Eating Healthier

I recently made the decision to start cooking again. I had to cast all laziness aside, make the other big people handle the babies and cook. Our wallet needed it, and so do our waistlines.

We have consumed WAY too much fast food the past year. It started when I had the morning sickness. My nausea was so bad that I could barely lift my head up. Hubby is not the best cook (insert southern- "bless his heart") so we ate a lot of take-out. From Taco Bell to Chili's to the occasional Olive Garden, we had it all. It got old REALLY quickly, and hubby gained about 15 lbs in the process.

After the morning sickness was gone, we discovered I was having twins and had high blood pressure again and had to stay off my feet and in bed most of the time, so the take-out trend continued. Then I had the babies, and was stuck in bed after, as recovery from the c-section was long and horrible. About this time, hubby decided to try his hand at cooking a little more and he did a great job most of the time.

I have recently gotten back into the swing of things like cleaning and cooking. (And exercising... don't forget exercising)
At first I was using the crock pot way too much, but now I am back in the kitchen more, cooking better and healthier meals.

You would think that buying more real food would save us a little bit of money, but unfortunately I am hung up on buying yummy things like fresh veggies and good cuts of meat, free range eggs and organic milk. This means my grocery bill is rather expensive at times. I found a great CSA that we bought a share into. Sometimes we do not use all of the awesome goodies, and I need to change that. I really suggest that those who have a local CSA take part. (Community supported agriculture- find one HERE). Our food comes from HomeSweetFarm. Amazing people and wonderful food!


My goal in the next few months is to stop buying as much prepackaged mixes and frozen food. Less chicken nuggets for Chan and more real chicken. Less powdered potatoes, more real, etc. Wish we luck on that one...