Penguin32 · Pass a Note!Posted 3/6/2009
Welcome to the world of un-processed foods! We’ve lived this way for almost 10 years now and feel better than we ever have. It’s a huge process and life style change so like previous posters have recommended, take it slow.
1. Start reading labels today and for now don’t worry about what all the ingredients mean. When trying to decide what to buy, look at how many ingredients are listed. Is there a brand that has less? Most sour cream’s have 11-15 ingredients but Daisy Sour Cream only has 1 (cultured cream). Buy Daisy. Also look at what the ingredients are. If you can pronounce all of them and know what they are, then that brand is a better choice than the one that has 10 ingredients that sounds like a foreign language. Flavored potato chips can have 30 ingredients in them but plain Ruffles chips have 3. Pick the plain chips over the flavored. This is an easy way to get started eating less processed foods.
2. You don’t have to buy the most expensive brand of product (the generic brand generally has less ingredients and flavor enhancers than the name brand). Just pay attention to which brand has a shorter ingredient list with less weird ingredients. Take notes when you find a brand you like.
3. Add more fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables to your plate.
4. Pick 3 of your most processed favorite meals and work on finding a way to make them yourself, from scratch, so they don’t have all the flavor enhancers that you are trying to avoid. Once you get those 3 recipes replaced, pick 3 more new dishes to try. Don’t try to change too much from your diet at once. Just work slowly at replacing each product and favorite meal.
I have a recipe blog that uses unprocessed ingredients. Feel free to look there for ideas or post a comment if you need help with any recipe or finding a replacement recipe.
http://savoryseasonings.blogspot.com/
Good luck!
Emily
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