food

I am on a clean eating diet. Meaning food that is free of chemicals and preservatives. Food that is healthy and freshly made. Trying to limit our impact on the earth and animals while eating.

Basically...something like this:

breakfast
--high protein smoothie with skim milk (or soy milk) flax, rolled oats and cocoa nibs
--going to start making vanilla/raspberry smoothies soon too!
snack
--unsalted trail mix and fruit/veg or low fat piece of swiss cheese and trail mix
lunch
--leftovers from dinner the night before or WW toast with almond butter or large salad
snack- see above
dinner
--*lots of veggies*, small amount of soy meat or chicken, small amount of carb (potato/brown rice)
occasionally a drink or two
occassionally a small amount of dessert (preferably clean)
--we make our own marinades, sauces, and salad dressings from scratch...

No refined sugar
--instead we use: agave nectar, honey, maple syrup, sucanat
No White flour
--instead we use whole wheat, multigrain, wheat germ, buckwheat
no preservatives
--no boxed foods unless they have very few ingredients that are all natural and healthy.
--no deli meats
--no fast food
--very little cheese

We drink mostly herbal & green tea... and water. Lots and lots of water.

We have switched to organic where possible
We plan to switch to local, small farm meat and eggs and local veggies.
We compost and grow veggies and herbs in the summer.

We would LIKE to lean more towards a raw food/alkaline diet. For good health, to prevent diseases such as cancer and diabetes. I think many diseases can be controlled or cured by what foods you eat.

google search Tosca Reno/ clean eating for more info....
I read a ton of FOOD books. Books on how foods can heal your body or harm it. I have a stack of them... sometimes I read them before bed. If I do not feel like reading a novel I will research natural health options and food...