so yesterday i went grocery shopping with my grandma (my mom’s sick and my step dad was at work).
i had a very big, long, detailed list of all HEALTHY items i wanted to get.
and i had a budget.
seems like a very big job for a 14 year old. but i think i handled it pretty well, if i do say so myself.
long story short, i found pretty much everything i had been looking for, and i stayed wayyy within budget, too.
so mission accomplished!
when i got home i put all the groceries away and organized the fridge and pantry at the same time.
in the pantry, i made sure all the nutrition facts boxes were pointing out so that one glance into it and the rest of my family would know how many calories they are eating.
some of the things i got inclued :
- natural jif peanut butter (i looked all over for a peanut butter that had less calories, but the actual natural-natural peanut butter (which probably had less) was more expensive, and i couldn’t go over my budget. so instead i compared fat, carbs, sodium, sugar, etc. with the reduced fat jif peanut butter.)
- greek yogurt (100 cal. per yogurt)
- 100% whole grain sandwhich rounds
- apples
- bananas
- fat free caramel apple dip
- no sugar added fudge popsicles (40 cal. per popsicle! :D i tried one yesterday — SO GOODDD.)
- 100% whole grain pita pockets
there’s plenty more stuff i got, but i don’t want to bore y’all with all that, haha.
so anyways, i end up forgetting some important things, like milk and vitamins.
so my stepdad, who didn’t have to work today, goes to walmart while i’m at cross country practice this morning.
i open up the pantry to get a 90 cal. fiber one bar after practice and well-needed shower, and guess what i see.
cookies.
GOD-DAMN COOKIES.
AFTER EVERYTHING I’M DOING TO GET THIS FAMILY BACK ON TRACK SO THEY DON’T DIE OF FUCKING DIABETES, OR HEART DISEASE, OR ESPECIALLY, OBESITY, HE GETS GOD-DAMN COOKIES.
omg, i was so close to picking up that big full box of cookies and trashing it.
so i’ve vowed something to myself —
I will manage the grocery shopping for this family.
whatever comes into this house (food-wise), has to be healthy and low-calorie for it to get past me.
because it’s not fair for me, the only one in my house making any effort towards a healthy lifestyle, to have to live with junk food and CRAP, when it obviously shouldn’t even be there in the first place!
okay, i’m done.
/endofrant.
-b.
