"Gal Called J.J." wrote:
>
> One time on Usenet, Jessie Cally > said:
>
> > The longer I am a mother, the more I worry about my family getting
> > enough nutrition. What tips and tricks does everybody use to spruce up a
> > meal nutrition wise?
>
> I've been cutting back on saturated fats and using more monounsaturated
> fats...
>
Try cutting out trans-fats.

If family not used to it, gingerly introduce whole grains....like brown
rice.

Stick as close to the natural product. In otherwise: good honest Cheddar
above CheezWhiz, roast chicken rather than a hot dog, apples cobbler
rather than poptarts. Steamed veggies with a sprinkle of lemon juice and
real butter, rather than a Bird'sEye frozen something in sauce.
(As a rule of thumb, of course.)
Want to add some richenss to a sandwich? slices of avocado rather than
dressing. The simple avo is packed with nutrition.

Start slowly, work into it....like broiled cheese sandwiches with
lettuce and thin slice bell pepper (vit. C) put between just before
slapping the two halves together instead of panfrying...with extra oil
and no veggies in the center.

Stop buying junk food for the kids to snack on. My mother had a bushel
basket of fruit available at all times...usually apples, oranges or
grapefruit. Another of her tricks was making her desserts protein rich:
lemon souffle (good recipe in JOC) or custard, or a cobbler with a thin
crust on top...more on the fruit side.

Keep a "treat day". We had our main meal Sunday 1 pm, and in the
evening, simple sandwiches and the treat: popcorn and "milkshakes" which
where vanilla icecream, Hershey's syrup, milk, all beaten together in
the "mix master" and poured into ceramic mugs and left to harden until
My Favourite Martion came on. We ate them with a spoon, and watching
daddy make them was half the fun...the anticipation of the treat in a
few hours was amazing.
blacksalt