Unforeseen benefits

The problem with BLW is that your plate is seen as fair game. I only realised this belatedly after Goosey, who was playing on my lap this evening, swiped one of my chips and proceeded to demolish it in record time. First time in about a month that I had had junk food but, no matter, from now on the eating of such evil things must not be done in front of the children. It's time I changed my eating habits for the better anyway.

Another unexpected bonus is the introduction of competition into mealtimes. Big brother, who has been refusing undisguised veggies for weeks now, today demanded "I want broccoli too!" and the race began to see which one of them could finish the broccoli first - woo hoo! This is the sort of sibling rivalry that I would never have imagined. Who cares if it won't last forever. For now I'll take it while it's going.