Is It Really That Difficult to Eat Healthy?

Why do I find it so hard to eat healthy? It is really that hard? I have very strong will power in a lot of areas. I think... I force myself to do things when I don't feel well; I force myself to be productive when I want to be lazy; I force myself to... or was that the old me?

No matter. Eating the 'right' way has always been difficult for me, regardless of how am in other areas of my life right now!

What is your biggest little hangup in life? Calling your mom? Going to your in-laws for the holidays? Watching your spouse indulge in that last piece of you name it because you wanted it instead but s/he didn't know it? Or worse, did know it?

The problem is that I become accustomed to handling even the biggest of my little hangups. And 'handling' is not always the best way to address something, in my opinion. I mean, I would actually rather not just get used to seeing the 'love handles' and protruding belly on myself, regardless of people's eye rolls and other kind tactics used to make me feel better. And calling my mom? Why can't it be an enjoyable phone call? I try to call people when I am already in a good - or at least content - mood in order to have a good conversation. That's not so hard. Learn how to end a conversation before it gets sour, that's all. (I know, sometimes that can be hard. Learn.) Going to the in-laws? Be glad you don't live with them and will be returning to your own home soon! ha

Truthfully, I have all this nice organic produce in my fridge, threatening to go bad if I don't eat it. Why haven't I or my husband cooked it? I for one don't know what to put with it that he will eat (i.e.; what kind of boring old meat will he want that I will have to mess with today) and he, despite being a good cook, really has to be in the mood to do it.  So I have asparagus, onion, cabbage - all things he likes. And non-organic (because I couldn't find any) cucumber and carrots (which I hear are excellent for the kidneys!) - things I like. (I also like onion.) What to do, what to do.

And I froze some lettuce, per poor college girl's on a budget idea but it looks terrible. I don't think I will try it. I think I will just throw it out. Maybe it's only good for a day or two when frozen.

I DID, however, freeze 1/2 of the fresh strawberries my toddler and I picked from a nearby farm the other day, though! That was a new adventure for him so that was fun! We have eaten some and are working on the the rest of that first half. Picked so many because he just didn't want to stop!

I have requested a few guest posts... now I am expecting a few replies to this one in response! I don't want all my lovely veggies to go bad!

As my cuz'n says - smugs! (Smiles and Hugs)

Eating Clean on a Budget

 

Vegetables in a grocery store, Paris, France. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Eating clean, or avoiding processed foods, is a pretty hot topic lately. And of course every magazine in the grocery store lines has something shouting at you about health. Any media outlet you come across blares it into any of the 5 senses it can reach: the billboards and internet are as bad or worse than the magazine sitting quietly in their racks; the radio and television ads blare at you from the sound systems, sometimes unwanted background noise, simmering with ‘health’ news or commercials.

Information overload begins to weigh on your shoulders. A sudden urge comes to grab the nearest unhealthy snack. Teenage-like rebellion rears its ugly head and we figuratively close our eyes and ears to the ‘evil’ descending upon us, overwhelming us.

Sometimes eating clean, or healthy, just seems too difficult. Which choice is the ‘right’ choice? Is the right choice for you also the right choice for me? How do I know? Says who? And on top of all that… How can I afford it? Is it even expensive? Look at how cheap all of this processed food is. Not to mention how quick and easy it is to cook.

Am I reading your mind? Or that of someone you know?

The link to a blog article (and the blog itself!) might help. It is called:
Eating Clean on a College Budget: How to Cut Out Processed Foods…and Add Clean Foods into Your Diet.

Sometimes I still feel like I am on a college budget – oh, wait, I am! My husband went back to school… ha Well you may feel like you are still on a college budget, or maybe you are back to one, too! At any rate, we all have to budget our time, money and other resources. Not only does this blogger help make it seem easy to budget the money aspect of clean eating, but she also makes the whole IDEA of eating healthy seem easy, so wanted to share it with you!

Happy healthy and clean eating! By the way - she also posts a nice little grocery list of items that she 'always has on hand.'

(from my post on another blog of mine called The Treasure Trove)

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