Turkey Melt

Morning snack: cottage cheese and cantaloupe

Lunch: Turkey melt on an English muffin, blue berries and cucumber

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I'm a big bagel lover!  I never buy them because I'm not sure I can eat an entire bag of bagels before they go bad (ok, maybe I can).  I generally eat them when we go out of town and the hotel has them as part of the breakfast bar.  The last few times LQ has asked for me to share.  So when we went to the grocery store the other day I thought, hmmm I should get a bag of baby bagels.  So I grab a bag and before I put it in the basket LQ says "Mommy, can we get English muffins instead?".  What the hay!  How does she even know about English muffins?  But she pointed them out and we got them.  

Persimmon

Morning snack - 1/2 banana and peanut butter, raisin and cinnamon on wheat

Lunch - Cheese and turkey roll ups, multicolor Goldfish, and persimmons

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If you've never had persimmon, you are missing out!!  It's a little pricey and it looks a bit like an orange tomato but it's absolutely sweet and delicious.  I've always wanted to cook it but we end up eating it before I decide what to make...oops.  I hope you give it a try!

Turkey Avocado Hummus and Cheese Stuffed Pita

Morning snack - pumpkin pancakes and a tad of syrup

Lunch - 1/2 pita stuffed with hummus, avocado, turkey and shredded cheese, pretzel sticks and apples

Afternoon snack - clementines and pistachios

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I recently read an article that I found really interesting.  It's an article about preschool obesity and how we can change how much a child eats by feeding him/her carbohydrates that have a slow digestion rate.  Hypothetically this advice doesn't just apply to those who are obese, but it would likely be most useful in weight management for those children.  (Citation: Alviña, M., & Araya, H. (2003). Rapid carbohydrate digestion rate produced lesser short-term satiety in obese preschool children. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 637-642.)

So I thought, what the heck is a slow digestion rate carbohydrate?  (I'm sure you're wondering too ;-p)  Well surely you've all heard of the glycemic index.  Foods that have a slow digestion rate are those that have a low glycemic number.  This basically means that the sugars found in the food will be absorbed and digested more slowly. To find and compare foods check out this website.  If you just want examples then check out this website.