Going Whole foods is hard work.It’s worth it.But it is indeed hard work.
Our philosophy is: make it from scratch, Try to make it whole grains, try to cut the sugar in half, use quality ingredients, eat less, and try new things.
So after I (Tina) went crazy
and cut out all the sugar and white flour, and everything processed in our
house...
Huston we have a
Problem.
1. Everything tasted like Honey, and/or Coconut oil. So that was not going to work. Things we enjoyed like Onions, bell peppers,
and eggs tasted like Coconut oil. I made homemade Strawberry Jam and it tasted
like Honey. Boo.
2. I was spending
days in the kitchen making and preparing our food. (This is good and bad.) Good because I knew my
family was eating very healthy and
everything from scratch.
3. Bad because I was getting burned out. I just got finished making a healthy Breakfast,
made and sent a healthy school lunch and I had to start making snacks for the
kids and dinner. I even tried to stock
my freezer trying to ease some of the time I spent cooking EVERYTHING from scratch that just made my day longer. But it did give me a break on days I didn’t
want to cook.
4.We all drink 16oz of Green Smoothie Every Day.
5. I continue to educate myself reading books, articles, and blogs regarding our new lifestyle.
Changes:
1. We use light olive oil for our main oil now, instead of
Coconut oil. (Good choice) We still try
to use Coconut oil in all our baked goods.
I actually love the taste of coconut oil in our baked goods. Jeremy makes a Kettle corn with Coconut oil that is so YUMMY!!!
2. We did add a little sugar back into our diet. (Not a lot but some.)
3. We have “Meatless” meals twice a week. This
has been kind of fun. We have never done
this before so It’s fun trying some new meals.
So far everything we have tried has been delicious.
4. We eat Seafood twice a week. Brooklyn and Tina are still
struggling with these nights. But it’s a
work in progress.
5. I (Tina) have taken some short cuts in the kitchen (to
avoid burn out). I buy good quality bread,
tortillas, and pasta’s. This helps ease
some of the burden of making EVERYTHING from scratch.
6. I continue to make and freeze food so I can have the
night off.
7. We are
still trying to figure out “ORGANIC food”
Jeremy and I believe- Just because it says organic does not mean it is Healthy
or Healthier for you. You can buy
an “Organic Twinkie”. We think it’s better to stay away from highly processed
food. That included “ORGANIC” Processed
Food.
8. However, We
do try to buy Non GMO Foods, and still trying to stick with the 5 ingredient rule.
9. Sometimes
you have to use white flour. Sorry, some
things just do not work with
Whole Wheat.
10. It's okay to have a special day every now and then (Eat something you don't normally Eat.) The kids really love these days.
