Well, so far our food bill has gone up only a little. We haven't had to buy much beef however, only from now until December when we buy 1/2 a cow again. That's been a life-saver on the budget. We have an upright freezer in the garage and have eaten more beef since we started this WOE in June.

As for the children. I have thought about how many carbs they get. My dilema is that I run a day care and am required to feed the children certain foods. Breakfast is to include milk, fruit or veggie, and grain or bread. I've been adding protein shakes in the morning, the kids love them. I have to go by the FDA requirements, even if I don't think the children get enough protein and too many carbs.

As for my own children, we limit it more but they are still growing and need the vitamins from fruits and veggies that are high in carbs.