It has been one week since we started eating "clean" and I have to admit it hasn't been as hard as I thought it was going to be. Also purging all the "nasty" stuff out of our systems has really helped me resist the "Bad for you stuff". I have felt so much better and more enegentic and I have noticed some postitive behavioral changes in Angelique.
It has been a crazy busy week and we have another one ahead for us. I am only going to make a few things for the Thanksgiving potlock this year instead of the tons of things I make every year. I need to destress a bit and commit a bit less.
After next week I am going to try and post a "Clean" recipe once a week. I made some super delicious pancakes with fruit compote that the kids ate up like crazy and they where also super healthy! YAY!!! I think I will post that one first :) Have a Happy Thanksgiving :)
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
2nd day!
I can't believe how much more energy I have already. I woke up this morning EARLY! Normally I sleep in as long as possible on the weekend and take a nap. I woke at 7:30 am and I actually felt ready to get out of bed. I also didn't feel tired or like I needed a nap at all this weekend. This is really exciting for me, I have been feeling tired all of the time lately and I hated that feeling. That is part of what led me to the clean eating in the first place.
This morning I made oat-ricotta pancakes, with ricotta cream and strawberry syrup. It was pretty tasty, obviously not as yummy as "regular" pancakes, but much more filling and better for us. I think it will take awhile to get our taste buds to get used to the whole grain everything and lack of sugar (I used honey for sweetener). For lunch I made "healthy" mac and cheese. It was really good, though it had mashed potatoes to thicken the sauce, I think next time I will use less potatoes. Tonight for dinner I am making stuffed peppers, which we all love and I am drooling just thinking about eating :) I am really excited to see how the rest of the week goes!
This morning I made oat-ricotta pancakes, with ricotta cream and strawberry syrup. It was pretty tasty, obviously not as yummy as "regular" pancakes, but much more filling and better for us. I think it will take awhile to get our taste buds to get used to the whole grain everything and lack of sugar (I used honey for sweetener). For lunch I made "healthy" mac and cheese. It was really good, though it had mashed potatoes to thicken the sauce, I think next time I will use less potatoes. Tonight for dinner I am making stuffed peppers, which we all love and I am drooling just thinking about eating :) I am really excited to see how the rest of the week goes!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Going "Clean eating"
After doing a lot of reading and research we have decided to start eating clean. What is eating clean you ask? It is eating non-processed food with only ingredients you KNOW. In other words whole grains, healthy meats, oils, and lots and lots of fruit and veggies.
Today was day 1 of our "experiment". First I cleaned out our fridge and pantry. Over three garbage bags and one box of foods to donate to the food bank I was done. It felt so GOOD to clean the junk out of our house and I simply couldn't believe how much junk we where putting in our bodies. A lot of stuff we thought were healthy really wasn't, it had a lot of bad chemicals and artificial flavors in it. Next was the trip to the grocery store. OMG how many items of food have artificial colors or dyes?? We couldn't even find any yogurt without artificial colors or flavors. Have to hit a "health food" store tomorrow for a few items we couldn't find in the grocery store. So far so good on the eating, have to see how the next few days go. Of course also have to wait for the 14 year old to come home from his mom's and see how he deals without the sugary, unhealthy junk he LOVES sooooo very much! (He doesn't even like fresh veggies, he prefers the "prechewed" canned veggies)
Today was day 1 of our "experiment". First I cleaned out our fridge and pantry. Over three garbage bags and one box of foods to donate to the food bank I was done. It felt so GOOD to clean the junk out of our house and I simply couldn't believe how much junk we where putting in our bodies. A lot of stuff we thought were healthy really wasn't, it had a lot of bad chemicals and artificial flavors in it. Next was the trip to the grocery store. OMG how many items of food have artificial colors or dyes?? We couldn't even find any yogurt without artificial colors or flavors. Have to hit a "health food" store tomorrow for a few items we couldn't find in the grocery store. So far so good on the eating, have to see how the next few days go. Of course also have to wait for the 14 year old to come home from his mom's and see how he deals without the sugary, unhealthy junk he LOVES sooooo very much! (He doesn't even like fresh veggies, he prefers the "prechewed" canned veggies)
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