So on the Eat Clean boards there's this challenge where you go "white death" free for 3 months. Be done and looking and feeling fine in time for bikini's. I'm going to try this, it's going to be hard. There will be tears. I've cut so much sugar out that it shouldn't be totally awful. I've done a bad job of it this week though and am feeling sluggish and blah for it.
I may have to buy Tosca Reno's book Eat Clean recharged or maybe the cookbook to help with menu planning. I'm going to have to menu plan. I'm horrible about reaching for crap of the processed sugar variety when I don't plan snacks and meals ahead. I'm going to have to plan out meals and snacks for my family that fit in with this challenge, that are affordable (read: really cheap) and my bunch won't feel like I'm feeding them cardboard. I need to find natural sweeteners that are frugal. I love stevia but it's not exactly cheap. I've not tried agave syrup, again it's not cheap. Honey is great, but not cheap. So maybe I'll buy these and just use them frugally. I know if I add spices/seasonings, such as cinnamon, that we associate with sweet eats I can trick myself and my bunch into thinking we are eating something sweeter then what it really is.
So starting tomorrow stay tuned for recipes and meal plans that incorporate these ideas. Also, if you have any links to any good recipes that use clean, whole, affordable ingredients then please share in comments. I guess a trip to Whole Foods or Fresh Market is in store for the upcoming week. This is starting to sound like work. Oh well, if it was easy then the reward at the end wouldn't be so great.
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