'Tis the Season to be Jolly

Merry Christmas from the Carbometer!

Here's a quick update from the urban farm.  We are still carb counting here and hope you are too.  Thanksgiving and the holiday season of December for many of us, is one big carb avoidance. One of my friends joked that Thanksgiving is really Carbsgiving.

I'm still working on my new normal since being rear ended in March.  I have some limitations which effect my daily living, most disappointing is the loss of fine motor skills for my right hand which means from now on my posts will be dictated and then cut and paste into the post.  I must say thank goodness for modern technology, but I feel like I'm always having a conversation with myself!

I'm also A LOT slower than I used to be.  I am trying to keep up the steps as much as I can. I still promote 10,000 steps a day or as much as I can get in.  I average 7200.

Slowly but surely we're getting our Christmas decorations out and up.  Over a span of a few days I hope to have everything done. Thanks to the great inspiration that Facebook brings my Christmas treats for close friends and family include pumpkin spice pecans and a little something I came up with myself which is a quick start chili spice packet.

 I plan my days around putting a few of these together and making a trip to the post office get all of them out before Dec. 20th!  I have to keep my family from eating all the pecans before I can get them packed up!

 So for those of you who want to watch your carbs over the holidays here is a quick guide of things that you can do: 

Focus on the sides:

Broccoli

Cauliflower 

Brussel Sprouts

Green Beans

Candy Cane Beets (I have some of these growing in the garden!)

Skip out on:

Dinner Rolls

Stuffing

Sweet Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Go small on dessert:

Flans, custards or a few small cookies, skip the pies and cakes or make them minis - put more into the experience and less into the eating.

From our house to yours have a very happy holiday season.

Merry Christmas!