PREPARATION


I am sorry I did not get this out this weekend! We had an extra day together as a family this weekend due to the MLK holiday so I am set back a day. I thought tomorrow was Tuesday! Hey baby brain is real even with a 1 1/2 yo and a 2 1/2 yo!

SO......... preparation! What have you done to prep your life to support a whole foods diet??!!

The 1st thing I say you MUST do is decide it is YOUR time! This is really it! We make decisions all day long and execute them without a second thought! You must do the same with your decision to create a healthy lifestyle for yourself and your family! It can be executed just as easily as say going to check your mail or washing your dishes. There is no difference except WE EAT ALL THE TIME!

This is where it can become really easy or more challenging. We eat more than we do anything else in our conscious lives! We eat 2-6 times or more a day! The most amazing part of this is we have SO many opportunities to eat well! SO many choices and with each one we can make the decision to make a health promoting decision!

The flip to this is we also have so many opportunities to make non health promoting decisions...but another is soon on its way so the time for change comes again quickly! So quickly that you cannot even stress on the bad choice. Focus on telling yourself, "hey self, that wasn't the best decision we had available. Let's make sure that the next time we make a better, more conscious decision." Be easy on yourself. Life is full of so many stressors. We do not need to create a new stressor with food choices. Be easy but be aware. Be conscious. Be in love with yourself and always strive to create a better relationship with yourself, in yourself.

There are many things that make whole foods eating easier. Here are a few:

A good blender - If you cannot afford a high end blender like the Vitamix invest in a Ninja or another good quality blender. If not that's ok too just have a blender! :)

A juicer - Not necessary at all as you can make whole foods smoothies/juices in a blender but it can make getting the nutrients in easier, especially in the beginning of your healthy lifestyle swap.

A good knife and or knife set

Good cook wear - say bye bye to the teflon, no stick stuff of your carcinogen yesteryears and say hello to stainless steel or to cast iron!

A food processor - If you do not have a high quality blender a food processor is a must! Makes veggie prep a breeze

A plan - a weekly meal plan, a grocery store plan, a in a pinch plan, a no food in the fridge plan, an eating out plan, a vacation plan, a visitors in town plan, a low on funds plan! Try to think of all the times that you make the lower quality food choices and make a plan on how to make better choices in the same circumstances.

A weekly shopping trip - This is the minimum and necessary, period.

A date with your kitchen - To get re-aquainted. You will be spending a lot of time together :)

Or you can try this....

Have faith in yourself!

Be in love with yourself!

Be thankful to be here and to be a witness to the beauty that is existence

Live with that thankfulness in your heart and energy daily!

Healthy eating will then come naturally!

LOVE