Lists to Live By!

So today marks day two of slowly ridding this house of processed foods and we are doing pretty good! I have one small confession though. Yesterday I mentioned that I wasn't going to throw anything out because I didn't want to have to rebuild my pantry in one shopping trip, but once I started going through some things, I threw a few things straight in the trash! The very first thing I threw out was a bag of frozen chicken nuggets. My kids didn't eat them all the time but I had them for a quickie lunch if we were going to have a busy day. Well after looking at the label I was seriously sick to my stomach! I also trashed a box of pop tarts (another quickie breakfast). I have never really paid any mind to labels before but just being in this second day, I am disgusted at what is in our food. 

It really feels good knowing that we are making this life style change and I know that it will benefit my babies in the long run. And hopefully these new eating habits will be something that they can carrier on to their families as well! That would be in the far off future! I mean my kids are already growing up way too fast, lets not fast forward any time soon! 

So now I am trying to decide things to make for my babies for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Dinner is totally under control! After talking with a few friends, smoothies seem to be the way to go for a quickie breakfast, which is awesome, because my kiddos love them a good smoothie! We aren't big breakfast people, but I know if I mentioned the word smoothie or pancake, they go crazy! 

So the point of this post was to share with you the three most important lists for me as of now. These three lists are definitely gonna help me get through these first few weeks in the grocery store! 

Here are the first two lists to live by! These are both from www.motherearthliving.com.

Clean 15 List: Foods okay to buy non-organic

1. onions

2. sweet corn

3. pineapples

4. avocado

5. cabbage

6. sweet peas

7. asparagus

8. mangoes

9. eggplant

10. kiwi

11. cantaloupe

12. sweet potatoes

13. grapefruit

14. watermelon

15. mushrooms

Dirty Dozen List: Foods to buy organic

1. apples

2. celery

3. sweet bell peppers

4. peaches

5. strawberries

6. nectarines

7. grapes

8. spinach

9. lettuce

10. cucumbers

11. blueberries

12. potatoes

Here is another list that shows all the food dyes that are in certain foods. You can use this list when in the grocery store so you know what to look for!

Like I said yesterday, I will making my first "clean" shopping trip tomorrow and on Monday I will give you all the budget breakdown! My goal is not to break the bank! 

Hope you all have a blessed weekend! Also, I will be back next week for the next chapter of Crazy Love!