Trying to focus

I have given you some insight into who I am, my successes and my struggles. My goal is to keep my blog real.  I want to focus and build on the healthy parts of my life and what keeps them there.

Let's start with the food group I belong to.  We created this group last year as a means of getting together, sharing recipes food and food ideas.

At our meeting last week, we met for a coffee to discuss themes for our upcoming events.  I arrived late to find the discussion had turned to the quality of food being served in the cafeteria.  

Not an issue for me...I only send packed lunches so does it matter if a few times a year my son has fries/pizza and an over sized bagel?

I guess it does - childhood obesity is on the rise...could we change our cafeteria, would the kids and families respond?  Well if Jamie Oliver could do it, maybe we could too! http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/school-food

Back to reality.  We shared some healthy lunch ideas that are easy and kid friendly...this is what I shared:

Mary's variation of a Pizza pocket

You can make these little pockets ahead.  They freeze really well and can be taken out the night before lunches served hot or cold the next day.  You can by whole wheat pizza dough at many shops and bakeries.
These pockets are inexpensive and it is easy to get the kids involved in making them

My kids lover them - really you can stuff whatever you want in them depends on what you like.  

I make whole wheat pizza dough in my bread maker (I add some flax- just because)

I have  two pans on the go - one for my vegetarian daughter and one for my son 

they both start out the same - saute onions and garlic add herbs and spices

(my kids like cinnamon, and cumin and coriander 

add either lean turkey or vege ground / or a variation of your favorite beans

add grated carrots and some peas

the mixture should be dry

saute a little longer.....add salt pepper or other spice as you like

roll out your pizza dough and cut into rounds - stuff with the mixture and fold over pinching and turning the edges very well.

bake at 400 until golden - you can use an egg wash  if you like them shiny.

Let them cool 

http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/school-foodA