Our journey away from sugar.......

It begins here - a journey away from sugar in our lives.  I don't think it will be easy but we are ready to make a healthy change.  So jump onboard and enjoy the ride......

If your like me you spend your life wondering if we are doing the best for our kids and giving them the right start in life.  I constantly agonise about it....why can't I get her to eat better......is she doing enough exercise......is she doing enough homework.......

When she was a baby I believe I started out on the right track - home made foods, no processed biscuits etc but somewhere along the way she has developed a sweet tooth.  Now eight out out of control it is time to make changes for the sake of her future health and to set her on her way down the right path.  

Life sometimes gets in the way of doing the right thing - work, long hrs, busy days....and sometimes it can seem to be easier taking short cut and sometimes saying yes to things during stressful times.....quick and easy snacks, lunch box bites and packages food options......they make short term life easier but are they really making our lives easier in the long run?

What I hope to achieve over the next few weeks is to change the way my whole family things but in particular my daughter.  Children don't always have the capacity to make the right choices and what I want to do is spend time cooking with her, talking about good food, and introducing yummy alternatives to her.  She is an EXTREMELY fussy eater so I know this will not be easy and she will not always like the choices I introduce to her, but I owe it to her to TRY!

So I have spent a lazy Sunday reading and planning.  I went though my pantry working out what I can keep and what I need to reduce.  If you are like me you can't afford to just toss things out so the plan initially is to decide my pantry into two halves......1.  good foods and 2. Not good foods.  The plan is to slowly reduce the size of the "not good"side and increase the "good side".  I can't afford to throw food out and can't stand the thought of waste so I will work our way through the not good side but only use in moderation until it is gone and will not replace when shopping.

Speaking of shopping......I don't know about you but I am a sucker for bargains and discounts which are generally on the bad stuff so to reduce temptation I have decided to do the bulk of my staple shopping online going forward, then I will not be tempted by the naughty treats (in theory lol).  The rest of my fresh food shopping will take place at our local green grocers which offers fresh, locally grown fruit and vegetables.