Healthy eating

One of the things that Clint and I are seldom discussing, is that we need to start eating healthy. Now, I know I don’t need to lose weight by any means, but my diet is anything but healthy. It consists of a lot of pop, chips, crackers, candy, fruit snacks, processed food, and fast food. But every time I go to the grocery store, I think “my gosh, produce is soooo expensive”. Maybe I need to face reality. I mean, a head of broccoli is currently $2.99 at the local grocery store, and a bag of Doritos is what, around $4.00. So I can get a bag of junk for $4.00 and my family can devour it within 2 days, or I can buy a head of broccoli and fix it as a healthy side and have it last 3-4 days.

So I think I have come to the conclusion that I need to change my eating habits, as well as my family's. Right now if you looked in my cupboards you will see the following: pop tarts (this is going to be the hardest to get rid of), chips, ramen noodles, mac n cheese, fruit snacks, Cheez-its. I think this is going to be a challenging change for my kids.

My plan is within the next week is to slowly transition our diets…I mean, I can’t waste the food that has already been purchased, right? But I did get a few items that the family likes to eat for healthy evening snacks like yogurt, and apples.

I will try to keep updated on our transition, whether it be good, or bad.

Here is a list of healthy(ier) foods that I have down for my next grocery store trip. What are your favorite meals/snacks that are on the healthier side??

Grilled/baked chicken.
Fish – I am not a fish eater, but I am willing to give this a try.
Broccoli and Cauliflower.
Yogurt
Hard boiled eggs.
Green pepper
Cucumbers
Carrots
Salad greens with spinach leaves. Laughing cow cheese
Turkey burger.
Frozen Veggies and frozen fruits are a good alternative if you do not want to get fresh produce.
Apples
Grapes
Oranges
Bananas
Brown Rice