Walking With Green Giants

Do you remember what it was like to walk hand in hand with your parents as a child? I do.
My Dad takes big steps and he walks fast! As a child I probably took five steps for every one of his. As you can imagine, as an adult I'm a rather fast walker. When I first began trying to "Walk With Green Giants" I felt like a little kid all over again, stumbling as I tried to keep up with "Green Giants".

The Green Giants I refer to are the "giants" of nutrition, over all health physically, emotionally, mentally and those that contribute to the betterment of our environment and the world around us. IMy giants are every day people and some are world renown. Regardless of their popularity or fame, true Green Giants practice what they preach. They live what they know about taking care of their minds and bodies in the best way possible.

For  me at least, the idea of fully converting to healthy lifestyle was intimidating and overwhelming. Of course I wanted to improve my quality of life and give my children the best advantages to their health but I felt defeated before I even began. Too much to know, to much to buy and too much time. My other excuses consisted of, "It's too hard!" "It's expensive!" "Healthy food doesn't taste good." "You can't eat anything!" I didn't realize how wrong I was though. Over a long period of time, I've thankfully learned a lot about a lot.  I can honestly say after studying, practicing, and living a life similar to my "Green Giants" it really isn't as hard, expensive or tasteless as it once seemed.  I really CAN eat healthy food that satisfies my taste buds AND fills my stomach. I CAN eat nutritious fresh food on a budget WITH OUT spending HOURS in the kitchen.

My goal for myself is to be able to "Walk With Green Giants", not run and not get dragged along. This is also my goal for my family and loved ones and I know they can. Anyone can do this. Why? Because all "Green Giants" started as baby green giants. Just one step in the right direction is all it takes. Having realistic expectations kept me from getting discouraged, and expecting my first "baby green giant" steps to be just that, baby ones helped me now feel overwhelmed. Sometimes even now, I have to remind myself to give myself a break if I take  a few "mis-steps." Steps are still steps.

Through small and simple things, great things can happen. I have made small changes a little at a time, and the end result has been improved health, happiness and an improved quality of life.
I am so excited about all I've learned and that I'm continuing to learn. I'm glad to finally have one place to document all my findings and experience;  like my favorite kid and husband approved recipes, the truth about what's in our food and some fabulous household products not only effective but good for your family and the environment.

Eating healthy can be satisfying, tasty and affordable. Even more so, it can be empowering by helping one taking control of their body, health, energy, day, and life.