switching from processed foods...

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  • Bernadette60614
    Bernadette60614 Posts: 707 Member
    OH, and many, many congrats on your 47 lbs lost!
  • RachelFrost1
    RachelFrost1 Posts: 46 Member
    Go to 100daysofrealfood.com. There are tons of tips on how to get started eating "real food" and lots of easy recipes that use normal easy to find ingredients.
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
    Frozen vegetables are healthier than canned; they have no added sodium. Find your favorites and start with those. Add a bit of water and microwave them. If I'm craving butter, I spray mine with olive oil and sprinkle with Butter Buds.

    Since you're not used to them, you might find you prefer corn and peas. These are naturally higher in sugar. As you get bored with them, start trying others. Give them a chance. A good rule of thumb is, the darker and greener the vegetable, the healthier it is.

    Frozen Veg in many cases is better for nutrients than the so called fresh from the shop - If you are in canada right now aside from greenhouse greens everything has traveled for ages to get here Right now the majority is coming from south america but i have a friend who imports just Lettuces and he has ships come in from south africa even. for items that freeze well like Peas Corn Beans Broccoli Cauliflower they will have been flash frozen within hours of picking and that means more preserved nutrients - not so hot for eating in salads but if you have the freezer space just fine for most recipes involving cooking
    In fact for Peas I only eat them fresh when i can buy them local in season at the farm otherwise the frozen ones are better because the sugars start converting to starch as soon as they are picked - same for Corn
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
    I disagree with the frozen vegetable suggestion...personally I find them rather bland, like the life and taste have been sucked out of them. Fresh vegetables are where it's at...delicious and more enjoyable to eat.
    See my post (I'm from Toronto tot- and I purchase food as part of my job)
    I agree fresh are better for eating raw, and for some dishes where they are barely cooked but some things are better frozen (Peas and Corn are the two most prominent)

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