Shhhhhhhhh I have a secret

Everyday at 11 am my littles proclaim their immense hunger.

"We are soooooooo hungry we are going to diiiiieeeee."
"I guess that means I must feed you again?"
"YYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS and hurrrrryyyyyy we are starving to deeeeaaatttthh"

So I go through my fridge and pantry trying to mix up what I put into these walking pits of hunger. But today was a tough day. I haven't been grocery shopping in a week and a half so the pickins were SLIM. Think like, no milk or bread slim. You may be thinking thats not too bad. But you are an adult. A nice salad, bowl or rice, various fruits or veggies would definitely please your palate. But we are talking about a 4, 6, 7 and almost 9 year old who only eat foods that are 2 chemical steps away from powering industrial machines. So what can I feed them!?!?

I started to rummage and decided on these choices: salad (lol, at least I tried and that one was shot down IMMEDIATELY), scrambled eggs, soup, chicken nuggest or hot dogs.

"HOT DOGS!! You are actually going to let us eat HOT DOGS!!!!"
"yeah...but no buns and only 1 each!"

Hot dogs are never on my short list of things to make for lunch. I just try not to give them hot dogs more than once a month. So when they heard hot dogs they were STOKED!!! COOL....they are actually excited about lunch!! Hip hip horray!!! So final decision was hot dogs, carrots and oranges. Not a bad lunch for the littles. I get them set up and decide that I may have to eat also. What to do for myself?? I definitely didn't want a cut up hot dog and ketchup for lunch so I go foraging in my pantry once more.

I was pushing some cans of tomato around and I found one of my guiltiest pleasures hidden deep inside my pantry. I pulled it out and actually felt my mouth start to super salivate. I knew right then and there what my lunch that day was going to be.

Its rather quite embarassing really. Shah, I don't even know if I should put it down here for all to see. Well, here it goes. I LOVE Pork~n~Beans. Oh, not just any brand....Van De Camps version of pork n beans. Those mushy, sweet, what the heck is that white thing in them pork n beans. I love them!!! I stared lovingly at that red can - my guiltiest little pleasure. Should I get some potato chips and sprinkle them with pork-n-beans and then drizzle with mustard? Or should I go the old fashioned route that I did while preggo with little #4? Just pop open the can and insert spoon? Hmmmmm what to do? I was feeling a bit nostalgic today and almost just popped the can. But I decided to go the pork-n-bean nacho route. Yummmmmm the bliss I was in this afternoon.

Now, my stomach lining hurts...........but I had me some good pork-n-beans. Shhhhhhhhhhh.....don't tell!!!