Comments on: 10 New Year’s Resolutions That’ll Do You Good

By: Skye Byrne

Skye Byrne — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:53:59 +0000

Thank you very much for this inspiring beginning to 2011, Jenny! You, your website, and your beautifully written posts were my number one best discovery of 2010, and I am so excited for another year of your wisdom and love! Thank you from the real food world for all you do!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:37:22 +0000

I have been using the books Artisan Bread/Healthy Bread in Five Minutes A Day, the process for which lends itself easily to soaking, so that has been my intro to soaked grains as well. This has been a great way to get started for me!

By: Colby

Colby — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:44:29 +0000

Have a spa day with the tossers in list #1! Scrubs, hair masks, ointments… They do an *outer* body good!! Happy, healthy new year everyone!!

By: Elizabeth Borelli

Elizabeth Borelli — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:25:29 +0000

Thanks for sharing this comprehensive list. The only thing I would add is bulk legumes. Garbanzo beans, lentils, black beans and so many other versatile choices are an inexpensive and delicious staple in our house. I’ve always got something in the pot and ready to go!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:04:22 +0000

Oh Brianna, please don’t think you can’t eat well on a limited income. Maybe you can’t eat the stuff of your dreams but you can certainly fulfill most items on this list. We are a family of 4 on a single modest income (much less than our peers) and we rent our house so we don’t have a vege garden.

We eat no grains at all, so no cheap filler foods to be seen. We eat mostly pasture raised meats, free range eggs and raw dairy. Sauce is made from a stock reduction or use herb or coconut or tomato based sauces. Breakfast always contains eggs and fruit and yoghurt (I ferment my own), lunch is often chicken vege soups with some fried cheese, and dinner in some from of veg and meat. I cook roasts for leftover meat.

Currently we don’t eat potato or sweet potato but if we did I would use them for filler foods in place of breads or pastas. Same goes for legumes which we don’t eat yet either (we are healing from some digestive problems and resetting the healthy bacteria in our guts) Sometimes I make almond meal or coconut flour muffins. The kids snack on fruit and veges and nut and yoghurt.

Trust me, it can be done.

This year we need more sunshine, although we live in the sub-tropics so is not such an issue here, exclusively pasture raised meat and to be able to afford cod liver oil supplement.

Jenny I just want to thank you for the extra inspiration. What a great cause to dedicate your life to.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:24:36 +0000

Nope, Brianna – even those on a limited income need and can avoid refined foods. Just because “any chef” will tell you can use those ingredients and still be healthy, doesn’t mean it’s true. Humans evolved on unrefined foods and need to avoid refined foods in order to maintain health. Brown sugar should also be avoided because it is processed.

You might be interested in this series: http://nourishedkitchen.com/food-stamp-challenge-the-end/ For a month we maintained a food-stamp budget of $227 eating whole, unprocessed, unrefined foods – nothing was processed, yet we maintained a tiny budget and ate healthfully doing it.

By: Brianna

Brianna — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:13:35 +0000

While I agree with everything on the list, I have to say that #1 isn’t the most feasible thing to do when a family is on a limited income. While it is easy to replace bad oils with the good, limit meats to grass fed only and alternatively consume more vegetables, completely taking out everything can be costly to a families already limited budget. We make all of our own bread and sauce from scratch, but as any good chef will tell you, you can still be healthy and use those ingredients. For example, by making your own sauce with some brown sugar instead of buying the bottled sauces, you make a significant improvement to the taste and health of the dish.
Everything else regarding the oils and whatnot I do agree with though!

By: Crystal - Prenatal Coach

Crystal - Prenatal Coach — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:47:35 +0000

This is a GREAT list of real food resolutions for the new year. Sharing!

By: Jessica @ Delicious Obsessions

Jessica @ Delicious Obsessions — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:11:33 +0000

Great post Jenny!

By: Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:35:44 +0000

Just a slip-up, I’m sure, not to mention coconut oil. It is mentioned here http://nourishedkitchen.com/fats-for-cooking/

By: Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen

Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:04:28 +0000

I am still working on #1 – does it help that I soak the flours in kefir and or whey before preparing them? I have been doing that for several months. It seems to help me digest it better….

By: April

April — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:59:01 +0000

I am trying to get rid of the junk but it’s sooo hard. I haven’t been buying but it’s not going down. The trouble is we have a year’s supply of food and most of it is stuff that I cannot eat and the others won’t eat it if I’m not eating it (I am gluten free and low carb). I am slowly going through to donate to the food bank and may end up sprouting the beans. I just haven’t been buying new, which is a start, since we really cannot afford to waste food on our $1k a month. I am in the very beginning stages of my TF way of eating so I expect it will take time. I’m doing good for me personally but it is really hard to get the others on board. Slowly, slowly.