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How to Make Boxed Pancake Mix Healthier With 2 Simple Additions

By GHCL

Shhhh…

Don’t tell my kids (ESPECIALLY my youngest, pickiest) but I’ve been doing something sneaky with their pancakes in order to make them a lil’ healthier.

And the best part… I did it using only TWO additional ingredients!

I used to ONLY make homemade pancakes but here lately, I must’ve lost my touch because the last time I made ’em… yuck.

So nowadays, when we have our weekend family breakfast, I only do the store bought, prepackaged pancake mix with a slightly healthier twist. [Read more…] about How to Make Boxed Pancake Mix Healthier With 2 Simple Additions

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Tasty, Healthy Drinks Other Than Water

By GHCL

Let’s face it…

Yes, water is good for you and you should drink plenty of it.

But if you’re making strides towards eating healthier and transitioning from a lifestyle which includes drinking:

  • soda pop
  • powdered drink mixes
  • fruit juices
  • and any other flavored, sugary beverages

You want healthy drinks besides water.

Yeah, a glass of water can certainly hit the spot after a meal or snack. But when you want something sweet and tasty to wash your meal down with, that apple juice or soda you bought “for the kids” begins lookin’ mighty tasty sitting there in the fridge lookin’ all cold, crisp, and refreshing.

*tsk tsk tsk*

What to do, what to do?

healthy drinks other than water

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How to Eat Healthier When You’re Picky

By GHCL

Trying to eat healthy can be a challenge when you’re a picky eater, but it doesn’t have to be.

In the mid 2000’s, my diet consisted of mostly of uncooked plant-based foods. And while I grew to like things I didn’t before, my food choices were very limited because I was finicky.

When I began eating a cooked food and animal products again, I still wanted to keep things healthy, for the most part.

I’m guessing that you’re in a similar boat, right?

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Video NOT as detailed as the article!

So, how do you eat healthy when you’re picky?

The first thing you’ll want to do is…

1. Identify What Foods You Like

Make a list.

And from that list, pick out the healthy items and write those into a separate category.

Really think about this now.  Don’t limit your healthy choices to just fruits and veggies.

Think about other foods such as:

chicken, fish, turkey
beans & legumes
eggs
yogurt
oatmeal
nuts or nut butters

Stuff like that.

Once you have your complete list of healthy foods you like, decide if they are truly healthy.

What I mean is… if you eat oatmeal, for example; do you buy plain old fashioned oats, or the instant kind in the box of little packets in various flavors?

If it’s the latter, then try finding ways to make it healthier such as buying the old fashioned kind and putting your own sweetener – preferably something like raw honey, real maple syrup, or even unrefined evaporated cane juice [sugar] as opposed to white sugar – and other healthy add-ins like apples, cinnamon, real butter, etc.

So, look over your healthy items and decide if you can make ’em a little bit healthier.

2. Identify What Healthy Foods You Dislike

Now I want you to look over the foods you don’t like and think about WHY you don’t like them.

The reason for doing this is to see if there is something that can be done differently that would cause you to like them.

For example: I used to hate broccoli.

I tried it boiled, I tried it raw, and neither appealed to me.

Boiled was too mushy, and raw was too tough and hard to digest; and I just didn’t like the flavor of it, even with ranch dressing.

However, later down the road I tried it again; this time sautéed in butter with sea salt, garlic, a little soy sauce, and ginger.  Also, it wasn’t cooked as long so it wasn’t too soft and still had a nice “bite” to it.

I LOVED it!

I also tried it roasted on a baking sheet in the oven, with similar seasonings, and I LOVED that as well.

Sometimes it’s just a matter of first impressions, based on how it was prepared; so try the foods again, prepared differently.

Another thing you can do, if doable, is to try something you don’t like IN something you do like.

For example: I find that bell peppers in an omelet, on a pizza, or in chili are much more appealing to me than eating them alone, as a side dish, or stuffed.

You may find yourself the feeling the same with one or more of the foods YOU don’t like if you try it mixed in with something you like.

3. Don’t be scared… Try something new!

I know, I know. It can be scary venturing out and trying new foods, ESPECIALLY if you have preconceived notions about them.

One year, we had our annual family camping trip and my brother-in-law and his girlfriend roasted oysters over the fire pit.

Needless to say, I was reluctant as hell to try them (slimy, gross, disgusting OYSTERS?? *bleh*)

But I DID try one and guess what?

It wasn’t slimy!  At least, not the way she prepared them. They were actually pretty good.

Now, I haven’t added them to my not-so-vast list of foods I regularly eat (and probably won’t) but I can say I’ve tried them and “sorta, kinda” liked them.

So, be willing to at least give (healthy) foods you “think” you don’t like a try… you just never know!

As a picky eater, be sure to cover your butt

One of the main issues I ran into when my family and I were raw fooders was, because we were super-picky eaters, we suffered nutritional deficiencies that COULD have been avoided, had we known better.

“Oh you don’t need supplementation, you can get it from the fresh, raw foods you’re eating.“, they said.

HA! Yeah right.

When you’re eating a very LIMITED variety of fruits, veggies, etc, you simply cannot rely on food alone. Some argue you shouldn’t rely on food alone anyway due to soil being depleted.

But all-in-all, just know that if you’re super picky, you definitely need a good multi-vitamin supplement to fill in any gaps, due to your limited choices of healthy foods, especially if you’re not eating enough vegetables!

Here is the one I use: My personal pick for daily dietary supplement

I hope these tips on how to eat healthier when you’re picky have been helpful to you.  If so, please share this article with others who can also benefit from the information.


More Health-Related Resources For Picky Eaters:

How To Eat Vegetables When You Hate Them

How To Drink More Water Even If You Hate It

The Picky People’s Guide to Taking Liquid Vitamins

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How to Eat Vegetables When You Hate Them

By GHCL

Inside: How on earth can you eat vegetables when you HATE them? This article will give you some surefire ways to get ’em in, even if you think you can’t!

Vegetables… YUCK!

Most times kids are the ones who feel that way, but some adults feel that way too. I know, I used to be one of ’em and I assume you are too.

I hated (most) vegetables as a kid and well into my adult years.

Yeah, I ate corn, the occasional carrot, and “salad” made with iceberg lettuce and French dressing – but not much else.

But I’ve grown to love quite a few vegetables I used to hate, although there are still some I won’t eat – squash being one of them; but I definitely eat more veggies than I used to.

I’d like to help you do the same. [Read more…] about How to Eat Vegetables When You Hate Them

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A Somewhat Easy Transition To Clean Eating

By GHCL

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If you aren’t eating clean (or even healthy) at ALL, one way that you can get on the clean eating path is to start out by making a decision to convert one highly-processed item per meal, and put that into practice until the ENTIRE meal is clean!

For example…

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