The simplest thing is to act.
If you've been feeling what we've been saying, maybe even read The China Study by T. Colin Campbell or other books and been convinced by it's evidience, we need to start, and start some where.
What's in you? Do you want to start all fresh and new tommorrow. Making a trip to the grocery store for your F's and V's and trash the food that's in your freezer and some from the fridege?
Or, would you like to start slow and steady. Replacing what you can, getting rid of the very worst for starters and working your way up, one grocery trip at a time?
Whichever way you choose is wonderful! And a step in the right direction.! Since the goal is long term, let's choose a way that will ensure the greatest stick ability.
Repacment and Outage:
Here are some ideas of what to start changing and go as far as you can when you are READY. Maybe you can't make it to the end on some of them (I haven't) and others aren't that critical to go to the end. Others may only go so far because of other limitations. Some may be easier and some harder for you. Do the ones that are easiest for you first. Remember this is a happy journey, one that will begin to free you and you will immediately begin to reap the benefits of even the tiniest changes.
Go from to this! to this! to this!
White bread 100% Whole Wheat Bread Making 100% WW bread Making 100% WW bread
from the store from the store with healthy ingredients no added healthy sugar, salt
or oils
Cow's milk Soy or Almond Milk Making Soy or Almond, etc.
from the store Milk with healthy ingredients
Putting cheese Putting less cheese Not eating cheese or buying Not eating cheese or buying
on everything on foods, in recipies commercial substitute healthy commercial substitutes
So I've complied a list of the most often used ingredients for healthy cooking for a family of 5 (two adults and three children under 6). This is with using Marilyn Diamonds cookbook The American Vegetarian Cookbook from the Fit For Life Kitchen
Once a month:
2 quarts 3.6 oz cold pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
32 oz 100% pure maple syrup
40 oz honey
32 oz brown rice
4 (12oz) boxes whole wheat noodles any variety
3 (16oz) 100% rolled oats (oatmeal)
6 (16oz) dried beans, any variety, or, 12 (15oz) canned beans, any variety
6 (oz) cans tomato paste
2 (5 lb.) 100% stone ground whole wheat flour
2 (5lb.) 100% stone ground whole wheat pastry flour
Spices as needed for recipies:
