It has been quite a while since my last post. I have recently been thinking about what I blog about and how I blog and after reading a lot of blogs lately from some other homemakers I follow, I am going to go about this blogging thing just a little differently.
Last summer, as those of you who read my blog know, our family decided to take a turn for the better regarding our health and food. We went organic and natural, eating only real foods and only foods where we could actually read all the ingredients! After a lapse back to garbage food for a few months, we have begun the journey again and doing it a little differently this time around.
Sometimes, there are circumstances where you cannot help but eat processed food. Other people's homes are a big one, out to dinner somewhere at a restaurant, etc. When Cameron is busy during the hot and heavy marching and season, it is very hard to eat good when your choices are concessions at a school. We slacked off a little at that point in time last fall, but now we are back on track.
Like I said, we are going about this a little differently this time. We were buying organic "processed" food at the whole foods market before, now we are not. It was interesting to taste the processed food that was certified organic and natural, compared to what we had been used to. While better for you, still not good for the budget, or the calorie count (if you're into that sort of thing, which we are not). Now, being allergic to nuts, I have to literally read every single label and every single ingredient list from every food. This is a giant pain in the booty, but I deal with it. You would not believe the amount of foods that have nuts in them or have been packaged in a facility with nuts or processed in a facility that also processes nuts. It's a lot to look out for! So that has become part of my every day life now
Recently, I read a book called "wheat belly". It was incredibly informational and I found it quite fascinating to read all the biology and genetics of wheat. Having had issues with my stomach my entire life, as well as Cameron, I decided it is probably a wheat/gluten sensitivity and thus, we have decided to do away with wheat and gluten as well. The doctor that wrote the book had some ideas and suggestions about what to cut out and how far to take it. I originally was going to follow the ideas, but for d out that coconut flour isn't that good for making bread. So, rice flour it is. Although coconut flour has very low glycemic index, I decided that a few carbs without wheat is still better than ingesting the wheat. So, rice flour, here we come. It makes risen yeast bread and tortillas and all kinds of flatbreads we can use in place of wheat products.
What I learned about wheat is very interesting. It isn't the same genetic makeup of the wheat originally used to make bread. It has been modified, and changed so much that it resembles the original wheat only in name. Not to mention the fact that most of the wheat we use and ingest is made up of GMO's. (for those of you who are not privy to this kind of verbiage, GMO stands for genetically modified organisms.) Unless it is the original einkorn wheat of ancient times, it is GMO. Anyhow, wheat of today causes all kinds of troubles in your body and because of that, we are no longer ingesting it. Not to mention the gluten sensitivities.
Since I am home and don't work, I can make homemade breads, pastas and other foods. I try to cook homemade meals for my boys every day. Obviously there are times we go out for dinner or lunch or do something with friends that involves eating processed foods, but for the most part, we eat organic, real natural food. If you come to my house, you will find cage free organic eggs, organic milk, butter and veggies. Organic fruit, canned foods are organic. The meat in my freezer is Amish grass fed meat. My bread will not look like the wonder bread from kroger or marsh. My hamburger buns are homemade, gluten free. My pasta is gluten free and homemade. While some look at us like a bunch of goofballs for buying into the whole "organic natural real food fad" I can tell you with confidence that the changes in our bodies are not made up. We all three feel better, healthier, stronger. I have lost 25 lbs. and counting. Cameron has lost some weight and his body has changed shape, and Shane has lost some weight as well. We signed up for snap fitness in hopes of getting our bodies in a stronger and healthier as well. The last several years , we have discussed getting healthier, eating better, etc. and every beginning of the year it was our resolution to be the year of change. Well, this time, it is. No more talking about it. We are changing. We are making a lifestyle change.
If you are looking at making a change in your life, make this one. It is easy, it is healthier, it is worth it. I will be posting more about this subject and be sharing more about this type of lifestyle and other things that are worth changing.
Have I mentioned microwaves yet? :) Stay tuned until next time!
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