Step 1

one of my first apprehensions to refining the way that we eat was getting my husband on board :/

men and their food!

the challenging part is that he can eat absolutely anything he wants as often as he wants and it doesn't change a THING

(no wonder i've had a complex with MY relationship with food. j/k)

so, basically, why would he want to change?
cue: the REALLY challenging part

ok, maybe you don't understand.
my husband has been a cheeto-loving, pizza-hoarding, Snickers-craving,  fries and burgers, potato chips and crackers kind of fiend.
and no worse for the wear- yet, at least.
(that may be a little of a strong perspective but it's funny... and half way true)

in my experience with men, they tend to have this "if it ain't broke don't fix it" kind of mentality. so wheeeere exactly was i to start?

(this was my first battle- deciding i really
wanted to address this area of our family's life and habits)

(i was encouraged it WOULD be worth it by some "mommy friends" who have forged the same path in their homes. in their words, 

"if YOU do the shopping YOU can change what comes through your front door into your cabinets and fridge."

<sigh> ok, no excuses then...)

in my experience with women, we happen to build things up in our minds and blow things out of proportion. oops.

so, really, what i thought would be a HUGE discussion was more of a "well, if you stay within your food budget go for it" kind of answer.
YAY !

so that was that.
WOOHOO!

truth be told i did not stay within the budget for a few weeks but now that i've got it down to somewhat of a science i spend about 20% LESS on groceries than before.

here's a (hopefully) fairly quick breakdown of the process over the past couple months:
1. Eat through all the bad stuff... ie: crackers, chips, bread, frozen meals, granola bars, cereal, artificial artifacts (lol) ie: convenience foods, etc.
2. find some new recipes to fill voids from above listed items
3. buy organic "dirty dozen" produce items
4. be consistent with buying eggs from farm down the road

ok. gameplan...
cue: Pinterest!
(in my opinion, the perfect activity to stay busy while nursing)
next: make food! ...ahem, that's QUICK, EASY, and TASTES GOOD


i've got a LOT of awesome recipes that are changing the way we eat- and even think about food- that i can't wait to share with you...

EXCITEMENT!!!