Incorporating whole foods into your diet should be one of the easiest things to do. Think of the foods you normally eat that are canned, bottled or frozen. Fresh fruits and vegetables can be substituted for anything that is processed.
Prepare fresh, cut up vegetables and keep them readily available in your refrigerator. Instead of offering less healthy snacks, offer these vegetables to your child as a snack. Dehydrated fruit is a good option if anyone in your family has a sweet tooth. These foods will have more nutrients than a candy bar and will be so much better for them.
Use whole grains whenever possible rather than turning to white breads, cereals and pastas. It may take a little while to get used to the difference in taste and texture, but these foods are very much worth the effort to change your diet.
Raw nuts and seeds are also a better choice than some other foods your family could eat. Nuts will provide a number of nutrients that aren’t available in similar processed foods.
100% fruit juice is a great replacement for soda or fruit drinks. Dieticians recommend eating the actual fruit instead of drinking the juice unless you juice the fruit yourself. The choice on whether or not to follow that guideline is entirely up to you.
When you start to incorporate whole foods into your family’s diet, don’t be surprised if there isn’t some resistance. Stick to your guns, Mom. Offer only the foods you want your family to eat. Even though it may sound harsh, if they won’t eat the foods you put before them, you can tell them they cannot have anything else. Before too long they will be back to eat regardless of what is being served. Then you will see them eagerly accept the foods, despite the fact they would prefer their old menus, and will grow to enjoy the whole foods meals just as much.
Next time we will discuss “How Does One Prepare Whole Foods Without Getting Bored?”
The above is extracted from a report, “Eat Whole Foods - For the Health of It” and offers the following disclaimer: This report is written for entertainment purposes only. The author is not, nor does she claim to be, an expert in nutrition or health. The report is written in an attempt to share knowledge based upon what was learned during research and by incorporating some of the information contained in it with her family. It is by no means intended for medical advice nor should it be followed as such.
