Choosing the Good Life Through Self Care, Health, and Happiness
Every year the Environmental Working Group releases a list that they call the “dirty dozen”. This is a list of the fruits and vegetables that contain the most pesticide residue. I love referencing this because to buy everything organic is not an affordable option for many of us. The dirty dozen list serves as a […] Read more…
Back when Tim and I were rolling along on the debt snowball (paying off debt if you don’t know Dave’s lingo), I was a great grocery bargain shopper. I would shop all of the sales, clip coupons, and travel to about 4 different stores each week to get the best deals. Then a few things […] Read more…
With Fourth of July literally right around the corner, we are officially in the dog days of summer. Temps here are in the upper 90s, sweat appears if I even look at the back yard, & bikini season is in full swing. So naturally, it would make sense that I would be thriving in our […] Read more…
Easter was less than a month ago, but we are still feeling the “come down” from the bunny induced-splurging. Why does it feel like I just finally got the Valentine’s candy out of site then turn around and the stuff reappears in the form of the next holiday. Can anyone else relate? There really is […] Read more…
The scariest thing about Halloween could quite possibly be the amount of added sugar Americans consume. It’s sort of the gateway holiday that leads into three months of over indulging before we all suddenly awake from our food comas on January 1st and decide to resolve once again to lose the 15lbs. It’s a terrible […] Read more…
I recently posted about the 2021 Dirty Dozen list and how this has helped guide me for years as far as what produce to buy organic and where I can save the moolah. I feel like fruits and veggies are somewhat straight forward otherwise. Organic (in my opinion) is best so you know they haven’t […] Read more…
Ok, here’s the thing. Everyone has their own opinion on the whole organic food debate. Some think it’s a sham in order for food companies to get more money, others find it essential for everything in their kitchen to be organic. I can’t clear up any misconceptions or doubts you may have about the system. […] Read more…
Eating healthy is made out to be this insurmountable feat of deprivation, counting everything…..carbs, sugar, number of times you think about eating that donut, spending massive amounts of money, and ciphering through misleading labels. All of these factors, plus outside voices of those Instagramming and shouting about the latest greatest new fad diet, are the […] Read more…
Ok, so here’s what’s happening. The organic brand (which I discovered is owned by General Mills) Annie’s Homegrown is facing a class action law suit with the claim being their organic boxed macaroni and cheese contains phthalates and that the brand was aware of this. So, what’s the big deal right? Just another random ingredient […] Read more…
If you were to Google “how to eat healthy”, you’d get some pretty solid results. As I write this, the top links come from NHS, HHS, Self Magazine, Healthline, and the American Heart Association. Almost all of the sites offer similar advice: eat more fruits and veggies, eat more fiber, cut down on sugar, avoid […] Read more…