CLEAR OUT THE JUNK!

You want to start the New Year feeling organized & ready to live a healthy lifestyle. A good start is to clear all the junk out of your kitchen so that you don't have tempting treats sitting around, calling your name when you're trying so hard to stay on track.


Follow this simple plan to whip your kitchen into shape!

1. GET RID OF THE JUNK:
Go through the shelves in your pantry, refrigerator & cupboards and pull out any items that no longer fit your healthy lifestyle. Focus especially on processed & prepackaged foods. Look at food labels. If the ingredient list is very long & contains items you don't know how to pronounce, it's dangerous. Toss it! Also look at labels for sugar and sodium content. Most canned foods are high in sodium. And don’t save the junk for your kids, either! If it’s not good for you, it’s worse for them! Make a habit of feeding them healthy, whole foods. They may complain now, but they will thank you later!

2. GET RID OF THE OLD:
Check the expiration dates on packages. Click here for information on the shelf life of the most common pantry items.

3. DONATE OR TRASH:
First, pick out any of your discarded items that are either too old or too toxic to pass on to someone else. Throw those items in the trash. Take everything else to a food bank. Many needy people will appreciate any food that will fulfill their hunger.

4. TELL US ABOUT IT!
Go through your kitchen right now & throw away THE MOST unhealthy, toxic food you find. Then, post a comment to tell us what it was. At the end of the week, we'll give a prize to the person who throws away the WORST food! (Narina will be the judge.)