Let me preface this rant by saying this: I do dearly love my Brother-in-law, but sometimes he can be ignorant. Now ignorance should not be a forever illness and we all, even I, have suffered from some form of it at one time or another.
I'd like to debunk some myths that my Brother-in-law has brought to my attention.
Myth #1: This website is not meant to be a "diet". This IS our diet. Let me first have Merriam-Webster define the word:
Diet-
a : food and drink regularly provided or consumedb : habitual nourishmentc : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason
SmithCale and I aren't "dieting", our regular diet just happens to be healthy.
And really, for anyone wanting to achieve maximum health you shouldn't set yourself up for sabotage, bingeing and ultimate failure by "dieting". This is a lifestyle change. We literally eat dramatically different from even 1-2 years ago, and this change is forever. We can maintain this and prefer this to any crash "diet" anyone may happen to go on.
In my humble, non-dietitian, opinion this is the ONLY way to maintain a healthy, stable weight for life. We are knowledgeable about portion sizes and we don't even own a scale in our home; for food or our weight.
We eat to live, we don't live to eat. But, trust me, it's a process.
Myth #2: The food we eat isn't expensive, and to prove it I'll show you our receipt from our latest trip.
I've highlighted some of our extraneous purchases. Only SmithCale can spend $9.48 on JUICE. Please tell him that's ridiculous.
The other highlighted items are things I bought for that night's dinner for company and will not be part of next week's menu, or to stockpile.
Yes, I spent $6.99 on organic potatoes. You don't have to buy organic potatoes. And I also shopped at a Brookshire's; Wal-Mart is cheaper.
Do what's best for your family, but I'm not lying when I say this; Just because they sell it in a store doesn't mean it's good for you to consume. Because remember they also sell tobacco in stores too.
If you want to cut corners on your food because it's easier and cheaper, it will catch back up to you in medical costs.
I used to go to the doctor far more often because I would get common illnesses frequently, I had IBS and I even had my gallbladder removed at the age of 19. Since we cleaned out our diet, I can count on one hand the amount of times I've been to the doctor in 2 years, an most of those times were skin-related or lady visits.
So total for this next week's meals Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner= $101.59
Produce: $35.26
Meat: $7.10
Dairy: $14.39 (another place to save because we bought organic milk and exotic cheeses)
Bread: $6.24
Staples: $14.90
Non Essentials: $23.67
Keep in mind that in the last 3 weeks we've only eaten out once on a weekday. This is about our average to spend at the supermarket so when you break it down by meal we spend about $4.83 for each meal ($101.59/21). And we know exactly what we ate, and our bodies work better for it.
So really it just comes down to choices. You can find every excuse not to eat better, but can you really afford the costs of not?
Food for Thought,
the SupperSmiths, forging one meal at a time
P.S.- Sorry to get so fired up on you, but as you can tell this is something I'm VERY passionate about. I'll be funnier next time :)
