A few days ago, I attended a meeting of the mom's group at my church. The topic of discussion on that day was gardening with a huge dose of what-you're-feeding-your-family-is-killing-them thrown in. What I thought was going to be a relaxing morning of Veggie Gardens for Dummies turned out to be an assault on bleached flour, canola oil, and pesticide-laden produce. Now don't misunderstand me here, the ladies in charge had very good intentions, very good hearts, and very good information. When it was all said and done, though, I couldn't help but feeling completely overwhelmed with information. I'm slowly killing my family with what I am feeding them: got it. We shouldn't be eating highly-processed foods because they are in reality very dangerous: got it. These highly-processed foods are making my family sick and I should make some changes: got it! BUT HOW?!?!
That's where this blog comes in to play...
After I got home from that mom's group meeting and had some time to process (no pun intended) the information I had received earlier, I decided that maybe I should try to change a thing or two. Afterall, I want what is best for my family and if that means making the switch from my beloved Country Crock to real butter, well, I suppose I can make that sacrifice. And, my hope is that along the way, I will begin to see the benefit of the changes we are making and will continue to make even more changes for the better. For now, though, my goal is to make one change in our eating/food buying habits per week. If I end up being a little more motivated one week, well then maybe I'll initiate two changes. However, I don't want this to be too stressful, too expensive, or too time-consuming. I am just going to take one little baby step at a time in the direction of eating more nature-intended food.
I must admit, the motivation behind this blog is quite selfish. It most likely will not be the go-to blog for directions for home-made yogurt-making, completely organic grocery lists, or even recipes for all-natural cleaners. I am hoping that this blog will serve as something to hold me accountable to my goals: making small changes on a regular basis that will lead myself and my family into a more natural way of eating. Hopefully along the way, though, I might inspire someone else to make 1 change in their eating habits, enlighten someone's way of thinking about the foods they eat, or maybe even evoke a chuckle now again while watching an ordinary gal like me try to pry my grips from the Country Crock container.
And that is the beginning of my process of going unprocessed.
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It is so hard and overwhelming to make changes in the things we are so used to isn't it! But I think you are on the right track with the baby steps!! I am going to try to do the same though I am not sure how dramatic my food overhaul will end up being! I kind of already started by making all of Braedon's baby food myself! I figure if I get him eating right from the beginning then that will roll into Steve and I eating less processed! :)
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