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Hello there!

This year has found our family of 4 wanting to live greener and eat healthier. We've changed a lot of our habits in the past few months and we're learning so much. I'll post our ideas about what has worked for us and what hasn't in hopes that it will help others who are wanting to GO GREEN!

The back story here is pretty simple. For the last several years we have been slowing trying to make better food choices but it was a slippery slope. As part of our 2010 New Years Resolution, Brad challenged me to only shop the outer ring of the grocery store (except for the necessary aisles like condiments, pasta, rice, diapers, etc.) I scoffed at the idea at first. But we started looking at how we ate here and realized we were starting to rely on boxed meals more than we should. The convenience was great but we paid no attention to what we were actually ingesting. Even worse, what we were providing for our daughter!

Like most families, fast food was easy and readily available to us so we took advantage of our new home amongst the endless easy food options. What use to be a rare treat started becoming a habit before too long. We knew it wasn't the best for us. Our oldest daughter was recognizing a certain fast food venue (which seems to be on every corner!) and began begging to stop every time she spotted it. She knew just what she wanted before we pulled through the line.

We joined a fresh produce delivery service a few months ago and fell in love with it. It was like Christmas getting organic fruits and veggies delivered to our door. And our second daughter started eating solid food and I began making her baby food just like I did the first time around. Our habits began to change for the better.

Then one fateful night it happened. We watched Food, Inc.

I know it seems silly to say that a documentary was the cause for our big turn around. It really wasn't brand new information for us. (Okay some of it was!) But for us, it was a jumping off point. It was a realization and a bit of a wake up call. It was the beginning.

We made up a game plan. We talked about eating healthier and fresher. We talked about recycling more and consuming less. We talked about composting and vermicomposting. We talked about using fewer chemicals for cleaning and around the house. We talked about living smarter and paying more attention.

So that brings you up to where we are now. We're still young in our venture and we have a lot to learn but we've also come a long way so far. Come along as we figure out what we're doing (ha!) and where to go from here.