Many people think that eating whole foods means they won’t have anything to eat except salads. Nothing could be further from the truth! Take a look around on the internet. Look up “raw diet,” “raw recipes” or “whole foods recipes” and you might be surprised at the number of hits that show up.
Your family may adore tossed salad but that doesn’t have to be the only thing on the menu! Remember, whole foods are those which have very little to no processing. If you want chicken breast, by all means have it. Just leave all the barbecue sauce off and lightly season it instead. Then, if you have leftovers, cut the chicken up the next day and serve it on a fresh tossed salad.
Use fresh fruits in unusual ways. Using the idea of the tossed salad with chicken, why not add chopped apples, grapes or dried cranberries with the salad. This will give your family something new to look forward to and allow you to provide more serving of fruits to their diet.
There are so many ways you can incorporate whole foods into your diet. Check out some healthy eating magazines, cookbooks or books from the library. Try to come up with ways to change your family’s favorite recipes so you’re using whole foods rather than highly processed ones. Use your imagination and you’ll soon find there are thousands of ways to prepare food for your family that don’t require ingredients that come from a box!
Conclusion
This report is not all-inclusive by any means. However, the hope is that you were able to find some guidance or ideas on how to eat more whole foods. Undoubtedly you believe your family’s health is important. Making small changes to the foods that are served can have a dramatic affect on their health. Replace processed foods with whole foods and you won’t regret it, I promise.
Christine Steendahl
“The Menu Mom”
This ends our discussion on Whole Foods!
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.
