So after a not-so-good first day, the others haven't been much better, I hate to say.
Day 2: Choose Wholesome Foods.
- natural sweeteners - I'm halfway there. If I use actual sweeteners, I do use natural ones, like honey and molasses. I've also got about two pounds of organic cane sugar to go through.
- wholesome fats - I am good here! I still have a jug of canola oil I'm using to fry, but once it's gone, I won't be replacing it. But other than that, I use butter, coconut oil, olive oil and bacon grease/lard.
- whole meal flours - I'm pretty good here too. Once again, I'm using up the whole wheat and bread flour that I have and hope to move to milling my own and sprouting grains.
- unrefined sea salt - check!
- meat (grass fed, organic) - check! Though I need some work on the organic pastured part.
- fresh fruit & veg - check!
- full fat dairy - check!
- naturally fermented foods - I'm going to be starting my water kefir this weekend. I WILL do it!
Day 3: Improve your grains.
- White flour is bad, very, very bad - check!
- Whole wheat flour isn't much better. I loses a lot of it's goodness and contains phytic acid which prevents digestion. - I'm working on it. I'm using up what I have, and then I'll get better, I promise! I just can't throw away a 2 5 gallon buckets of flour (I have one wheat and one bread). But I will start soaking my dough to help.
- Start sourdough, soaking grains and sprouted flour. - on my list for the future.
Day 4: Start Sourdough
- I missed that one...oops! I'll get on that hopefully in the morning.
Day 5: Sprouting grains
- Activates enzymes
- increases vitamin content
- neutralizes anti-nutrients.
- I haven't yet, but I'll explain why in the next day's info
Day 6: Mill Your Own
- I have neither a dehydrator or a grain mill, so I will be waiting to do this until I can get these things :)
Day 7: Relax and evaluate
- Check! I don't think I did a very good job, but I'm working on it, and that's what this is all about for me. Learning!
So I have a lot to work on, but I am learning a lot. You can view all of the info on the archives at the Nourished Kitchen.
Sometimes it is more appropriate to judge success by what you've learned than by what you've accomplished. This challenge is a pretty steep learning curve. My family has made significant changes, but they would revolt if I did everything exactly as written for the challenge. I'm still enjoying the challenge and learning tons that I can incorporate into my family's life as I am able. Is that an A-plus for the challenge? No. But it is an A-plus for my family. Success!
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