I am down to my final hour! I have packed up all the snacky processed foods and sent them to live in the storage unit for awhile. I left the can goods because, well frankly I don't feel stron enough to lug them out and let's face it, a can of black beans or carrots is not exactly going to be as hard to resist on a binge craving as say the dried mangos, or cookies.
I have to admit, I am cramming in all the delicious food I will miss today, garlic fries, fresh (from frozen) baked croissants, carmel macchiatos and of course a beer at the baseball game! I am ready!
Monday, May 31, 2010
The countodown begins
I woke up today with a feeling of excitement and dread. Excited to know that a healthy change is on the horizon and dread of the same. All in all I feel that K and I have avoided most of the processed junk the world keeps throwing at us but, we have our downfalls and certainly enjoy some of the ease of the processed world we are part of.
On my list of top 5 things I will miss....
5. propel water
4. girl scout cookies
3. croissants
2. butter ( I will learn to make this)
1. Carmel machiatos!
and so, on that note I am enjoying a machiatto and croissant this morning! HEAVEN!
Poor K will miss MANY things i fear, her list
5. go gurt
4. granola bars
3. mac and cheese
2. crackers
1. fruit snacks
Lucky for me with a little effort I can replace most of those things with a little time and research.
A wise woman would take advantage of this day off to bake some of the needed supplies, but I have too much to do today and will have to bake later.
THINGS TO MAKE (from scartch asap)
chicken broth
butter
granola/ granola bars
muffins or breakfast snack
applesauce
On my list of top 5 things I will miss....
5. propel water
4. girl scout cookies
3. croissants
2. butter ( I will learn to make this)
1. Carmel machiatos!
and so, on that note I am enjoying a machiatto and croissant this morning! HEAVEN!
Poor K will miss MANY things i fear, her list
5. go gurt
4. granola bars
3. mac and cheese
2. crackers
1. fruit snacks
Lucky for me with a little effort I can replace most of those things with a little time and research.
A wise woman would take advantage of this day off to bake some of the needed supplies, but I have too much to do today and will have to bake later.
THINGS TO MAKE (from scartch asap)
chicken broth
butter
granola/ granola bars
muffins or breakfast snack
applesauce
Sunday, May 30, 2010
The challenge is on
I did it I opened my mouth and got stuck with a challenge! One simple question has turned into 30 days of change to answer it. It isn't that I wanted an easy way out or someone else to do it to answer my question BUT, it was a somewhat rhetorical question. What you ask did I ask?
I wonder ........
Is it possible for someone to go an entire month without eating ANY processed foods?
We shall soon see! I know I am not the first or only person to do this. I realize there are the brave souls that have rejected all the modern world has to offer or simply don't have access to the yummy goodness of a somewhat chemically enhanced diet. To those of you that live this, i tip my hat to you. For the rest of us, you know the ones, the fast food generation, crackers as a meal, fruit snacks equivalent to fresh fruit type of people, I ask that you wish me luck!
On this journey I will be taking my daughter. She has no idea of the upcoming change that is to become her life but, I think she will adjust just fine. I hope!
The ground rules........
I realized that although I originated this challenge with the idea that absolutely ALL processed foods were out I need to be realistic. Some things just will have to be made exceptions. For me this is what I have deemed my boundries.
1. Dairy is exempt, cheese, yogurt, milk be allowed but, only to the most basic organic form.
Milk will only be bought/consumed without flavoring.
Yogurt will be bought in the large tubs of plain.
Cheese will be allowed in block form but string cheese, american cheese, etc. are out.
Butter is out unless I make it! :( this will be the hardest part!
2. All grains may be used if starting in the purest form.
Whole wheat flour is ok, white bleached flour not ok.
Oatmeal YES! instant or quick oats NO!
Bread/pastries made from scratch at home
rice- brown only
pasta- made from scratch absolutely, packaged-NO
3. No food out of a box, can, bottle or frozen already cooked. I will make an exception for frozen veggies if the ingredients on the bag lists NOTHING other than the veggie inside.
4. Condiments- dried spices ok if nothing else is added, sauces that I can not reproduce (soy, worchestershire, vinegar etc.) are okay but anything that can be made at home (salad dressing, steak sauce, bbq sauce, teriyaki sauce etc.) will not be allowed.
5. Desserts are totally fine, if made from scratch without using processed ingredients as defined above.
6. No alcohol
Basically, I realize I can not do EVERYTHING since I do not live on a farm or have access to some of these things. I intend to use the questionable things as little as possible and perhaps not at all but, want to allow myself a little freedom now to optimize my success! Wish me luck!!!
As for now, I have 25 1/2 hrs to go before I start this so i am going to have some cold pizza and glass of wine!
I wonder ........
Is it possible for someone to go an entire month without eating ANY processed foods?
We shall soon see! I know I am not the first or only person to do this. I realize there are the brave souls that have rejected all the modern world has to offer or simply don't have access to the yummy goodness of a somewhat chemically enhanced diet. To those of you that live this, i tip my hat to you. For the rest of us, you know the ones, the fast food generation, crackers as a meal, fruit snacks equivalent to fresh fruit type of people, I ask that you wish me luck!
On this journey I will be taking my daughter. She has no idea of the upcoming change that is to become her life but, I think she will adjust just fine. I hope!
The ground rules........
I realized that although I originated this challenge with the idea that absolutely ALL processed foods were out I need to be realistic. Some things just will have to be made exceptions. For me this is what I have deemed my boundries.
1. Dairy is exempt, cheese, yogurt, milk be allowed but, only to the most basic organic form.
Milk will only be bought/consumed without flavoring.
Yogurt will be bought in the large tubs of plain.
Cheese will be allowed in block form but string cheese, american cheese, etc. are out.
Butter is out unless I make it! :( this will be the hardest part!
2. All grains may be used if starting in the purest form.
Whole wheat flour is ok, white bleached flour not ok.
Oatmeal YES! instant or quick oats NO!
Bread/pastries made from scratch at home
rice- brown only
pasta- made from scratch absolutely, packaged-NO
3. No food out of a box, can, bottle or frozen already cooked. I will make an exception for frozen veggies if the ingredients on the bag lists NOTHING other than the veggie inside.
4. Condiments- dried spices ok if nothing else is added, sauces that I can not reproduce (soy, worchestershire, vinegar etc.) are okay but anything that can be made at home (salad dressing, steak sauce, bbq sauce, teriyaki sauce etc.) will not be allowed.
5. Desserts are totally fine, if made from scratch without using processed ingredients as defined above.
6. No alcohol
Basically, I realize I can not do EVERYTHING since I do not live on a farm or have access to some of these things. I intend to use the questionable things as little as possible and perhaps not at all but, want to allow myself a little freedom now to optimize my success! Wish me luck!!!
As for now, I have 25 1/2 hrs to go before I start this so i am going to have some cold pizza and glass of wine!
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