Mission Impossible

January is over-- (hooray!) and I've managed to keep my resolution so far to help my family to eat better. This means planned out meals (so as to keep the emergency Little Caesar's nights to a minimum), more of those green things on our plates, and less of the crap in my cupboards.

However, past attempts at this goal have taught me something very important-- man (and the Garrett family) cannot live on grilled chicken and brown rice alone.

So, I have embarked on a journey to find new and exciting ways to make healthy food. Food that isn't gross.

I know, Mission Impossible.

Some of my efforts have been more successful than others. For example:

*You can substitute fat free sour cream for regular in just about every recipe with no negative consequences. It is NOT as good on baked potatoes...
*You can choose to go low fat, low calorie or low sodium. All three at once and you are pretty much eating oatmeal. For every meal.
*Special K with red berries is the best of the Special K line. You can eat a whole cup for a serving instead of 3/4. It tastes good and doesn't need the teaspoon of sugar that a bowl of Cheerios demands.
*Fiber One and Kashi stuff gives the whole family gas. Best avoided.
*Harper's Homemade Bran Bread is the best bang for the calories-- more fiber, less sugar and a sandwich made with it actually keeps a nine year old boy satisfied for more than 5 minutes. You can get it at Walmart, but it's cheaper at Macey's.
*Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches-- 140 calories and they will trick your tastebuds into thinking that you actually ate something delicious.
*One "free day" a week keeps husbands on board with the plan.

The trick is to do all of this without making my kids anorexic. You walk a fine line to teach them to make good choices without making them scared of the consequences of bad ones. Anyone got any other good tips for me?