1 YEAR!
It has been 1 YEAR since Clay and I hopped onboard with Clay's family and decided to cut out all processed food from our diet. How has it been? I have loved it! I would never go back! At first it was tough, we didn't realize how much of our food was really processed. Even though I thought I ate pretty healthy, I came to realize I was putting a lot of things into my body that wasn't really good for it.
Over the year we have become more educated on our food system and the way America has been trained to buy and eat food. We have been a little grossed out and have been educated a ton on food and our bodies! (One of our fav. books is In Defense of Food)
Things we changed:
- Unbleached Flour and Natural Organic Unbleached flour in all our cooking.
- No brand name things that have lots of extra ingredients and preservatives
- Less meat
- Rice Milk
- Everything made from scratch
- Lots of homemade snacks
- A new love for Costco, bulk bin grocery stores, and whole foods.
Things I have noticed that have changed:
- I feel better
- The grocery bill is way down (suprising I know!)
- My weight does not fluctuate the 5-8 lbs it used to.
And don't worry, we aren't perfect at all, we still occasionally go out to eat and enjoy dessert that for sure isn't good for you. But we changed a lot of things and have loved the changes...I am constantly looking for new recipes and ways of doing things, Anyone have any good foodie suggestions?
