Changes

Sometime in late February, my husband and I watched the documentary, Food Inc.  The next day we started to make changes in our diet and shopping habits.  We started eating more organic foods, and looking for options of where to purchase them.  I started reading "The Ominivore's Dilemma" by Micheal Pollan. And I found that our habits still needed further change.  Now I shop at Whole Foods, order grass fed meat from a local ranch, and my husband is planning a big vegetable garden for the Spring. I've rid the pantry of anything containing High Fructose Corn Syrup, and most everything that is highly processed.  We are all adjusting to eating better, and being healthier.  I've lost weight, my running pace has gotten faster, and I feel a lot more energetic.  The foods we eat taste so much better, and has brought back for me the joy of cooking and eating.  I'm less tempted to eat things that aren't healthy, because when I do, I feel like garbage afterward. I haven't had one seasonal allergy this spring, even when I visited my dad and his long haired cat. My weekly grocery trip has become less of a chore, and more of a chance for exploration.  Yes, our grocery bills are higher, and yes there are some things my kids love that I can't find an organic or unprocessed replacement for.  But for the most part, the change has been amazing.