30 Week HEALTH CHALLENGE...Challenge #2 ~ Eating Whole Foods

Challenge #2 @http://www.hol-fit.com

I have to update you on what I learned. Drinking green tea is included in your water intake for the day. I was feeling discouraged and feeling like I couldn't drink enough but I read this week that green tea can be included as your water intake. I also drink a apple cider tonic in the morning and I do that instead of the lemon water. I am allergic to lemon and this is a alternative to lemon water. I also count that as one of my glasses of water too. [o= By counting them I am reaching my water take goal each day.

Ohhh to clarify I am not vegan. We do eat meat but not tons. We keep it to a pound for 6 people or 1-2 cups in a meal, depending what the meal is.

~ Recipe for Produce Wash:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 tbsp baking soda

Method: Mix vinegar & baking soda in spray bottle first.

Then add water. Make this one with your kids as they'll

love the volcanic action!
Spray on produce & let sit a few minutes before rinsing off.

Always use on non-organic produce!

This is a easy challenge for me this week. I have for many years been working on this and getting better at it as the years go by. Lately I have been discovering a whole new slant on whole foods. I have been learning how to soak, sprout, and ferment my grains and legumes. I have also been tweaking what we will and won't make sure we buy organic. I didn't realize that potatoes were on the dirty dozen. So, we will have to make sure we buy organic ones next week. It is a good thing we only have one or two meals a week of potatoes. I couldn't totally give them up for they are one of my favorite foods and my boys would be extremely sad if I did. I just apply what Teresa Tapp recommends on God Made Days and Man Made Days of foods and breaks in between. Yes, potatoes are God made but they spike the insulin so we make sure there are two days in between having them.

My health has improved dramatically sense I have done this. ( thank you Lord for showing me this in the Maker's Diet) My Adrenal Gland Fatigue seems to be pretty much gone, PTL! I have been very busy in the kitchen trying out all kinds of stuff aka my science experiments. [o= I do promise I will start sharing this coming week what I have been learning. The first thing I will share is my bread recipe. I think I finally nailed it and got it to where I really like it. I will know in 20 minutes when the bread comes out of the oven. It looks so fluffy and and good.

Praying you all are enjoying the videos as much as I am.