Tonight we enjoyed the black bean burgers and homemade fries. Click here for the recipe. I wanted to take a picture, but dinner was late tonight and we were all hungry so I forgot to take one. They were fairly simple to make and the boys both ate it. Elijah in fact seemed to love them. I was worried that they wouldn't eat them since they are not crazy about beans. So I definitely recommend these if you like black beans. There are other variations with different beans that I look forward to trying too.

I am very tired from growing this sweet baby girl, so tonight my post is short and I will leave a website I've enjoyed researching this week: www.vegsoc.org

Action Time

We spent the last half of the week in Florida for a work incentive trip and I enjoyed the fresh fruit and refreshing fresh squeezed orange juice.
Now we are back from our vacation and I made my first grocery store trip since watching the documentary and deciding to make some changes. This week's menu is sort of simple and puts our plan into action, somewhat.
I stocked up on fresh fruits since it is loved so much by the whole family. I bought mostly organic produce, but I am trying to stay as seasonal as possible as well, except nothing seems to be in season right now. :-/
I didn't buy any meat this week. However, there are some turkey meatballs and frozen salmon and swordfish in the freezer that we will finish for sake of not wasting. So this week will not be meat free, but we are baby stepping our way to that experiment.
I have been talking to some of the healthy eaters that I know and also reading some blogs/websites from people who eat whole foods most of the time. I'm reading opinions from strict vegan to the other end of the whole food spectrum; including organic meats and dairy. I look forward to finding where we fit in, as it can get overwhelming to decide what is the best for our family. I also need to research nutritional needs for the boys and myself, being pregnant and soon nursing our baby girl. That will probably be another overwhelming process since everyone has an opinion of that as well.
So this week I am going to make a vegan chili and black bean burgers, both of which will have plenty of protein. If they turn out well, I'll post the recipes. I also plan to make fruit smoothies since Jason stocked up on some frozen berries last week. He has this thing with buying frozen berries, so I am going to put them to good use. We also are going to start juicing fresh veggies and fruits. My favorite is carrot apple juice, yum yum.
The boys are recovering from a nasty cold/virus so I'm hoping they respond well to this week's menu. I am also feeling a bit stuffy and am hoping to prevent getting sick by taking Emergen-C packs and elderberry capsules. It helped my last cold stay pretty under control, so I'm hoping for the same results. We try to stay as natural as possible in treating our illnesses as well. This is a learning process though, and we still have a lot to learn. Herbs can be a tricky topic.
Well I hear my little Elijah crying in bed. I'm sure he's missing his mommy and hoping she hasn't taken off on another vacation. Good night.

Noah's Miracle

Jason made this video when Noah was about a year old. It's wonderful but hard for me to watch, so be prepared to bring out some tissues.