Simplifying New Year's Resolutions: Resolution #2: Be a Health Nut

My 2nd Resolution is to "Be a Health Nut."  For me & my family that simply means buying more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, (organic when possible), and staying away from processed foods, especially sweets.  (Although we will still indulge in the occasional piece of dark chocolate or a frozen yogurt.)  When at the grocery store, I am going to concentrate on shopping the perimeter of the store where all the "real" food is.  I will keep the processed stuff to a minimum & not be drawn into the "deals" offered by store specials & coupons on food.  (I'll concentrate my couponing on non-food items.) I also am going to try & get the bulk of our shopping done at Trader Joe's & Farmer's Markets.  We used to eat like this a lot when we were first married.  2 kids later we have too often fallen into the convenience food trap & our waistlines are showing it!  I am still nursing our daughter (an awesome calorie burner!), so I am not going to worry about counting calories.  I still have 20lbs to lose out of the 40 I gained from the pregnancy.  I'm not even going to concentrate on the numbers on the scale.  Between eating healthier & being active with my kids every day, the weight should naturally come off.  If it doesn't in the next year, then I'll look to take further measures in 2012 like stepping up the workout routine.  Throughout the year I will post easy healthy recipes I come across that we try out & like.  I also want to do more research into what foods are good to ward off sickness & good for the heart.  I think the hardest part of this resolution for me is to snack on things like fruit, veggies & healthy nuts instead of processed stuff.  My kitchen is currently only filled with healthy stuff - so I'm not giving myself the option!  I am also going to pack my husband's lunches as much as possible & keep eating out to a minimum - eating out will become a treat for us instead of a regular occurrence.  This will also help with my next Resolution of Living Frugally. Happy Tuesday & cheers to eating healthy in 2011!