The movement that is changing the paradigm of health

We’ve been eating well for quite some time, but I want to emphasize that it has been a journey. We didn’t ditch all the unhealthy food in our house in one fell swoop; it took us about a year, and we are always making changes! As you move forward in this health journey with your family, visit our website regularly for guidance, and use the Contact Us page to ask questions.
 

• If you are used to eating a lot of fast food, sugar—in general, foods with little or no nutritional value—then take it one step at a time.
   

• Replace cookies, cakes, chips, and other treats that contain artificial colors, artificial flavors and preservatives with those that don't have these ingredients. As a next step, you can start replacing these with healthier snacks.
   

• If you like to bake, reduce the amount of sugar by 1 tablespoon each time you make a recipe, until you learn how low you can go! We used to add 1 cup of sugar to a loaf of banana bread; now we only use 1/4 cup of sugar. But it took us several months to get there.
   

• Use the Environmental Working Group's website as a guide to the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15.
   

Finding healthy recipes that are easy to make can be a challenge. Many healthy cookbooks, however, contain recipes that you can make beforehand and have them as a snack for a week or two. We will help you with posting our favorite recipes (a full cookbook is in the making), you will find a few quick-make recipes that hopefully enjoy. If you can't find a recipe at the bottom of the page, make up your own! Mix fruits, chop nuts, alter a recipe... be creative! And remember: you can do this!
 

Eating healthy is more expensive than eating unhealthy foods. 
 

• So true! These days, though, the deductibles on health insurance plans have skyrocketed (ours sure has). ​You will find that, in the long run, not only will you feel better from eating the right foods, you will most likely save money by avoiding visits to the doctor.