science lessons

Life has been crazy. I couldn't decide if I was going to blog about this or not. The story has the potential to embarrass my lovely daughter one day. However, today she doesn't mind talking about her digestive system, so I'm going to move forward with this story. I'm fully prepared to take this post down when the time comes.

Over Christmas we don't do a lot of healthy eating. Who does? It's Christmas! I become pretty lax when it comes to adhering to any sort of healthy diet. We limit sweets - sort of. And even if I was limiting sweets more than I did, this time of year our meals don't include a lot of fruits and veggies. It's just the way it is. We try to jump back on the healthy eating wagon when it comes by in January.

Christmas night Lily came out of the bathroom and informed me that she had had trouble going to the bathroom. I explained to her that our current unhealthy eating habits could be to blame. I said that healthy fruits and veggies help to make our digestive system work better and all our sweets had slowed that business down. (ha ha)

Lily took this information very seriously. She ran immediately to my grandparents kitchen and demanded some fruits and vegetables. She ate carrots, celery and an orange. That's the thing about Lily. She takes facts and science to heart. If fruits and veggies is what her body needs, then she will do her best to make healthy choices. Now, if I could just prove to her that following mommy and daddy's instructions was also beneficial to her health- we'd be golden.