Eliminate One Fake Food

[ The Granny Plan was originally inspired by a weekly series I wrote back in 2013. I thought I’d share some of the original for new readers … just click thru the links to get a little taste of the book from the linked post excerpts. ]

Okay, now things start to get a bit tougher!

You’ll need a bit of resolve to follow thru on this one so pick a good day. One where things are relatively calm and peaceful. One where you have time to think.

This is the one you’ve been waiting for … we’re going to start eliminating the bad stuff and replacing it with the good!

Mostly people jump to this step first, I think. And then they pick the thing they are most attached to eating as the first thing to eliminate. Soon after in the heady afterglow of getting rid of that food they quickly rifle thru the pantry throwing out so much that there is nothing left to eat. This is a really big mistake that is bound to upset the family, and exhaust and discourage you. Instead we are going to go thru this one week at a time, one item at a time. Doing the BIG cleanout makes things so much harder than they have to be, stressing yourself and family out in the process.

So, let’s get to finding that first item …

Try to focus on foods that have either hydrogenated fats or margarine first. Look for ingredients like cottonseed oil, soybean oil, shortening, margarine, corn oil, canola oil, sunflower oil or any use of the word hydrogenated. If it has these toxic fats in it it should be amongst the first things to disappear from your kitchen.

Now, don’t be surprised to find that when you check the ingredients labels on virtually any processed food you are going to find one of these fats listed. This is the major reason why processed foods are so very bad for you.

The Granny Plan is unavailable as an eBook at the present time but feel free to read the summarized version on this site.

[ The Granny Plan was originally inspired by a weekly series I wrote back in 2013. I thought I’d share some of the original for new readers … just click thru the links to get a little taste of the book from the linked post excerpts. ]

• Getting Started
• Step 1: It All Starts With Buttered Carrots …
• Step 2: Our First Main Dish
• Step 3: Clean As You Go
• Step 4: Feed Yourself First
• Step 5: Eliminate One Fake Food
• Step 6: What Can I Improve in 15 Minutes?
• Step 7: Begin Work on a Real Food Project
• Step 8: Start Building a Real Food Pantry
• Step 9: Do You Have Kitchen Gaps?
• Step 10: List Your Routines
• Step 11: Expand Your Real Food Knowledge
• Step 12: Find Your Real Food Tribe