Eat More, Spend Less Series

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We are doing a major diet overhaul in our house, and I venture to say Maria is attempting something similar in her home also. It's been a slow process, but one that has been in the works for months, maybe even a year by this point. It's been a slow process, but one that takes time considering how large of a change we're undertaking.

The biggest change we're attempting to make is to eat real, whole foods instead of processed and packaged foods. We're trying to eliminate high fructose corn syrup, msg, nitrates, food dyes, hormones, and preservatives from our diet.

The process of doing this can be difficult, but we believe the health benefits our family will reap from it are well worth it!

What we've been doing over the past months is slowly weaning these items out of our house. I've been reading food labels and paying close attention to items at the grocery store before buying them.

It can be a pretty difficult task, in that, these ingredients are often found in even foods we assume to be "healthy".

Additionally I am learning how to cook, and how to make foods we can buy in processed form from scratch. Items like breads, baked goods, salad dressings, seasonings, yogurt... eventually these are all items I hope to prepare myself.

I am also trying to learn healthy alternatives to many items. Alternatives to sugar, oils, margarine, white flour... the list goes on and on.

Fortunately it's a task I'm excited for, and one that I am learning step by step.

One resource I have found is an amazing blog series that came out this week that I am trying to soak up. It is full of some great information on trying to eat better and healthier, all while staying within your budget.

Eat Well, Spend Less

These bloggers are already women that I read daily and that I find really know their stuff. There are many great resources within this series and I recommend you look around and consider the benefits of a healthier diet for your own family.