The Stewarts Versus Food! 3.28.2009

I'll start today's blog update with a big FUCK YOU to whoever stole a bunch of stuff out of Tony's car on Friday night/Saturday morning. They took his backpack, Ipod, my camera, the Sirius radio, cash, and about 10 Truth For Sanity cds. They also stole Tony's new U2 CD. Not only is this person an ASSHOLE, but they also have shitty taste in music. I wouldn't wish a U2 CD on my worst enemy.

I'm not one to sit around and be pissy over something that I can't change, so our day had to go on.

Breakfast... Eggs over easy and dry toast. I ate half of the toast before I broke down and put some Smart Balance on it.

Lunch... Campbell's Heathy Request Chicken and Noodle Soup. Once the soup was thoroughly peppered and salted, it was pretty good (for canned soup).

Now for the big show! As I've posted before, we love the show Man Versus Food. We watched 3 episodes of Man Versus Food on Thursday night and decided that we should have a food challenge at some point over the weekend.

LOCATION: Rooster's on Henderson Road
PARTICIPANTS: Tony, Michelle, Connor, and Ian
BYSTANDERS: My mom and Stepdad
THE CHALLANGE: Pick your preferred type of chicken and the hottest sauce that you can tolerate. Eat all of your chicken. After you are finished eating, you are not permitted to wipe your face or hands with a napkin, take a drink, or leave the table for 5 minutes.

Tony picked bone-in wings with Donkey sauce (the 3rd hottest sauce available). Connor had 5 bone-in wings with medium sauce and a side of Donkey. I (the only TRUE competitor) had grilled chicken fingers with Killer sauce. Ian's challenged himself to do whatever the hell he wanted and eat only as much as he felt like. He had two boneless chicken fingers without sauce and a Diet Coke.


I don't consider Donkey sauce to be a challenge, but Tony's palate isn't as used to spice as mine is.

I should have gotten Super Killer sauce. I did sweat a bit while I ate mine, but it wasn't really a challenge. I have a very high tolerance for spicy foods.

Ian immediately declared himself the winner after one sip of soda and half of a chicken finger. My mom asked him why he's always making crazy hand gestures and he flatly replied "Because it makes me so super happy. Duh."

Ian finished his meal with a gum ball. He wanted everyone to know that blue gum balls turn your tongue blue!

AND THE WINNERS ARE: Connor and Michelle! Tony finished his wings but was immediately disqualified for using his napkin, taking a drink of beer, and going to the restroom. Ian was also declared a winner for his charming ways even though he failed to finish anything that he ordered.

Connor, Ian, and Michelle won! Tony Lost! HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA!

My mom had Teriyaki chicken fingers, which are the most mild available, because she is a big girl-baby likes Teriyaki. My stepdad had 5 medium wings and a "all the meats" pizza. Unfortunately, the pictures of my mom's food didn't turn out.

And just for fun, here's a picture of our late night snack!

Spring Break, Day 1 - 3.23.2009

The kids are on spring break this week. Unfortunately, we aren't going on vacation anywhere and there won't be any pictures of exciting vacation foods.

We are already through breakfast and lunch. I won't be posting pictures of Ian's lunch because he had toast with Smart Balance. Again. If I posted a picture of every piece of toast that Ian consumes, the blog would be 90% pictures of toast.








Ian started his day with a handful of Starburst Fruit Chews. He prefers the yellow and oranges ones and left the pink and reds ones on the floor, presumably for a late night snack.

Connor had a big bowl of Frosted Flakes for breakfast (aka "Tiger Cereal"). Buying Frosted Flakes in bulk is yet another that I belong to Sam's Club.


Here is one of Connor's favorite meals - black beans simmered with sea salt, garlic, and cumin, with a side of Mexican blend cheeses.

Connor and Ian's Dinner/Lunch 3.22.2009

Okay, It's about time that I admit that we don't really have "meals" in our house. It's typically just a series of snacks... And keeping with that tradition, here is what Connor and Ian ate around 4 PM EST today.

Connor had Eggo waffles with Smart Balance and syrup (ERIN FOY - Please note my precise cutting technique!) and Ian had whole wheat toast with... you guessed it! Smart Balance!

Stewart Family Breakfast. 3.21.2009

My husband, my kids, and I are all picky eaters to some degree. Connor doesn't eat much meat, Tony only eats meat, I don't eat red meat, and Ian lives on chicken nuggets and Gogurt. Breakfast is a rare meal that we all eat together. Granted, Ian only eats the toast and Connor only eats the bacon and I'll only eat turkey bacon... but it's about the closest that we come on agreeing on a single meal. The only meal that we can agree on is White Castle. We all love White Castle, for obvious reasons... White Castle is awesome.


Getting ready to cook breakfast... 5 more reasons that I have a Sam's Club Membership: Large quantities of whole wheat bread, eggs, turkey bacon, bacon, and Smart Balance.


Ian's breakfast... He eats his whole wheat toast in pairs, heavy on the Smart Balance spread. He had 4 slices of toast this morning. And three packs of Pez, but I didn't get a picture of the Pez.


Tony's breakfast. Three eggs over easy and bacon. I had two eggs over easy, 3 slices of turkey bacon, and a piece of whole wheat toast. That's only 6 Weight Watchers points for those of you who are counting. Connor had a plate of bacon for breakfast.

Tony is surprisingly supportive of this new blog. He made sure to let me get a picture before he grabbed his plate off of the counter. He even advised that I move the plate a little to the left so that it had full sunlight on it, making for a better picture.