i've gotten some great answers to my (exceedingly transparent) threads this weekend with regard to consumerism (and over-consumerism) and eating (and over-eating).with regard to the eating, i started to post this as a reply but thought it worthy of gathering more thoughts regarding what to do/diet tips, et cetera.
here's my scenario: in my home, we *set a place for Jesus* in a figurative way by putting food aside for freezer dinners for church. while it would be so much more admirable to say we serve Jesus first, my family is far too deep into starvation mode for that to happen, so sadly, He gets served last. i always make sure the meals are balanced out with whatever can be frozen - salad doesn't freeze well so that is not an option.
on the nights my husband and i go out for dinner, we always bring home left-overs because they give us too much to eat. the left-overs become, to our chagrin, my middle son's breakfast because he doesn't want to miss out on something (this is where my bad parenting skills are obvious, no need to rub salt into my wound unless you intend to add pepper and then marinate me for the spit, thank you...) and because we want to put a stop to this mindless consumption, so what to do -- not go out?
not a chance. we are in the food service industry and eat, drink, sleep food (no food pun intended). we so don't feel like planning a meal for anybody, let alone ourselves, at least twice a week so we go out.
problem is, what about the left-overs? let the server put them in the trash?
i came up with a plan yesterday - i am going to take at least two freezer containers with me when we go to dinner. when my food arrives, i will immediately cut my portion in half (which will help me, too) and put it in freezer containers for the church freezer/atlantic city bound and then my middle son can't be tempted (they'll be frozen and not for him) and i won't feel wasteful.
pretty nifty thought, eh?
give me more. i am open.
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