Pretty Pyrex

My Tim grew up loving butter.

 

Anything could be covered in a very thick layer of the yellow stuff. 

When we dated, I would watch him slather his meals, blown away by the sheer volume.

He's fortunate to have a high metabolism, :)

 

Since we married, I took ownership of making his lunch, and cooking his meals. 

His portion size has changed a bit, and his palate has grown accustomed to a much thinner layer of flavor.

 

However, he still likes his butter.

And so do the 5 other little people in this house.

 

To make it last, and for money saving purposes, I would buy a huge tub of margarine "spread", and not think twice about it.  Deep down I knew what we were eating was basically chemically altered oil, but I justified it in the name of budget...and the fact that if I looked real hard at what goes into our mouths on a daily basis, our margarine was only a small portion of the problem. 

 

I try my best to cook healthy, make sure the kids have a healthy snack, and a vegetable with dinner. I gave up boxed/convenience meals a few years back...but for Pete's sake, we like our store bought cookies and Nutty Bars, and it's really expensive and time consuming to feed a family of 7 on good whole foods all the time.

  I admire my friends who do.

 

All that being said, I am working towards a healthier us.

 

Baby steps.

We are a REAL butter family now, as I have kicked margerine to the curb. Vegetable oil is on deck.

 

And since I so enjoy sharing my good finds, naturally our butter found it's happy place in this vintage blue Pyrex dish I found at an antique mall with my parents :)

 

 

 

Happy Wednesday all~