Thought I'd send out an update on my toxic waste cleanup! I don't know about you, but if money grew on trees in my yard, I'd buy all organic foods regardless of the cost. But I have a budget and have to find healthy stuff at the regular stores for the bulk of what we eat. I do shop the health food stores, but I can't buy everything from there - at least not yet! So here's my updated strategy on staying as toxic free as possible!
Reading labels carefully again. If it has too many 'chemical' words, I tend to put it down. But I am finding more foods that are msg/glutamic acid and HFCS free. Very happy about that! I'm not totally throwing out seaweed, wheat free soy sauces, or yeasts. Just making sure it's natural and not too much.
Buying clean, healthy meats locally when possible. Also, organic dairy and eggs.
Buying locally grown veggies at our farmer's market, but I also grow veggies in my own garden. There are great prices on some organic produce at my local Walmart store.
Reducing sugar by using Stevia, TruVia, and Xylitol. I'm also trying getting my chocolate fix with a small square of dark chocolate a day. I'm looking at some recipes to combine chocolate with fiber, nuts, or dried coconut for a sweet lo-cal treat. As for ice cream - which is one of my favorites - we're going to buy an ice cream maker and make our own healthy versions with the healthy sweetners! I'm excited about that! I don't totally throw out cane sugar, I do use the organic brands and sometimes do a combo of sugar/sweetner depending on what I'm making.
Grains are harder since I'm gluten free, however, flax seed and gluccomannon and other fibers help greatly when I make my own breads. There are great choices to buy as well. For my hubby who is not GF, I buy the organic higher fiber breads for him.
Some great finds recently: Kettle Brand chips has some great flavored chips with no or natural glutamic acids (msg's). My hubby & son still want flavored chips and they will eat these! I'm know there are others that I haven't found yet. LiteHouse brand dressings, dips/sauces. Still looking for more, though.
Unfortunately, we live about 1 to 1 1/2 hours away from large Health Food stores that would carry lots more great choices. But our stores are getting more in all the time.
Gotta figure out restaurants at some point . . . . do you know good info?
More updates later!
My veggie garden last year.
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Posted by: kerena | June 05, 2009 at 01:51 AM