I am purging my house of processed foods in an effort to get healthier. For the last 2 days I have been working on this. I am trying to go back to the way my great grandparents ate. I am not sure all this processed food is having a positive effect on my health. Although in the short term it has left my body very sore.
If you have been following my blog for awhile you will remember that in 2009 I give up all artificial sweeteners and all diet soda. This made a very positive change in my health. I have my friend Kay of blessed memory for leading me to this change. It was not easy and I had withdrawal headaches for 2 weeks
In 2017 I gave up all sugar sweetened sodas. That made another positive change for me. Although it did make those 48 hour work days next to impossible.
Now I am making the next step in this slow set of steps. I am trying to give up processed foods. In some ways it is easy, we do not eat much fast food. Bread, bagels and tortillas are going to be a little bit harder. Although, as I went through our 2 pantries I was really amazed at how much processed foods we have in the house. So much so, that I am down to 1 pantry. That one pantry even has extra space. Did I mention that this leaves more room for yarn. Maybe I can consolidate some of the yarn I have around the house to 1 or 2 rooms. It is worth a try.
This has lead to 13 bags and 2 boxes heading to the community food drive this week. See the picture below for the bags. The boxes are up on a shelf.
