Ok, so who hasn't seen this on Pinterest yet? Seriously? Cute, appealing, colorful, and delicious I am sure. This image along with some conversations over the last month or so has brought me to a really weird place with food. Ok, let me preface this with the fact that I am a 2nd amendment-loving capitalist who believes in the free market and not to mention a registered Republican. I am NOT about to go all Austin-like, hippie granola mom on y'all so you can relax.
However, I do know my big sister suffered from food allergies (everything from fish to citrus), and her daughter has similar issues. My little sister has a sweet boy who seems "not so sweet" when he has been up all night with eczema, cracked and bleeding all over his 4 year old body. I have a 5 year old who has been identified with "Sensory Processing Disorder". Then to top things off, I went and watched that damned "Forks Over Kives" on Netflix...
With all that said, I am looking for some real practical dietary solutions. I have been working on cutting the processed foods for a while, then I have been adding the hormone free meats and grass fed beef. But sheesh, where does it end? Would the Feingold Diet my little sister is using be the answer for my son's rage, hostility, and sometimes manic behavior? Do we go vegan? Is it the newly revealed evil gluten? Don't forget the classic culprits: sugar, pesticides, and (brace yourselves ladies) trans-fats?!??! I suppose what I am posing (kind of reminds be of "Singin' in the Rain"...Moses) is that what works for you?
Let me hit you with the parameters first. I already spend about $700 a month feeding my family of five, and that includes my perpetually hungry husband and his tapeworm. (really, he must have one, because it is not humanly possible to consume the amount of calories he takes in and not be a total Jaba the Hut) So, I really can't afford to expand my grocery budget. Plus, I live in Redneck, USA. Which means I do have limited access to decent produce and natural products.
So my friends, I ask you (as I watch my 6 year old sleepwalking through the house) tell me what works for you and your family for a healthier approach to eating?
Ok, so who hasn't seen this on Pinterest yet? Seriously? Cute, appealing, colorful, and delicious I am sure. This image along with some conversations over the last month or so has brought me to a really weird place with food. Ok, let me preface this with the fact that I am a 2nd amendment-loving capitalist who believes in the free market and not to mention a registered Republican. I am NOT about to go all Austin-like, hippie granola mom on y'all so you can relax.
However, I do know my big sister suffered from food allergies (everything from fish to citrus), and her daughter has similar issues. My little sister has a sweet boy who seems "not so sweet" when he has been up all night with eczema, cracked and bleeding all over his 4 year old body. I have a 5 year old who has been identified with "Sensory Processing Disorder". Then to top things off, I went and watched that damned "Forks Over Kives" on Netflix...
With all that said, I am looking for some real practical dietary solutions. I have been working on cutting the processed foods for a while, then I have been adding the hormone free meats and grass fed beef. But sheesh, where does it end? Would the Feingold Diet my little sister is using be the answer for my son's rage, hostility, and sometimes manic behavior? Do we go vegan? Is it the newly revealed evil gluten? Don't forget the classic culprits: sugar, pesticides, and (brace yourselves ladies) trans-fats?!??! I suppose what I am posing (kind of reminds be of "Singin' in the Rain"...Moses) is that what works for you?
Let me hit you with the parameters first. I already spend about $700 a month feeding my family of five, and that includes my perpetually hungry husband and his tapeworm. (really, he must have one, because it is not humanly possible to consume the amount of calories he takes in and not be a total Jaba the Hut) So, I really can't afford to expand my grocery budget. Plus, I live in Redneck, USA. Which means I do have limited access to decent produce and natural products.
So my friends, I ask you (as I watch my 6 year old sleepwalking through the house) tell me what works for you and your family for a healthier approach to eating?
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