Putting something in your mouth, chewing it up, and swallowing it down is an essential act that we all have to do to live. This act, however, is when the saying "You are what you eat" turns into a reality. The quality of what you put in your mouth and swallow down is what creates the quality of your cells and tissues in your body.
Hi, my name is Erin. And like you, I have to eat to sustain my life. I also enjoy eating and I'm assuming you do, too. And I bet that I enjoy eating the same foods that you enjoy eating. I also enjoy cooking. Well, let's say that I LOVE to cook. I am at home in the kitchen creating meals that I love the most in an extremely healthy, nutritious, and loving way for my body and my family.
However, you see, I wasn't always like this. I didn't learn how to cook until I was in my 20's. And certainly not healthy cooking. I grew up eating crap. Literally, I grew up eating crap that doesn't qualify as food. I like to call it "food like substances." You might hear it called "Frankenfood" here and there. This includes lots of candy bars (I was a Milky Way fan), McDonald's (the Big Mac was always my first choice), and lots and lots of soda (let's just say I drank more Mountain Dew than water). I ate the Standard American Diet (aka: SAD) through my most important growing years.
As we skip all the juicy stories of my growing years and fast forward to my 30's, it all caught up to me. Severe constant pain in my body, gestational diabetes with my pregnancies, weight gain that won't come off, gut issues, headaches, fatigue, blah blah blah. That list could go on FOREVER. But most important to me was my blood sugar levels. I saw my grandmother die of complications with diabetes. My father is on insulin. My family is morbidly obese and suffer from a slew of medical issues (let's not talk about the amount of medications they are on YIKES). Personally, I don't want any of that. I want to live a long healthy life full of happiness and fun! It's time to wake up. And fast forward to my early 40's, here I am with full blown diabetes! ACK!
Seriously, my friend, it is time to wake up and truly notice what you put in your mouth and how much it effects your entire system. I'm talking ENTIRE system. Your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual systems. They are all connected.
This website is about my journey with food. My journey with my family and my body that is "recovering" from a horrible unhealthy childhood. I have been diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disorders as well as diabetes before I turned 40. And trust me, I have been on EVERY diet on the planet and some made me sicker than ever (like being a vegetarian/vegan) and some that trashed my adrenals and thyroid (like cutting calories and eating low fat). What's the right answer?
Today, I see so many people out there that eat pretty ok but they still feed their children crap and complain that they don't eat vegetables. That's not fair! Or maybe that THEY don't even like vegetables. If I am going to eat healthy, I am going to ensure that my children's growing bodies eat health, too. I am going to teach them how to nourish and love this fabulous body they have. Soooooo, in doing so, I've created a little passion. I really love taking the crappy food-like stuff that I grew up eating and turning it into a crazy healthy and super delicious meal.
So Welcome to my journey. Join me as we embark on a path that leads you to awaken your Human. That delves into the deepest nourishment you can imagine to feed your hungry cells. This is the journey to learn how Humans are suppose to eat. You won't get sympathy here. If you want good health, you have to do the work! There is NO such thing as cheating. And I'm terribly sorry, but there is no such thing as "My body is different." I truly don't believe that. Also, finally, you have to have fun! Food and nourishment is fun! So Get excited!!
Oh, and let's have fun and PLEASE make it taste good....like chocolate!
Hi, my name is Erin. And like you, I have to eat to sustain my life. I also enjoy eating and I'm assuming you do, too. And I bet that I enjoy eating the same foods that you enjoy eating. I also enjoy cooking. Well, let's say that I LOVE to cook. I am at home in the kitchen creating meals that I love the most in an extremely healthy, nutritious, and loving way for my body and my family.
However, you see, I wasn't always like this. I didn't learn how to cook until I was in my 20's. And certainly not healthy cooking. I grew up eating crap. Literally, I grew up eating crap that doesn't qualify as food. I like to call it "food like substances." You might hear it called "Frankenfood" here and there. This includes lots of candy bars (I was a Milky Way fan), McDonald's (the Big Mac was always my first choice), and lots and lots of soda (let's just say I drank more Mountain Dew than water). I ate the Standard American Diet (aka: SAD) through my most important growing years.
As we skip all the juicy stories of my growing years and fast forward to my 30's, it all caught up to me. Severe constant pain in my body, gestational diabetes with my pregnancies, weight gain that won't come off, gut issues, headaches, fatigue, blah blah blah. That list could go on FOREVER. But most important to me was my blood sugar levels. I saw my grandmother die of complications with diabetes. My father is on insulin. My family is morbidly obese and suffer from a slew of medical issues (let's not talk about the amount of medications they are on YIKES). Personally, I don't want any of that. I want to live a long healthy life full of happiness and fun! It's time to wake up. And fast forward to my early 40's, here I am with full blown diabetes! ACK!
Seriously, my friend, it is time to wake up and truly notice what you put in your mouth and how much it effects your entire system. I'm talking ENTIRE system. Your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual systems. They are all connected.
This website is about my journey with food. My journey with my family and my body that is "recovering" from a horrible unhealthy childhood. I have been diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disorders as well as diabetes before I turned 40. And trust me, I have been on EVERY diet on the planet and some made me sicker than ever (like being a vegetarian/vegan) and some that trashed my adrenals and thyroid (like cutting calories and eating low fat). What's the right answer?
Today, I see so many people out there that eat pretty ok but they still feed their children crap and complain that they don't eat vegetables. That's not fair! Or maybe that THEY don't even like vegetables. If I am going to eat healthy, I am going to ensure that my children's growing bodies eat health, too. I am going to teach them how to nourish and love this fabulous body they have. Soooooo, in doing so, I've created a little passion. I really love taking the crappy food-like stuff that I grew up eating and turning it into a crazy healthy and super delicious meal.
So Welcome to my journey. Join me as we embark on a path that leads you to awaken your Human. That delves into the deepest nourishment you can imagine to feed your hungry cells. This is the journey to learn how Humans are suppose to eat. You won't get sympathy here. If you want good health, you have to do the work! There is NO such thing as cheating. And I'm terribly sorry, but there is no such thing as "My body is different." I truly don't believe that. Also, finally, you have to have fun! Food and nourishment is fun! So Get excited!!
Oh, and let's have fun and PLEASE make it taste good....like chocolate!
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