Rice Day - the aftermath

Rice day has come and gone. Here are some observations on how it went.


Morning -
Adele surprised me and ate two helpings. Gideon liked it as well and had a bowl and a half. Jolene had five bites and said that if she had to eat any more she would vomit. I gave her some toast.
I have learned that morning rice should be somewhat more mushy/creamy than rice served at lunch and dinner. If it is not on the more mushy side of things the rice tends to just float in the milk and look rather unappetizing. We did put some salt and sugar in which made it more edible. At every meal I reminded the girls that all the little extras we were adding to our rice others in the worked might not have.

Lunch -
We had rice with some soy sauce, avocado, shredded carrot, capsicum, and snap peas. Rather gourmet really. I likened it to sushi that fell out of its blanket. Adele loved this meal. She loves sushi ( I might add that she says "sushi" in a very cute way" ) and soy sauce. She says it like this..."soooie sauce." Jolene ate a bit more of this meal. Gideon dumped his out and proceeded to throw it all over the floor. He ended up with a PB&J sandwich.

Dinner -
Dinner was the same as lunch but I added some spring rolls and dim sims. The girls were pretty hungry by this point. I was sick so my will was not strong.

Snacks -
Apples, carrots, and at the end of the day a granola bar. Like I said, I was sick and really just wanted to lay on the couch with a pillow over my head to keep out the light and noise. "Starving" kids were not going to help at this time of the day.

Overall -
I think it was a good idea and in the future would like to do it again. Perhaps as they get older we can take away some of the condiments. The following day I found myself very thankful for the cereal we had, as well as butter and other tasty additions to the food we ate. I believe doing this sort of thing from time to time revitalizes the senses that have become dull from too many options. We do have so many options to choose from. Sometimes it seems like they are bombarding us constantly and to deal with it we just switch off.
I believe we will have rice with soy sauce and avocado more often. Easy to make, simple, and tasty. Adele will love me on those days for sure :-)

Until our next family experiment.