When I decided I wanted my family to start eating healthier, I really didn't know where or how to begin. I had read some blogs, and seen some websites and it all just seemed so....in depth. So much work was involved. I already work nearly full time....
So I thought about it for a while and did something I do well....I got a plan!
I looked at how we eat, what we eat, where we spend the bulk of our money on groceries. I thought about a more systematic approach than just jumping in. Well, sort of just jumping in, but in a nice orderly way.....and THEN I had to sell my husband on it. Which wasn't a hard sell because my husband usually lets me have my way. I'm gonna assume its because he knows how thorough and planned I am, well, that or he knows its just easier.
So, I decided that we would start with bread and breakfast. I would bake all the bread we would use and I would begin replacing our breakfast foods with healthier, but still easy options.
After that, I figured I would tackle dinners, one at a time and try to find more make at home replacements as well as healthier but affordable choices.
Next it was snacks. I enjoy feeding my kids treats and teaching them to enjoy food. But the amount of preservatives in the cookies, the small packages and large price tags, the prepackaged convenience.....I decided to cold turkey not buy snacks, but instead bake and store enough for the whole family to enjoy while at the same time knowing they are getting more vitamins and sustenance out of even a simple snack.
Finally, the most hectic meal for us, lunch. I am not sure why its our most hectic meal, sometimes it feels like it kind of sneaks up in the middle of the day and goes from 0-60 in ten seconds. One moment the kids are playing, and the next BAM! They are hungry!!!!
I wrote out my plan, looked up recipes, began to research and uncovered more than I thought I would. I am going to share it here with you, along with many other family things.
But, you gotta start a blog somewhere, and so I did.....
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