If your having a problem getting motivated to eat healthy now that we are going into the colder months of the year, simply print the below guide and hang it somewhere that will inspire you to take just ONE STEP. Hang it on your refrigerator or mirror you use in the morning.
Establish positive habits this time of year that will leave you
with more energy, and more productivity. Choose one or more per week as a weekly
goals. Check item off and mark the date as you
complete them.
1. Choose a dinner entrée recipe
that uses many vegetables. ie.:
stew, soup, an Indian recipe, a stir-fry, a chili, an Italian recipe like
vegetable lasagna or pasta primavera.
Completed: ____ Date: _________
2 Go to a farmers market (or natural
food co-op) and choose at least 3 vegetables that you can use in #1. Completed: ____ Date: ______
3 Make the recipe you chose in #1. At
this point you have achieved 3 goals.
Try to continue this process all winter every 2-3 weeks.
Completed: ____ Date: _________
4 Watch a film on eating
sustainable foods. Food Inc, The
Future of Foods, Food Matters, The Garden, Super Size Me, Killer at Large…
Completed: ____ Date: _________
5 While at the farmers market, talk to a
farmer who grew your food – ask for a recipe. If your at the co-op, speak to staff about a food item.
Completed: ____ Date: _________
6 Commit yourself. Plan a trip to the farmers market with a friend every other week
or more, or plan to meet them there. Completed: ____ Date: ________& document as you do it
beyond the 1st time:
Dates: _______
7. Taste something new at the farmers
market or co-op. Completed: ____
Date: _______
8. Shop share with a close
friend. Maybe 1x/month you shop for
yourself and a friend and they do the same in return the following month. Once you have gone to a market a couple
times, it is easy to know where to go and be efficient with your time. Completed:
____ Date: _______
9. Take a child to a market where they can purchase local sustainable whole foods: Completed: ____ Date: _________
10. In the Spring – consider joining a CSA, pretty much like buying
a subscription to a local farm: You pay a fee in exchange for a share of fresh,
locally nurtured fruits and vegetables — some farms even offer dairy, eggs,
and meat, baked goods. Go to www.LocalHarvest.org website. Completed: ____ Date: _________
11. If needed, store foods in a dirt or
sawdust-filled area of a cold, dark part of your home,
aka root cellar. Completed: ____ Date: _________
12. Use green plastic
bags for refrigerator storage to expand the shelf life there. Completed: ____ Date: _________
13. Watch a sustainable you-tube video such as “How
to eat local in winter – wherever you live.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P1gjo2xXrs
Completed: ____ Date: _________
Eat healthy foods that
you Love and they will love you back by supporting your body in everyway you
need. Stretch out of your comfort
box and expand your life.