How can I feed my family healthier?!
Question: I have been just diagnosed with Crohns Disease and had cancer 4 years ago. It is time for some major changes in my diet and I need to start eating alot healthier. I have been told to eat all organic foods but I just went to the grocery store and it is expensive enough to eat healthy but eating organic breaks the wallet. I can't afford to eat all organic even though I would love to, how can I incorporate organic food with healthier food without draining me finacially?
Answers: I have been just diagnosed with Crohns Disease and had cancer 4 years ago. It is time for some major changes in my diet and I need to start eating alot healthier. I have been told to eat all organic foods but I just went to the grocery store and it is expensive enough to eat healthy but eating organic breaks the wallet. I can't afford to eat all organic even though I would love to, how can I incorporate organic food with healthier food without draining me finacially?
ok...healthy foods to buy are these(that dont have to be organic)
-whole wheat breads, pastas, brown rice, oatmeal, and cereal
-fruit
-vegies
-low fat dairy(milk, yogurt, cheese)
-lean protein(turkey, chicken, egg whites)
-nuts/seed/beans
most of these if u watch dont contain pesticides and chemicals but here are the foods that could be healthier if u do but them orgainic
-milk(some cows are treated with hormones but not orgainic milk
-peanut butter(non organic contain trans fats)
-some meats contain hormones too
-sum fresh fruit is fine
-cereals like cheerios are good and u dont have to buy them organic but most are processed...look for REGULAR whole grain cereals
-all nuts and seeds are fine to buy too
-most canned things are high in sodium just to tell u so i would make my own homemade soup or wash things off that have been canned like beans...
if u need sum healthy dinner ideas here are mine
-chili
-beef stew
-pasta
-grilled chicken
-fish
-seafood
-turkey
-hamburgers or hotdogs
-potatoes
-corn
-steak
-sandwich
-soup
-quesadillas
breakfast ideas are important too...nothing really sugary or fattening like french toast or waffles...here r the best ideas
-oatmeal and a banana
-cereal(watch sugar)...get whole grain cereals
-granola and yogurt
-english muffin and peanut butter
-toast and jelly
-an apple could go along with anything
-scrambled egg whites and low fat or non fat shredded chedder cheese
-whole grain mini bagel and fat free cream cheese
for drinks: milk, chocolate milk, 100% juice(preferably orange)
and sum snacks for everybody...
-baked lays chips
-cheesesticks
-100 calorie packs
-breyers double churned(and no added sugar) ice cream
-chocolate peanut butter ricecakes
-frozen fruit with fat free cool whip
-quaker chewy granola bars
-fruit pops
-lean pockets
-chocolate milk
-graham crackers
-vegies and dip
-pretzels and fat free cream cheese
grow your own vegatables?
Do you have any fresh markets around? They may be cheaper there. I'm not sure that anyone can afford to eat all organic foods. It's very expensive. I would still go ahead and make the changes to eating healthier. Make sure that you are cleaning your fruits and veggies really good. Maybe you could just start out by buying just organic meat.
My big expense is in the meat.
I am allergic to the hormones and antibiotics put in the meat, so I buy that organic.
The veggies, I grow myself. Yes, it can be difficult to do, but it is worth it in the long run.
I even make my own bread so I know what is going into it.