The Process of Processed Foods

So the journey continues and I am 2 full weeks into limiting processed foods and felt the need to share some things about it. One of the first things you should know is that you may go through a detox/withdrawal period when coming off food that your body is used to: rice, pasta, sweets, caffeine, pork etc. I personally went through this last week and it went like this: exhausted, cranky, headaches, and one day where everything I ate tasted terrible!!! You will get past these days although it feels impossible at the time. I will be introducing BROWN rice and WHOLE WHEAT pasta back into my diet at some point, but for now I needed a full detox period (atleast 1 month) Another thing is that it is a slow process: like I said in the previous blog, I am making as much as I can homemade (HM) - which right now is everything except for ranch dressing - I make my own but I use mayo in it. Eventually I would like to make my own mayo and then it really will be all natural. Oh and I also don't make my own tortilla chips to go with my HM salsa and HM refried beans (and I doubt I ever will, unless I win the lottery and can hire a personal chef)! So wherever you are in the "process" remember this: Every Little Bit Helps. When you prepare things from scratch there are so many health benefits and you recieve many more nutrients than if it came in a package!!! It does take time and plenty of planning ahead, but it is worth it for me and my family to be healthy. Hope you are all enjoying this process as much as I am!!!