids.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
And I also like the fact that you had integrated in
like taking the juice andfreezing it into like little
like ice pops.
Is that what you doing?
Yeah.
Right?
Mm-hmm.
, wasn't thatsomething that the kids liked
where Oh yeah.
You know.
Yep.
Like a juice
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Pop.
Yeah, it's like a juice pop.
And especially for if you haveany babies for teething, that's
great.
Um, once your child is, youknow, eating salads and things
like that when they're havingteething or if they're not
feeling well, it's a great wayto get the nutrients in and them
to think that they're gettinglike a treat, but it's actually
very healthy.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
And the last but not least, I was just thinking about
um, the lemonade, homemadelemonade.
A lot of times we think of thestuff over the counter as like,
ah, this is great, but I knowwe've done it with just fresh
lemons, simple syrup, right?
Mm-hmm.
and just trying toreduce some of the extra
ingredients.
Yep.
Once in a while as like a cheattreat drink.
Mm-hmm.
.
And then obviously flavoredwater, you know, slicing up your
(12:21):
favorite fruit.
Yep.
Throw it in the water.
Yep.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Yep.
That's all good for you guys.
And yeah, we're excited to justshare those and periodically
we'll post some recipes on ourInstagram for you guys to try
and let us know what you thinkand if you guys have any things
that work for your family, wewould love to hear about it.
So thank you for listening asalways and we will be back very
(12:46):
soon
Speaker 3 (12:47):
Later.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
Hey guys, thanks so much for listening to the Puzzle
is Real Podcast.
Please subscribe today and sharewith a friend.
See you soon.
Welcome to the Puzzle is Real podcast where we will be
discussing faith, family, andRelationships hosted by Matt and
Melissa Paani.
This is The Puzzle is Realpodcast when you know, you know,
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Welcome back to The Puzzle is Real podcast everyone.
Hey, we are excited.
We are on a roll and we can'twait to share with you what do
we have for them today?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Well for all of you organic people out there, you
gluten freer, you plant-basedfreaks
Just kidding.
I don't know, we're the, doesthat come from plant?
No, that's us.
No,
Speaker 2 (00:43):
That's kind of me
Speaker 3 (00:44):
That's kind of us.
Well, you know, it's funny, likeyears ago people would talk to
me about like eating almondbutter and like being
plant-based and it was soforeign and you'd be like,
that's weird.
Like what?
And
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Like I'll stick to my Oreos and my Fruity Pebbles.
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
And my enriched wheat flour and everything and lots of
sugar and lots of, uh, what'sthat stuff called?
Corn, CB corn
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Syrup.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
So yeah, we've just been trying to really make
healthier choices, truth andthings that we can do to help
our children not be obese.
So I think that today's episodeis really important.
It's about our family and evenhow our bodies a temple and
we're not mocking or making funof these things as much as we're
just laughing at ourselves.
Cuz we have our days where thecheat treats are going down and
(01:30):
I'm over it and I don't care ifit's not gluten free.
I'm willing to deal with theconsequences.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Oh.
Like, um, this evening, what didyou do
Speaker 3 (01:41):
We had a beautiful, um, I dunno if it was a gallon,
but it was a nice size briarsice cream in the freezer.
It
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Was a half
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Gallon, it was a half gallon vanilla chip, which I
believe you had, uh, purchased.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
I did for the
Speaker 3 (01:54):
Company we had and for company.
Mm-hmm.
So I don't know, I just thoughtit'd be nice to have a milkshake
with a dinner,
Speaker 2 (02:01):
But not just any milkshake.
It was like one of those fancywhipped cream toppings.
Cookies.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Sprinkles.
But anyway, getting back to the,uh, healthy choices.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
Yeah.
I think that, um, again, allmoderations.
So yeah, we just thought it'd befun to share some things that
we've done with the kids andwith each other to try to make
healthier choices when it comesto snacking and even just meals.
And hopefully it just encouragesyou if you're trying to do the
same.
I know that a lot of times we goon to social media to get ideas
and to look up recipes and seewhat people are doing to create
(02:38):
alternatives to the usual stuffthat maybe we were raised on
that we didn't know.
Mm-hmm.
at large amounts and um, yeah.
So we're just gonna go for it.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Yeah.
So one thing that I know Malachiespecially loves Mercy is hit or
miss sometimes, but, um, we makebanana pancakes super easy and
all you do is use oats.
We use almond milk.
Um, you can put a little bit ofhoney or a little bit of maple
syrup in there with banana.
(03:10):
And then sometimes we'll addchia seeds and then you mix that
up in a blended cinnamon.
Cinnamon.
Vanilla.
Vanilla.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Yep.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, sorry.
So I can, we'll post this recipeon our, um, Instagram at puzzles
real plug plug.
But um, yeah, so that's onething that we switched out from
regular pancakes and not sayingthey can never have regular
pancakes.
It's just a healthy alternativewhen they want that all the
time.
Um, and another thing that we'vedone is juicing.
(03:38):
We really love juicing.
Oh yeah.
And the kids love it and it'sjust a great way to get some
fruits and veggies in yourlittle kiddo and you can make
popsicles out of it.
You can give it straight withjust ice.
So that's been really fun.
And um, the kids enjoy theprocess too.
They love watching the juicecome out and putting all the
(03:59):
fruits and vegetables in and,you know, they feel like they're
part of it.
And I think that's the big,that's a big thing too, is like
once your kid is a part of theprocess, then I think sometimes
they're more likely to try itbecause they've made it with
you.
So that's been fun with ourfamily.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Yeah.
I think you can even like, havefun with the idea that you can
sneak in vegetables that mm-hmm.
but you throw it in the juicerand like, like
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Spinach.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Yeah.
And even I'm thinking celery,even when our kids like celery,
just like carrots.
They do.
And it's amazing what the flavor, um, components are.
Bees
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Beets
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Are a good one and everyone usually is like, well
how do I do it?
How do I store it?
And we've done everything fromputting'em in in little jars
Yeah.
To, um, containers and it justworks and they are delicious.
So I know that that might be amore expensive budgeting thing
sometimes when you think aboutwhat fruit and vegetables cost.
But we also encourage ourlisteners and our friends to try
(04:58):
to start growing your own stuff.
I mean, we've been trying to bemore proactive at doing that and
it's been fun to see some thingswork out.
Other things not so much, but Ithink we're still at the
beginning phases of growing ourown fruits and vegetables just
so that we could have thoseresources to make more of these
tasty little treasures.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah.
And it's also just a learningexperience for your children as
well.
Like, this is the first timethat I've personally tried
growing vegetables from seed andwe did it kind of as like a
homeschool project since we'rehomeschooling our little kiddos.
You know, I just set them upwith two big buckets of dirt and
then we had little containers,they had the seeds and they
(05:36):
planted them and then now wehave'em on the counter and
they're just, they're startingto grow.
So they get to see from thelittle tiny seeds that now
they're growing into whateventually will be the full size
vegetable, which is just reallycool.
And um, it's exciting becausenow we'll be able to eat fresh
vegetables from our littlegarden that we're starting.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Yeah.
And even just the, the milkshakealternative, I know that
that's not for everyone.
Lactose intolerant, all thedifferent things that are tied
into it.
Smoothies have been a home runfor us.
I mean, oh yeah.
You get some frozen fruit.
Again, some of those elementslike cinnamon you've given,
throw an avocado in there,peanut butter, almond butter.
(06:19):
Mm-hmm.
the kids love it, it stilltastes sweet.
You could throw a bananadepending on mm-hmm.
online.
And that's just been a reallynice substitute too for like a
breakfast or a lunch when thekids don't wanna eat anything.
But that smoothie, you know, hasthe nutrients and has a lot of
(06:40):
good treasures that are tiedinto it.
So I think that's another thingfor everyone to consider is, you
know, what's that alternativelook like for you?
If it's not juicing, is it asmoothie?
And just even homemade granola,which Melissa introduced me to,
I think you found the recipe andthen we like mm-hmm.
We've realized that a lot ofthese pre-packaged power bars or
(07:01):
granola bars can be made at homeand it seems a little tedious
and like, I guess a huge timecommitment.
But once you do it, I mean thosethings can stretch over a week
if you do it right.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Yeah.
And you can batch them, you canfreeze them because Malachi was
going through chocolate, whatwas it?
Um, granola bars.
Oh yeah, yeah.
All the time.
Like we, we would buy thehundred pack from Costco and we
would go through it prettyquickly.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
More chocolate bars, more chocolate bars more
Speaker 2 (07:29):
So we're like, we gotta make our own because you
know, I was looking at theingredients and even though they
weren't terrible, it still wasnot great.
So I'm like, we could do this onour own.
And he loves'em.
He's like, Ooh, more chocolatebar.
So that's been great.
And another thing also isstaying active.
We want to teach our kids tostay, stay active and be
outside.
So we try to do like a familywalk at least once a day.
(07:52):
If we miss a day, we'll try todo something inside that's
active.
I'll put on like a, uh, dancingvideo with the kids.
It's a learning video and we'lldo it all together to get their
blood flowing and just to createhealthy habits and just healthy
lifestyle really from whenthey're small till they're older
so that it's not foreign to themRight.
(08:12):
When they are older that theyalready have just a, a good
platform to start on.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Yeah.
I was thinking about like evendoing like a home workout with
the guys that listen, you know,like you could be trying to do
like your quick sets with somedumbbells or some weights,
whatever your regimen is.
And I know I've beenincorporating the kids into
joining me and saying, all right, we gotta get our workout.
And I have them doing mini leglifts and just different things
to work on their core and justgetting just to more acquaint
(08:39):
with the idea that they caneventually start doing exercises
and it's super cute even whenthey're so young.
But just introducing'em to theidea of fitness and um, just
these little baby steps,planting seeds so that our kids
someday can even be healthierthan we were at our, at that,
that age, you know, as theycontinue to go into adolescence.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Yeah.
We didn't know what we didn'tknow.
You know, times have changed,things have shifted.
When we were younger it was likeyou ate cereal every morning for
breakfast, you know, all the
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Ci, cinnamon toast, crumb,
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Right.
But
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Drinking the milk, did you drink the milk?
Speaker 2 (09:14):
I didn't drink the milk.
I always thought that was gross.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Oh.
Once in a while I just drinksome of that coco pebble milk.
You get some of that.
You didn't do that.
Any of the coco crispy
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Milk?
No, cuz I'm not a milk person.
I never really liked milk.
And I remember, this is kind ofoff subject, but um, I went to
one of my friend's houses fordinner when I was young.
I was probably, I don't know,like six or seven and they had
milk for dinner.
Like that's what they drank.
And I remember thinking, oh mygosh, this is disgusting.
(09:43):
Like how can I drink this withmy meal?
So I remember just taking likethe tiniest sips every time I
needed a drink.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
Oh was it 1%?
Speaker 2 (09:51):
I don't even, no, I think it was like whole milk.
Oof.
Yeah.
Anyway, so I always liked milkin my cereal but I didn't like
to drink it.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
Yeah.
Wow.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I was more about like draining it and then just eating
the cereal.
Hmm.
I'm a weirdo.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
So you wanted a moist cereal but not a, like a
drenched over, you know, the topmilk experience.
That's right.
Where I was like, hey, ifthere's sugar and milk together,
I'm not letting that go to wasteon most cereals.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Agreed.
Well not agreed cuz I don'tdrink milk.
But anyway, so yeah, we justwanted to give you guys some
little quick tips and justlittle things that we do just to
encourage everyone to stay fitand healthy and listen, we
haven't arrived, we're notperfect.
We still have lots of things.
I just had a baby
(10:43):
getting back into the swing ofthings, it's exciting to just
get active again and to um,incorporate the kids in just
this healthy lifestyle and tomake it fun and not make it seem
like a chore or that it's aburden where they don't get
excited about the healthy stuffas much as they get excited
about the gummy bears and thelollipops and all that stuff.
And there's even healthieroptions for lollipops and gummy
(11:06):
bears and things like that too.
Um, you know, we buy the frozenfruit for smoothies but the kids
also love to eat them just aslittle snacks.
So like you cut them up inlittle pieces just for choking
hazard and it's almost like afruity ice cube.
Um, or a little frozen piece offruit.
So that's another little thingthat we like to do for our kids.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
And I also like the fact that you had integrated in
like taking the juice andfreezing it into like little
like ice pops.
Is that what you doing?
Yeah.
Right?
Mm-hmm.
where Oh yeah.
You know.
Yep.
Like a juice
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Pop.
Yeah, it's like a juice pop.
And especially for if you haveany babies for teething, that's
great.
Um, once your child is, youknow, eating salads and things
like that when they're havingteething or if they're not
feeling well, it's a great wayto get the nutrients in and them
to think that they're gettinglike a treat, but it's actually
very healthy.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
And the last but not least, I was just thinking about
um, the lemonade, homemadelemonade.
A lot of times we think of thestuff over the counter as like,
ah, this is great, but I knowwe've done it with just fresh
lemons, simple syrup, right?
Mm-hmm.
ingredients.
Yep.
Once in a while as like a cheattreat drink.
Mm-hmm.
And then obviously flavoredwater, you know, slicing up your
(12:21):
favorite fruit.
Yep.
Throw it in the water.
Yep.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Yep.
That's all good for you guys.
And yeah, we're excited to justshare those and periodically
we'll post some recipes on ourInstagram for you guys to try
and let us know what you thinkand if you guys have any things
that work for your family, wewould love to hear about it.
So thank you for listening asalways and we will be back very
(12:46):
soon
Speaker 3 (12:47):
Later.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
Hey guys, thanks so much for listening to the Puzzle
is Real Podcast.
Please subscribe today and sharewith a friend.
See you soon.
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