Do you know what time of year it is?
That time when all college officials spouses are secretly thankful college football season is over.
Yes, yes bowl games are on the horizon but they’re a little different in my mind. The bowl games tend to be more family friendly, over the Christmas break so no other commitments are happening, and knowing it’s the very last one makes it a little more special as well.
Now, I know a lot of you might not have football officiating husbands like me but you might have a husband who hunts all deer season long, a husband who works nights, and basically the list goes on and on. If you have a husband who’s out of the house around dinner time quite often-I’m talking to you. {You could even be a superstar single mom who deserves ALL THE LOVE! We can’t even get into how much I admire you, rockstar mamas!}
Around our house, Tab is the healthier eater of the six of us. He keeps us in check with our well-balanced meals. I do my best to eat well but he has way more self-control than I possess. The hardest times for me to make a healthy food choice are football season nights. It’s so easy to just grab something, have something delivered, or whip some super kid-friendly {which mostly means not healthy for me} food up.
This season I was committed to trying harder and I think we found some things that really worked.
We had lots of our tried and trues…
*Tacos
*Spaghetti
*Burgers-our favorite way during the season is to make them super thin and small on the electric skillet and I add a slice of cheese in between two small, thin patties. I serve them for the kids on slider buns and I’ll eat mine bunless.
A few of our new favorites this year have been…
*Snack Tray Suppers {Thanks to my girl, Erin!}-I lay out all different kinds of snacky options. We just had this for dinner last week and this was the line-up…turkey sausage, cheese, crackers, honey mustard, pickles, apple slices, peanut butter, and grapes. My kiddos love this kind of meal and when there’s a wide variety we can all make some pretty healthy choices as well. It reminds me of years ago when I worked at a daycare during my college years. Periodically, the cook would clean out the cabinets and make some sort of “trail mix” with anything she could find. That’s essentially what happens during my Snack Tray Supper.
#ssshhh
#donttellmykids
#ssshhh
#donttellmykids
*Soup/Sandwiches-My kiddos love a veggie soup, specifically of the cheese variety and will take that down. Tab is not a fan of a non-protein rich soup so I make these when he’s gone. They might not be super healthy, but anytime all four kiddos are taking down broccoli, it’s a win in my book.
*Anything in tiny form. For instance, lots of sandwiches on those little Hawaiian rolls or tacos served on the tiny street taco tortillas.
What are your easy go-to meals on these types of nights? Please help a girl out for next football season!
We’re thankful for another great season. These two wrapped it up in Boise, Idaho, for the Mountain West Championship game. Nixon got to tag along because he had no commitments this past weekend and the other two big kids had things going on. Don’t worry-he wasn’t hating the alone time. 😉
This kid is a football fanatic and a steak fan too, which is what I’d prefer I whip up every Friday or Saturday night. #wishfulthinking
Now that bowl season is upon us, who are YOU cheering for?
Thanks for stopping by today, friends!
XO
