what i've been feeding my family...

other then our past week because we were 

extremely busy. but we're back on track 

this week! 

i thought i'd share with you what changes we've made to our diet. so far it's worked for almost a month.

after my husband watched food inc and we started watching jamie oliver's food revolution we have decided to try and eat healthier. we are totally grossed out by what is actually in our meat so, we've omitted meat in the meals at home unless i get it from a local organic source. until then, i've been cooking most of my regular recipes just without the meat and by adding more vegetables. 

so example, just the other night instead of making chicken fettucini with alfredo sauce i made vegetable fettucini with alfredo sauce. i used steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and peas. we all agreed that it was better then the fettucini with chicken.

i also make veggie burritos, spinach tomato pizza, veggie soup, rice and veggie stir-fry, etc.

so far, we aren't missing meat. but when we go out to eat (which is about 2 times on the weekends) we usually eat things with meat but since making this change, we really try to order things with more veggies and less meat. 

i feel a lot better eating this way. not to mention that it's cheaper! at the start of each week, i do my grocery shopping. i mostly buy fresh fruits and vegetables with the exception of a few bags of frozen veggies to steam. then i cut-up, what's not for meals and put them into baggies for snacking.

grapes, strawberries, cucumbers, green peppers, celery, cantaloupe, and pineapple

now that we're used to this way of eating and since we're heading into summer with local food markets, we're going to incorporate organically grow fruits and vegetables. i know most of our fruits and veggies from the store aren't as healthy as they can be but it's a step in the right direction. we've also stopped buying milk as most of us, in this house, are lactose-intolerant. 

some days i wish i could live on a farm and raise and grow our own food but i'm not cut-out for that lifestyle nor do i have a green thumb. so until or if ever that happens, this is how we are eating.