inspiration begat change...

Been commenting generally on creative unfurling so far. For the last two days I have been poring over websites to do with all things healthy eating. I've always been a healthy eater by most people's standard. Plenty of fruit and veges, wholemeal bread, ...all that sort of thing. But my daily diet is frequently jeopardised by comfort eating, impulsive eating and just plain over eating. Makes me feel fat, very lazy and gross. Especially not good for somebody who still has 30kg to drop. A couple of years ago I read "Skinny Bitch" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin which outlined a vegan diet for good health. It was a good read with interesting facts about meat and dairy production and the processing of the food we are accustomed to eating. I wasn't inspired enough to birth real exciting change though. Perhaps it was the place my brain was in at the time... I don't know. A couple of nights ago I stumbled upon a link to (celebrity nutritionist and vegan) Kimberley Snyder's blog. http://www.kimberlysnyder.net/blog/ 


And there I was, engrossed and completely stuck, save for opening new tabs to avidly search for online suppliers of organic whole foods. I have to brush over parts because the LA american part of her grates on me, but still, I feel like I've discovered a diamond mine. And she's absolutely RADIANT, which speaks volumes about her eccentric eating. I'm not about to be entirely converted to veganism, but I am reading ingredient labels in the supermarket, buying organic, snacking well and feeling energised and so positive about change.
And I like to emphasise fresh whole foods as the biggest, most important component of our family diet. The recipes make me want to try them.

So I'm going to try this one tomorrow:
http://www.kimberlysnyder.net/blog/2009/07/11/green-smoothie-recipe/

AND I'm keen as a beagle to start using coconut oil, oat groats, activated nuts, cacao, stinging nettle (which has to be steamed to de-sting it), stevia (which I have to buy seeds for and grow myself) and start making recipes with raw whole foods.


I found these suppliers:


Santos Natural Food Store
http://santostrading.com.au/

and 


Loving Earth
http://www.raw-chocolate.net/

I am ecstatic about unfurling through intelligent food decisions. I'll be posting updates and new finds on this topic!