standard american diet

Ingredients to Avoid in Your Food

source: aMichiganMom

There are some great posts in the archives of Life Your Way that don’t get much attention anymore. This week, I’ll be sharing some of my favorites. Whether you’ve been around since the beginning or are a new reader, I think you’ll enjoy them!

Let me start by saying that I’m writing this post as much for myself as for you.

We probably eat healthier than the “average” American, but not by much, and I know we still have a long way to go in embracing a more natural, whole foods diet for our family.

Changing your diet is never easy, and for someone who doesn’t enjoy cooking (or cleaning up the disaster she leaves in her wake when she does cook) and isn’t really very good at it, it’s even harder.

That said, I’ve found that it’s actually pretty easy to begin eliminating questionable ingredients as long as I focus on one at a time.

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