I am not going to lie and say my journey to eating a whole foods diet was easy, it was an uphill journey and still is.
It takes time, patience, organization but most of all an open mind. An open mind to try new things, ingredients you can barely pronounce let alone pay money for, cook and serve to your family. Take Quinoa for example, it sounds weird (pronounced Keenwa) but with some creativity and experimenting with new recipes this little nutty grain could easily replace plain rice in your favourite family dishes….except for you mom, I know you hate the stuff.
Start with one small change and work from there. I started with spelt flour and continue to use this in the majority of my baked goods and breads. Spelt easily replaces white flour in most recipes without too much change in flavor and texture. The next time you bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies, try substituting one cup of spelt in place of white and from there go wild and work yourself up to a half. Contrary to what my Dad thinks you are not going hippy by eating spelt and quinoa….and so what if you were, you will be one healthy hippy.
Baby steps are key to incorporating alternative ingredients into your diet but with small minuscule changes the transition will be seamless without an uprising from your family members
Here is some information on spelt flour…by far an easy first step in a whole foods diet.
Nice combination eh? Yes, that egg IS that big and I would hate to come face to face with the hen that deposited that one.
So what does that unlikely combination have to do with this topic? Well, one of our favourite family recipes has to be egg Mcmuffins. We make these on our outdoor occasions, most recently this one I wrote about. To make our egg’s even and round we cook them inside a tuna can. Simply cut the top and bottom out and place in the centre of the skillet. When flipping you can easily run the metal spatula underneath the egg and tin and flip it. Now they are familiar in shape to those calorie packed, artery clogging goodies normally bought at the golden arches.
For those similar to Subway simply spray the insides of a round Tupperware container with Pam and whisk an egg, some milk and a little butter. The egg pops out easily and can them be piled with fresh veggies.
No more misshapen, lopsided egg mcmuffins. Not like they tasted bad like that but sometimes presentation is nice….sometimes.
Nice combination eh? Yes, that egg IS that big and I would hate to come face to face with the hen that deposited that one.