Part of our Continuing Series on Improving Health for Your Family
As we’ve discussed, we believe great changes can be made by taking a series of small steps in the right direction. We’ve been practicing this method at the TR house for some time. We thought that we’d share some of our results with you.
We have made some radical, and some minor, changes for the better to our family’s food choices over the past three years:
- Brown Rice: Just as easy to make as white rice but so much healthier for you! Our kids love brown rice with Tamari and TR Mom takes brown rice and salsa into work for lunch almost every day.
- Homemade Gnocci: An easy entry into exploring with homemade pastas. Make a large batch and freeze a bunch for a later date.
- Homemade Bread: Nothing, absolutely nothing, beats fresh and warm homemade bread with real butter. And have you read a label from manufactured bread lately? Why not make it yourself and skip all those chemicals and additives?
- High Fructose Corn Syrup: You don’t need it. It isn’t good for you. It hides in all sorts of food, so read your labels!
- Homemade Hummus: Super easy to make and so much cheaper than those little refrigerated containers of prepared hummus.
- Homemade Refritos: Again, super easy and cheap. And you control the ingredients as well as avoid BPA in the canned offerings on the shelves.
- Homemade Marinara: Not as much of a cost savings. But again, you get ultimate control of the ingredients and you will definitely taste the difference!
- Homemade Pesto: Fresh is so much tastier and healthier!
All of the above items are in addition to the positive shifts we made much earlier, like making our own applesauce and avoiding MSG in foods. At first, choosing to pursue homemade alternatives can seem overwhelming. But we can’t stress enough how simple it is once you get into the swing of things! We found that a good food processor is key to easing into the transition.
What will we change next? We’ll keep you posted with our progress. And we’ll be sharing our recipes for delicious dips, pastas, and whole grain meals!
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