Robyn O'Brien has written a book called "The Unhealthy Truth" and she also has a web site that you can read here. Basically, she is all over the food industry and notes the shift began in 1994 to put crap, crap, crap in our food supply to satisfy food production quotas. Very very scary stuff.
This makes sense given that cancer, ADHD, and Autism have all been on the rise since this year.
If you don't have time for the book and can just do one thing.....read this list and make a switch.
If you can - read the book, I intend on getting it as soon as possible.
She's a mom, just like us and she has a video here!
Here's her list of the "one thing you can do now":
| Instead of: | Choose This! |
| Cheetos | Fritos or Natural Cheetos |
| Fat Free Miracle Whip | Original Miracle Whip |
| M&M's | Chocolate Chips |
| Lenders Blueberry Bagels | Lenders Cinnamon Raisin Bagels |
| Hawaiian Punch | Minute Maid Fruit Punch |
| Kraft Macaroni and Cheese mix-yellow | Kraft Macaroni and Cheese mix – White Cheddar |
| Duncan Hines Devils Food Cake mix | Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake mix |
| Prepackaged noodles with powder mix | Bag of noodles with butter/olive oil |
| Prepackaged mix of rice | Bag of plain rice with salt/spices added |
| Lowfat Ice Cream | Original Ice Cream |
| Strawberry Ice Cream | Vanilla Ice Cream with your own toppings! |
| Blue Yogurt | White yogurt – add your own toppings |
Got a school aged kid who snacks - try this list:
Swimming in a Sea of Goldfish
Step 1: Replace the multi-colored goldfish (you know, the green, red and orange ones!) with the bright orange goldfish
Step 2: Replace the orange goldfish with the uncolored version or pretzel versions
From Chips to Dips
Our kids loved chips and I hated to deprive them. But I just couldn’t stand to see them crunching those fluorescent orange deep-fried chemical compounds every day after school.
Now we occasionally have a bag of chips as a special treat, but mostly my kids dip crackers, rice crackers, or pretzels into ketchup, mustard, yogurt, or honey. Sure, there are chemicals in their dips, too, but far fewer than if they scarfed down a bag of chips. Remember, it’s not a perfect world—but it can be a better one! I can also dream of the day that they ask for carrots and celery sticks to crunch on instead of chips, can’t I?
Make your own Snack Packs (and get your kids to help!)
Step 1: Tell your kids why you’re not buying the prepackaged versions anymore: too many chemicals and you love your kids too much to feed them that.
Step 2: Get creative and make your own snack packs. Enlist the help of your kids. I tried to mix four healthy choices into the bag, making the fifth one the bonus feature! For example: 1) raisins, 2) nuts (if you can swing it in an allergy-free house), 3) some pretzels, 4) some little crackers (from a box with a short list of ingredients that you can pronounce) and for 5) maybe a chocolate chip or two (or if you’re like me and hate throwing out food, you may want to use up the candy-coated cereal here or the M&Ms you still have or the yogurt raisins that you didn’t realize were coated in rBGH-laden dairy).
Step 3: Make a dozen or so little bags—with your little ones helping—and stash them for the week. Done! Quick, easy, and no chemicals. Give yourself a hug!
