If you have been following The Real Food Experience 2015, you know we have made it to Week 3.  We started out our Real Food Experience adding in more fruits and vegetables to our diet. Last week we made the switch from highly processed white flours and rice to eating whole grains.  We even had fun trying some new grains.  We’ve now reached Week 3, and it’s time to start making some cuts from our diet.  Up until now, we really were just adding to our nutrition base.  This is the first week we start talking about harmful food additives.  This week may be a bigger challenge for many of you.  You can start with us at the beginning of the challenge weeks or join us at this point. There is lots more conversation going on in our Real Food Experience Facebook group so come on over and join us there.

Doesn’t our government only approve ingredients in our food that won’t harm us? You would think so, but that is not the case in the United States right now.  The FDA has approved food dyes that have since been banned and they still allow many food dyes that are banned in other countries.  Many of our favorite brands already have the recipes to make our favorite foods like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese without artificial colors in the UK where they are banned. However, they are still using these harmful ingredients in the US recipes.

I promise to keep bringing you the best and most accurate information on nutrition I can find……….and hopefully with a little bit of humor along the way as well. You can find lots of great information on this blog (check out the tabs above and the archives). You can follow what others are doing for the Real Food Experience using #RealFoodExperience. Make sure to subscribe by email so you don’t miss anything. You can also find lots of great tips, tricks, advice, and fun on my Facebook page and my other social media. Please join us and share us with your friends!