Where to start?

Sugar... one of the biggest difficulties with foods is that there is a lot of unnecessary sugar added in.

The idea of cutting out sugar completely can be a very daunting thought. So start small. Focus on reading the labels and looking for things like tomato sauce, that should not have sugar, and finding one on the shelf that doesn't have any sugar added to the ingredient list. Be mindful that there are a lot of names that sugar goes by and artificial sweeteners that have odd names. Here's a start to that list of sugar and artificial sweeteners: Fructose, Sucrose, Dextrose, Aspartame, Sucralose (Splenda), Xylitol... sadly the list goes on..

    Snacking is tricky, your body thinks it's hungry (or it is because you didn't eat enough at meal time), so it's reaction is to snack on whatever is available. This makes it difficult for your body to rest and digest.

    Carbs. These are tough to navigate. So think complex. If you're out eating white rice, white bread, things that don't have a lot of nutritional value, probably something that your body will convert to sugar. Finding seed breads, whole grain organic brown rice, whole grain pastas.. these are better choices.

Here is my suggestion for a 2 week process to kick start your body into eating healthy foods:

For these meals I do avoid a lot of carbs, so that is what this 2 week processed is built off of; however, each body is different, and if you're needing to add some whole grain seed bread to your breakfasts or potatoes/rice to your dinner, please do. There are better choices when adding more carbs to meals, so be mindful of what it is you're adding. Choose sweet potatoes, instead of russet potatoes. Choose Organic Steel Cut oats instead of rolled/quick, etc.

Breakfast:
2 Eggs, Avocado, Berry (Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries), Bacon/Sausage

Lunch/Dinner:
Large salad (spinach, arugula, green leaf, romaine)
Toppings: cucumber, broccoli, tomatoes, avocados, carrots, bell pepper, green onion, mushrooms, olives, nuts (cashews, pistachios), pumpkin seeds

Dressings: Avocado/Olive oil based, greek yogurt based, stay away from those with canola/vegetable oil

1/2 plate Veggies (most often our bodies are deprived of the amount of vegetables we should be consuming): Zucchini / Broccoli/Cauliflower roasted in the oven with olive oil, salt, pepper + Garlic salt or sauted in butter on the stove with spices.

1/2 plate Protein: Fish (salmon roasted in the oven with olive oil and cajun seasoning), Chicken (lots of recipes on my recipe page), Steak (Grass-fed), Grass-fed Burgers (with sugarless Ketchup/Mustard) and other toppings

Snacks - Have these WITH a meal, the idea being that you cut out snacking.. eating more full meals will help with this

Date Balls (on my recipes page)

Fruits/Nuts/Seeds

Raw Veggies (bell peppers + hummus)