When I started reading about the personal revolution I am about to embark on, I realized I would have to make a change to my diet and eating habits. I'd heard of "clean eating" about 6 months ago, and slowly became more educated about it through blogs and research (aka google haha).
I have been eating "clean" now for about 2 weeks, and I have already noticed changes in how I look and feel. Not only has it been really fun searching for and trying new recipes, it has also been fun trying to shop clean (there is a lot of label reading involved!).
I started realizing about a year ago that what I put into my body has a huge effect on my overall health. I started eating about 6 meals a day, and every 3-4 hours. I try to include at least one serving of fruits/vegetables in each of those meals as well. I find that I tend to eat more fruit during the day so I need to work on getting some more veggies in the mix.
Mike has been my guinea pig with all my new recipes, and so far so good! I've been making some of his faves like lasagna and Shepherd's pie and he's been eating everything on his plate (and the leftovers) so I take that as a sign that his tummy is satisfied, unless of course he's feeding his dinner to the puppy under the table!
I've also committed to not drinking alcohol (because it is mainly all sugar), at least until my 40 days is completed. I've never been a huge drinker unless there was a party or unless we were getting together with friends for dinner or something. I would have the odd glass of wine at home during the week while cooking, but other than that I've mostly been a weekend drinker, and not every weekend. I've been alcohol free now since Jan.1, and haven't had any issues. I don't have a problem not having a drink when others are drinking around me. It's a personal choice right now and I'll see how I fee about it after the program. I may have a glass of wine here and there as a treat, but other than that I don't think I will go back to drinking the way I used to. I think I'm at a point in my life right now where that is not a priority at all, and I can't see it becoming one again anytime soon.
I will be posting "clean" recipes on this page as I discover them. This is week 2 of my clean eating adventure and I haven't made anything I haven't liked so far. Here is a list of places I've been finding my recipes:
- http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/ (she even has a meal plan in case you don't have time to make one yourself)
- http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/
- http://www.eatcleandiet.com/ (Tosca Reno also has great cookbooks. I just picked one up at Chapters for only $7)
- http://www.thecleaneatingmama.com/ (her name is Tasha too!)
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| Our beautiful kitchen...where all the "magic" happens |
I'll also be posting tips here that I've found helpful for making the transition to clean, and I'll be letting you know my progress.
Happy cooking!
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