hi friends.
i want to share something with you all.
for the past few weeks, i've been reading a lot about nutrition. first of all...turning 30 has changed my metabolism. i used to be able to eat whatever i wanted...exercise a few times a week..and stay my typical size. i don't ever weigh myself...we actually don't even have scales that work. but i just knew how i was doing based on how my clothes felt.
well, recently....it ain't happening.
and more than ever before, my eyes have been open to what i'm eating. and what processed foods will do to me.
growing up, we hardly ever ate anything from a box. no hamburger helper, no kraft mac n cheese, no canned veggies. my mother made everything from scratch. we had fresh veggies and homeade mac n cheese. more fruit than you can imagine. and we rarely got to eat out. eating out was a treat. pizza was a big deal.
not even kidding. but, we also had the funds to do that. and these days, i'm convinced that it can be cheaper to eat out than cook.
but i'm not giving up. because i know what processed foods can do to us...and most importantly to my child.
my friend rachel has been sharing with me what gluten can do. she has an allergy to it...and pretty much, it's changed the way she can/will eat. after reading about celiac disease, i'm pretty convinced my husband has it. but that's a whole other story.
this morning i read a blog post from my cousin mandy. here is the address.
she has listed wonderful resources on nutrition. i just thought i would share. it's totally worth a few minutes of hopping over there and reading what she has written.
my goal...and my goal for pratt is to be able to eat and not constantly think, "okay. i have to stay away from this...and this and this. but i'll force myself to eat this and this and this."
wish us luck. this won't be easy.
have wonderful thursdays!
About Me
- hannah
- i'm a girl who likes to write. not a girl that's necessarily good at writing. it's cathartic, i think. and boy do i need that from time to time. i married a wonderful man named clint in may of 2007. he is everything i am not. he is calm. he makes plans. he is organized. his truck is always clean. his clothes are hung by types of shirt/color/size/etc. i'm full of nervous energy. i'm spur of the moment. i can't ever find what i'm looking for. we live in my car...pretty much. i'm lucky if my clothes are within ten feet of my closet. God gave us a precious angel of a baby in september of 2008. his name is pratt allen. he is 2.5 years old.we have another little one on the way. his name is max wesley. and he is due may 19th. somehow i'll be the mother of two boys. craaaaa.zy. i spend my days cleaning house. picking worms and caterpillars out of the flower beds. cooking meals. shopping at target. washing clothes. playing on the floor. reading books. doing puzzles. traveling to sonic. and the library. and blogging. i hope you enjoy our blog. feel free to leave a comment. hopefully it's a nice one. i tend to wear my heart on my sleeve.
3 comments:
Good info. One of my favorite bits of advice is that when you go grocery shopping - only shop on the perimeter of the store. That way, you hit up the fresh veggies, fruits, meats, and dairy but pass up all the aisles of processed foods.
Of course, for us, we still need things down the aisles too, but we get very few things in comparison to how I used to shop.
Our goal was to make sure Abby ate right, and we spurge on her foods more than ours. Its a shame that its so expensive to eat healthy and that its the boxed goods that are so cheap. But - just take it one meal at a time and Plan Ahead! (but you knew that)
good for you - you've re-motivated me to do well.
I'm so happy my blog made an impact on you! Please feel free to call or write anytime you want to talk about this stuff. It's really top priority in my life right now. I hope that if you choose to live this way it brings you much health!
have you heard of wildtree foods? they are all natural/no msg/no preservatives ways to cook dinners. all sold thru websites or hosting a 'tasting' they have deelish items. check out wildtree.com-- so far everything i have ordered has been great.
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