Setting an example

What would it be like if your family purged all highly processed foods and started eating fresh and minimally processed foods for 30 days?

Well, I just found out about a blog of a family of 5 doing exactly that. As they approached the half way mark, Eileen reflected on the following:

"Despite cries against green vegetables or dense, oat pancakes or the issue of my own seriously chapped dish-pan hands (remedied by new gloves), I feel like I'm doing the best I can for the kids and fulfilling a maternal promise. There's no judgment in doing this. I certainly didn't love the kids less when I served them Nutrigrain bars for breakfast and McNuggets for lunch. But food is about the present and the future. It's a gift of the moment, of nutrition and pleasure. And it's a foundation for their futures in health and habits. It's why moms are such a potent, tangible mix of meals and memory."

So if you would like a break from the food police and see a great example of how a real family can take charge of their health, with realistic and non-threatening expectations, then I highly encourage you to read Fresh Mouth.