I am taking a stand to keep as many processed, sugary, fatty snacks out of my cupboards as possible. I am replacing chips of all kinds, packaged cookies, pretzels, snack cakes, etc. with fresh fruits, vegetables, low-fat cheeses, nuts, whole grain crackers, and plain greek yogurt with basic fruit and whole grain cereal add-ins. There is still a stash of my favorite bite-sized chocolate; I haven’t been able to let that go. I want to make an excuse for it, like chocolate has medicinal purposes, but I am just going to own it; I want chocolate.
This is the first week of the new regime, so I have not heard any backlash yet from the younger generation males of the household, but as the junk food diminishes, I am bound to get some sort of revolt. I tried this tactic once before; as soon as the sour cream and onion chips were gone, my younger son was making requests to replenish the supply. I caved that time, but I am now stronger in my convictions to eat foods as close to their original source as possible. My husband has congratulated me on my efforts; we will see what his attitude is in a few weeks.
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