Pick your three things
- Erica Bencivenga
- Feb 4
- 2 min read
Starting or continuing your health/wellness journey can be overwhelming. How do you start? How do you know what is important? There are so many things to think about with your wellness journey: food, beauty products, cleaning supplies, fitness/movement, clothing, etc.
BUT WHERE DO I START? HOW DO I START?
pick three things to start with
What did I start with?
I no longer eat cereal for breakfast.
What do we eat? I started with stove-top oatmeal made with milk and added eggs. Then I incorporated more protein meals. Now, I enjoy chia seed pudding, eggs with bacon, or sourdough einkorn waffles. We still have oatmeal a few times a week when I need a quick breakfast.
Store bought bread is junk. What even is a dough conditioner? This might seem daunting for some and not the best choice if you're not passionate about baking. Before I made this decision, I was already baking some of our bread. I started with regular yeast, then switched to sourdough. Now, I usually bake with einkorn flour using a dry sourdough starter. Do NOT let this intimidate you. If I don't have time to make bread, we simply don't eat it. This rule has naturally led us to consume much less bread. I still often use regular yeast instead of sourdough if I'm pressed for time, especially in winter.
I no longer consume seed oils.
What are seed oils? canola, vegetable, sunflower, rapeseed, safflower, etc. Its. in. every. thing. This transition took time as I learned how to substitute and adjust our diet to eliminate them. Although I never cooked with seed oils, doing so would have been my initial step. I became adept at reading ingredient labels. I occasionally purchase Siete and Boulder chips. I mastered popping popcorn on the stovetop instead of using the microwave. The stovetop popcorn is absolutely incredible!
These HUGE changes have completely changed my families habits.
Other ideas that may work better for your family
Stop sugar
Stop food dyes
Eliminate plastic in the kitchen
Eliminate eating fast food
Walk 1 mile/ day
Clean up skin care products
Transition to nontoxic cleaning products
Drink 3 liters of water/ day
Read your Bible daily
Engage in 10 minutes of nonfiction reading a day
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