Ding Dong Broccoli on High - 10 / 10 thread

[FrannyandZooey]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

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Ooh Pink, they are lovely

Right, off to do story time - we are reading Howl's Moving Castle and The Hobbit atm

ok i need some
are they real glass? not plastic?

i heart howl but chrestomanci my favourite
hobbit a load of old nonse imo
load of singing elves - twaddle

lol @ ordering from Father Christmas. My DS will be sorely disappointed. A live reindeer might be hard to arrange too

I like the fish!

at fishies....they are purdy.

Franny, you are a girl. Boys like Hobbits. Get used to it. Some of us have had to read it out loud 4 times now...

The fish in the picture are real glass. There are some shells that are plastic. I don't know where they're from. Possibly the poo fairy (who writes letters to children and does sticker charts).

I suppose if I had to choose one then the mako fish is quite good.

I haven;t read the Hobbit

I got ds1 the hobbit graphic novel. He struggles with long books still, though I have read it to him in the past. Is there going to be a film?

FMV - Frank Turner

Thanks for the witness shitness support... DH has instructed me to sit down and 'take a letter'. I think he has pretentions to office management. If you had met the geezah you'd rofl.

Flippin' Norah.....
Yes,
no,
octopus,
casserole,
educational quizzes,
no, again,
yes,
yes.

DD is better! and sleeping peacefully.
I have changed my name in a sulk because apparently the 'smiles' thing, is DS's practice chat up line.....Rofl....bless!

I like this name, mou

Yeah. I might stick with this one. I paint white feathers in my pictures sometimes.

I must confess I don't read much fiction to my DS, I am more of a reference book person.

Frayed, you are not selfish. I would go insane if I didn't have days like that.

ok have read book up to puddings section
like her attitude, she rants about processed food then uses smash when convenient
not very vegan friendly, but a few good recipes in there - nut roast, veggie burgers, ratatouille, moussaka, soups etc
but it's just a good read really - no faffing, good honest cooking kind of thing - i ordered from the library
definitely a couple of things i will try

Sounds very good.

Someone sent DS Charades from the ELC for xmas. I have been pretending to be a car and an ice cream all afternoon

at smash

TWF, may I call you simply Feather?

Hello SB

The Hobbit is rather lovely, although I do find the songs a little tedious. Be different if they were being sung by real dwarves/elves/goblins I am sure.

I love the reading at bedtime thing - it is very calming and very bonding. We sort of take it in turns to choose books. It is probably the best part of the day for me. Well, that and my wind down/MN time

What can I keep in the house to feed to endlessly hungry children?
Must be easy, nutritious, cheapish and....well, what they want to eat.
We are getting through industrial amounts of mini weetabix and oatcakes atm. Oh, and clementines.

I can't wait to be able to read 'real' books at bedtime. I should probably try the Hobbit again. This year I have managed to read many books I felt I should have read before so perhaps I can add the Hobbit to my list next year.

Cream crackers? Do they have any nutritious value? Apples? Oats to make poridge? Don't know really.

crumpets?

prob not much nutritious value in them. I suppose you could use wholemeal flour. I wonder if you can do that.