Label reading wrap up

So I know I have given you a lot of information to process in the past few days and I hope by breaking it up you have been able to digest it(pun intended lol.)

I would like to end this with a word of encouragement. I know when you first realize how bad all the stuff you have been eating has been for you and your family you can have a wide range of emotions. You many feel guilty with yourself, angry at the food manufacturers or your family. You may even feel like it is hopeless. It is not hopeless and there is no point in trying to blame someone even yourself. It is counter productive and will not help you to become healthy. Next week I am going to talk about how to find alternatives to what you have been eating and tips for making things yourself. There might even be some recipes=)

For now keep reading ALL of your labels. I am going to take a couple of days off from blogging as I have my MIL coming in for my youngest first birthday. I made cupcakes today for her and I cut the sugar in the recipe in half. I always cut the sugar down in recipes because I feel we have let our taste get used to way more sugar than is necessary but I've never done it with cake. I was really worried but they turned out great I let me DH try one and he likes them too so success! I can't wait to see her try them. I also found some non soy organic shortening this week so I was able to make tortillas for her because she has never been able to have them before she loved them! I made quesadillas out of them and then used the leftovers for sandwiches. It's been a big food week for her.
If anyone has any questions about alternatives to what you have been eating that you would like me to address please email me!
Remember you can do this! You and your children are worth it!