From Processed To Organic

I think perhaps most things are good when they are back to the way they were originally intended to be. Food is a big one in this area. I recently came across a blog with the similar challenge as my blog challenge. They were posting everyday but that was not the main objective of their blog. The main objective was no fake food for 100 days. We're talking omitting processed, artificially preserved, hormone infused, antibiotic overloaded food.

And here's the real kicker: They were doing all of this on a budget of $100 a week for four people. While I am a believer in healthy eating I'm afraid to say we still miss the boat at times. We Fullmers love us some junk food. I've been doing better since watching Food Inc last February but I have far to go in the healthy food department as much as I wish I had it down.

Baby steps seem to be best for me as I have a tendency to look at the bigger picture and be overwhelmed. Three years to go of endless homework and various other assignments to earn the degree I want all having to be done while homeschooling and properly nourishing and caring for five children one with a wide range of special needs. This to me appears overwhelming and has me wanting to head to the nearest spa. But I can't look at it that way. You just do the next thing. The next school assignment, the next load of laundry, the next appointment and somehow before you know it you've conquered the overwhelming picture. The giant wasn't so big after all.This is the approach I'm taking to healthy eating. Ronan is my first overhaul. Lucky for him. He is on a strict pureed diet and also will eat anything I shove into his face. This made him an easy candidate for my experimentation.

I was asked by many therapists, doctors ect.. if I puree Ronan's food myself. My answer would be my higest ambition is jar food. I found this to be unacceptable. I decided we would see just how much time pureeing our own food would take and I was astonished at the result. Here is the break down. 15 minutes to and from the Farmer's market and that includes time spent there (we have a farmer's market super close to our house). 10 minutes to wash and chop fruits and veggies. 15 minutes to puree, store and clean up.

40 minutes total to provide 6 super healthy meals to Ronan. Not as bad as I had in my head and it's another example of taking things as they come. Does this mean that we will now no longer grab for that pizza or doughnut every once in awhile? Probably not but slowly and surely I am wanting to take our family from Processed to Organic or at least more fruits and veggies. A girl has to start somewhere.