That didn't go as planned!

It's a new year with new possibilities!!

I have decided, along with millions of my closest friends, that this is the year that I make a big change in my life....mainly regarding my health.

This year I turn 45 and as it is continually pointed out to me, the older you get the harder it is to drop the weight! Yeah, Yeah......tell me something I don't know!

Well in my quest for that fountain of non-old fartness I found a great cookbook by Rocko Dispirito called Now Eat This. I was so excited to get the book and immediately went to the store to fix a few things that caught my eye.

This book touted the calorie savings but the same flavor! I was so looking forward to preparing this stuff for the kids. That's when the problems began.

The kids looked at their plates like I had placed my severed head on it! One didn't like the look of it, the other didn't like the texture. One child even asked why didn't it taste like my regular fried chicken. All the while I was REALLY enjoying the food....until I looked up from my plate!

That's when I realized, that in my eagerness, I hadn't thought my kids would be on a different page or should I say plate!

With the kids, I have adjusted my palate to eating what I knew they would eat. No casseroles....they don't like the change of texture of things when they eat. Being aware of who likes what texture, who judges their food based on sight. Who hates vegetables the most and preparing what will go down nice and easy.

In my excitement I forgot about the kids....I was just thinking of myself.

So, even though I don't want to be a short order cook....until I can change the palettes of the kids, I'm going to have to cook two meals for dinner. (insert big sigh here)

Hmmmmm.... but there are brownies in the cookbook........