Whole Foods

So, Steve, Anna, and I are setting out on a new food adventure.  It's the Whole Foods adventure.  That means, we're trying to eat things that are real: butter, maple syrup, lots of veggies and fruits, a little meat, even whole milk.  We're trying to avoid any kind of chemicals or additives in our food as well as refined grains and sugars.  Let me tell you, it's been interesting so far!

To help us ease into it, we're taking small steps each week.  Hopefully, by the end we will be where we want to be and it won't be too overwhelming.  Starting Sunday, we are making sure we eat 4 fruits/veggies every day.  This does not include dried fruits or  fruit juices.

 We've also upped our vegetarian days from 1 to 2 a week.  This will help eat more veggies and less meat.  If you've got any good vegetarian recipes, let me know.

Another thing that I'm doing is making a lot more things from scratch.  I've semi-unofficially named Tuesday as my baking day and Friday as my meal make-ahead day.  I'm starting to love the crock-pot and am consistently doubling my recipes so I can eat one and freeze the other.

Does this mean that you have to be all crazy and buy special food if we come for a visit?  NO!  Everything in moderation.  We don't want this to be something that makes us cranky and anti-social.  We will eat whatever people put in front of us.  We're just trying to make our everyday food consumption a little healthier.

 So- comments? Questions?  Anyone want to join us?