food glorious food

It wouldn't be some people's idea of gastronomic paradise. And I made it all myself, which is never as good as when someone stirs in their love for you. But yesterday had some good eats for me. My fave thing is cooked tomatoes, and I fried some half cherry tomatoes, and some mushrooms, which along with some very buttery white toast is pretty much my idea of perfection. I also seem to have recently re-discovered an enjoyment of chicken (not real, obv) and mushroom pot noodles, so that was tea sorted. Plenty of chocolate. along the way. All that was missing to complete the day really was perhaps my best friend's coleslaw, made with cream. Or rocket with a balsamic vinegar and oil dressing, with warm popped pumpkin seeds, another fave from another best friend. I have a few best friends, sorry if that seems a bit greedy. I'm just lucky enough to have met several amazing people at different times of my life.
I also treated myself to some apricot juice. I'm not keen on fresh apricots as I don't particularly like them and nor do the kids, so I never buy them. I'm not a fan of dried apricots either. But there's something about apricot juice that's heavenly. Bizarre. I've been reading tho how fruit juice is nutritionally dis-reputable, as it's so sugar laden and no fibre. My hopes of passable parenting dashed once more. Being responsible for my children's eating is a weighty thing for me, esp as I don't enjoy cooking or shopping. The article I read has highlighted just how inadequate my attempts are - we all eat way too much sugar, but enjoy it and I'm not sure - given how many battles we already have - that I'm prepared right now to make things even harder on ourselves. I could relate tho to the claim that we can mistakenly feel pleased with ourselves for reaching our 5 fruit and veg target when it all too often includes 5 fructose heavy fruits (yes, ours often do).
So I'm beginning the day already feeling like a failure, and the difficult task of constantly having to find/prepare meals has just got even trickier. I know any resolve to try harder will get off to a bad start, as yesterday my son concocted a bowl of ingredients as he wanted to make "George's Marvellous Medicine" and I know I'm a fab mum for encouraging that kind of thing. He added flour and the end result is curious so I suggested we try it as pancakes which he wants for breakfast, so we'll see how that goes! Hopefully we can all have a chat today about what healthy food they would like to include this week and we'll take it from there.
Church often cheers me up tho not sure I'm going to manage to persuade the kids this morning. I liked this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-unappreciated-pastor/hello-my-name-is-church_b_4124322.html
And we have a party later too (with fizzy drinks no doubt!). Hope you have a day full of food and people you like too.