tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6878654183183100997.post8350422872832673880..comments2021-08-17T05:15:32.842-05:00Comments on Life Is Beautiful: SorryAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731873775176532770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6878654183183100997.post-88219014012680961832012-01-03T00:59:16.880-06:002012-01-03T00:59:16.880-06:00Sounds like you are better off for not eating out....Sounds like you are better off for not eating out. I like that you are teaching your kids that you have a budget. They will benefit from this. We eat out way too often when I'm on vacation. Too much!!Amanda@runninghoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389034066639666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6878654183183100997.post-69949884815045605922012-01-02T21:21:04.224-06:002012-01-02T21:21:04.224-06:00I've found that most of the time; processed fo...I've found that most of the time; processed foods and a lot of restaurant foods don't taste as good as home-made. And I feel rather icky after eating out. Too much sodium/MSG. Too many bad carbs. etc....<br /><br />Search online or your own cookbooks and have a family activity of making "authentic" Chinese Food some evening. Complete with chopstick lessons. Break up the "work" during the week. Chopping the veggies one day. making the fortune cookies, etc...<br /><br />The following month, do another ethnic food (Greek? Thai? Eskimo?) and pretty soon, eating out will pale to the fun and togetherness your family is enjoying. *hugs*Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633912756265339462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6878654183183100997.post-1806884631890603732012-01-02T21:06:59.838-06:002012-01-02T21:06:59.838-06:00Glad to know it, Nora. I sometimes feel like we a...Glad to know it, Nora. I sometimes feel like we are the only ones...and it's silly to feel badly because it's not DEPRIVING our kids of anything! Thanks for your feedback. :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731873775176532770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6878654183183100997.post-36788074710618143442012-01-02T20:16:44.600-06:002012-01-02T20:16:44.600-06:00We almost never eat out! During tax refund we take...We almost never eat out! During tax refund we take all 7 of us out for a nice dinner but that's it! Don't feel guilty! For one the food is crap and two you did a great thing telling your kids that! They have to know we live on budgets that's being responsable!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com