Grampa brownies
So, as a side note, my wife’s grandfather is the old-style gentlemen. Whenever he visits, he never comes empty-handed. Since we have a 7 year old daughter that he loves, he often brings things that she likes. So, there’s a constant influx of items like Goldfish crackers, English Muffins, Cape Cod potato chips, Pepperidge Farm cookies, Cracker Jacks, and various Stop and Shop baked goods. Oy!
So, in order to keep such copious amounts of white flour and sugar goods OUT of our home, we tend to give a lot of it away. My daughter’s friends often go home with a bag of Goldfish or a tin of brownies may end up at work.
At home, we call it whatever it is, but with Grampa at the beginning. I.e., as I left for work today, I told my wife, “I’ll take the Grampa brownies to work today and share them with everyone.”
Then, EVERYONE is happy. I’m happy because I don’t have to eat them all or throw them away. My wife is happy because she doesn’t have to keep telling our daughter “no”. And the folks at work are happy because they get free brownies.
Yes, we’ve tried to talk to Grampa about bring so much junk over, but it only lasts a few weeks and then it starts again. So, we just let him do it now.
Posted: August 7th, 2008 under Nutrition Plan, Chris' Log.
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