About the Sprouts

I just finished interviewing my two little sprouts, who for the purposes of this blog, have named themselves Big Sprout and Little Sprout. Here's a little more info to help you get to know them:

Big Sprout, Age 7
Favorite fruit: Oranges, apples, watermelon
Favorite veggie: Lettuce, Asparagus, Broccoli
Favorite breakfast: Pancakes
Favorite lunch: Chickpea salad; Fakin', Lettuce & Tomato (with avocado)
Favorite dinner: Lentil loaf, butternut coconut rice (Appetite for Reduction)
Favorite salad dressing: Agave dijon (Skinny Bitch in the Kitch)
Favorite snack: Popcorn
Favorite unusual snack: Kidney beans with ketchup and mustard
Favorite treat: Cookies, chocolate-raspberry cake (Vegan with a Vengeance)
Favorite drink: Kombucha
Doesn't eat: Tomatoes, olives
Favorite restaurant: Ethos Vegan Kitchen
Favorite activity: Cycling, baseball, running, swimming, hockey

Little Sprout, Age 4
Favorite fruit: Mango, kiwi, watermelon, tangerines
Favorite veggie:Broccoli, carrots, celery
Favorite breakfast: Pancakes, oatmeal, chocolate-blueberry smoothies
Favorite lunch: Veggie pitas
Favorite dinner: Green Goddess Pasta, stuffed shells
Favorite salad dressing: Agave dijon (Skinny Bitch in the Kitch) 
Favorite snack: Popcorn
Favorite unusual snack: Olives, hummus 
Favorite treat: Chocolate chip cookies, homemade vegan ice cream
Favorite drink: Kombucha
Doesn't eat: Mushrooms, tomatoes
Favorite restaurant: Ethos Vegan Kitchen
Favorite activity: Bellydance, ballet, biking, running, swimming, horseback riding

My kids are great eaters, and that makes me very happy. But let me put it out there that they're not some kale-loving flukes of nature. If it were up to them, I'm 95% certain that they'd subsist on cupcakes and cheese . . . as would I, if we're being frank. But over the past decade or so, I've learned that both my health and the size of my ass suffer when I try to do this so I've moved on to a more balanced nutrition plan.

We talk a lot about why we should eat what our bodies need rather than what our taste buds always want, and I really think that, as much as they can for their age, they really get it. Understanding why we make choices that sometimes seem difficult really helps them enjoy healthy foods!