If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! You should be really proud of making it this far. Seriously! It is in no way an exaggeration to say that our entire modern food system is stacked against you. But against all odds, you’ve made it here to the doorstep of your final habit: lunch.
Those of you following along with the 40FRESH Challenge may be wondering why we’ve saved lunch for last. For me, lunch is the hardest meal to consistently eat according to the 40FRESH rules. If you don’t plan ahead, you may find it quite difficult to find a healthy lunch that doesn’t include a bunch of Nope ingredients.
How does your favorite dinner rank? In today’s roundup, we’re taking a look at the top 10 most popular dinner meals to see how they fare against the 40FRESH Rules.
Let’s take a look at all of your most popular breakfast meals and see how they rank on the 40FRESH scale.
As you embark on your 40FRESH journey, you’re going to notice changes in your body and health. Even though you’ve only changed your snacking and drinking habits, you may already be seeing some of the changes we discuss below. Certain changes are to be expected and others may surprise you. Let’s dive into the most common changes so you know what to expect moving forward.
It’s the start of your second week and today you’re starting things off by eliminating ultra-processed drinks from your diet. Hopefully you’ve lined up some suitable replacement drinks for yourself. Personally, I drink a lot of Spindrift and smoothies that I make in my Vitamix. If you love smoothies, give this recipe a whirl.
First off, congrats on making it through to the end of the first week! Buckle up because we are going to be staring our first habit tomorrow: replacing our drinks. Judging by the sheer number of canned and bottled beverage options at the grocery store, this is going to be a challenging one for many of you. Don’t worry, I promise you’re not going to be confined to a life of boring drinks.
Congratulations! Today marks the beginning of the second phase of our program: PLAN. For the next six days, you’ll be doing some research that will help prepare you to transition to a diet like your great, great grandparents used to eat—no more ultra-processed foods.
Welcome to your 40FRESH journey! Over the course of the next 40 days, you’ll be taking small, bite-sized steps that lead to a huge difference in your health. As the master of habits, James Clear, says, “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your system.”
When I was younger, my raging metabolism made it easy to down a full pepperoni pizza and a liter of Mountain Dew without so much as a second thought or an ounce gained.