First Alkaline Meal

Our first attempt at an Alkaline meal.  I desperately needed to go to the grocery store, and was short on time.  So I used the rest of the vegetables in my refrigerator to create a chicken salad.  I know this isn't the most kid friendly meal, but given the ingredients on hand, this is what we got.  I have a couple of good salad eaters in my family, but most would prefer something else.   However, they all love boiled eggs, so we threw that in there too.  Here was our first attempt at an Alkaline meal.

 

Food:  Steamed carrots (with a little salt), Lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, celery, lemon garlic chicken, boiled eggs, ranch dressing (totally not alkaline, but we are not ready to eliminate this yet!)

 

.....And here were our ground rules, as I knew this would not be readily accepted by all.  But kids are all about choice and feeling like they have some say in the things that they do. So there were lots of options here. Also these rules were for parents and children alike.  Kids aren't going to eat healthier if you don't.

Ground Rules:
1.  Big kids had to have at least 1/2 cup lettuce, little kids 1/4 cup lettuce (yes we actually measured it). 
 2.  Each kid had to choose at least three of the vegetables to put on their salad (Which means that they didn't have to eat their two least favorite ones)
3.  Chicken and eggs were optional (But they all like these, so I knew they would all have at least 1)
4.  Everybody had to try at least 1 steamed carrot.

Steamed Carrot Results:
Joy (11) who hates fresh carrots and refuses to eat them, learned she loves steamed carrots, Blade (4) also loved them. Jade (10). Tae (9), and Knight (6), did not like steam carrots, but dutifully ate at least one bite.  Eve (3) got it to her mouth and possibly a nibble and decided it was not for her.

Salad Results:
Jade (10) and Knight (6) ate their salad, not their favorite, but they liked the eggs. 
Tae (9) ate his salad toppings, then stuffed the lettuce in separately just to make it be gone.  There were no rules on how it had to be combined, so this counts. 
Joy (11) and Blade (4) have always been big salad eaters and loved it and got seconds. 
Eve (3)  did not like the salad or the looks of the salad and did not want it on her plate.  She had the option of the 1/2 cup or the 1/4 cup and she choose neither, but then decided it could sit on the plate and it was better to get the 1/4 cup since it was indeed smaller.  Choosing 3 vegetables, about killed her, but we got three on the plate.  She happily ate two eggs, yet refused to even taste the salad (even when we mixed eggs in).  We tried saying she could just eat three bites and even bribing with a couple Smarties, but it was a no-go.   I told her I would video tape her eating it, as she is normally all about videos, but all to no avail.  So we compromised on no more eggs if she wouldn't eat the salad and a short rest time after lunch. We knew this would be a long journey and I will actually call this a success as normally we can't even get it on her plate:)