The Younger The Better

Folks!!

Guess what?

The other day …

Yours truly did a quick glance at the kids new school’s menu

And guess what I saw?

BROWN RICE

I told my kids and they exclaimed

“Mommy oh my goodness…what are we going to eat on that day?”

Looks like you’re going to be tasting some brown rice.

It was going to be served with a side of grilled chicken and some veggies.

Then they reported me to one of their grandmothers…

The nerves …

My own mother…

Her reply: “Oh that’s good
I’m so proud of you for eating healthy”

They didn’t know the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree…

She (their grandmother =my mother) went on:
“Good job eating healthier early…
I wish I had brown rice when I was younger”

They asked to speak to grandpa …

But grandpa was not available on the video call …

Me: in the background laughing with pure glee

“You know it’s ONCE a month it’s on your menu”

Try it… it is fibrous but good for you!

As you get used to it… ONCE a month… you may be surprised that you grow to like it”

This is a post!

It is also a “introduce your kids to healthier food options… so it’s not such as hassle as they get older”


I come in peace and with brown rice,
Dr. Olabintan

PS: Pic of my mom (the one who taught me how to love fruits and veggies) and I 

Author

Dr. Tolulope Olabintan MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP, dipABLM Dr. Tolulope Olabintan is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Livingspring Family Medical Center. She is a Christian, Family Physician, writer, mentor, mother and wife. She takes joy in empowering her patients and readers to live their fullest lives possible. She helps patients live long and well as she believes that the quality of life is just as important as the quantity of life. She is also a foodie and loves the colors teal and orange. Dr. Olabintan completed her medical degree at UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School in 2007. Dr. O went on to finish her Family Medicine Residency from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Family Medicine residency where she also served as a Chief Resident. She then went on to complete a women’s health/surgical obstetrics fellowship at St Francis hospital in 2011. She is a board-certified Family Physician, Lifestyle Medicine, a HIV specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.