| In my work as an adoption professional, I get emails | | | | Next time you are at the grocery store, just add up |
| from people sharing with me that they are trying to | | | | what it costs for chips, cookies and sodas. Now |
| cut back and save money during their adoption. While | | | | compare to nutritious foods like fresh fruits, |
| this is good, there are some areas that are just too | | | | vegetables, lean meats and grains. You will see just |
| valuable to skimp on. Your nutrition is one of those | | | | how much farther your dollars go when you invest in |
| areas. | | | | real and nutritious food. You will also feel better and |
| Good nutritious food and a healthy diet can keep you | | | | live longer. What's really unaffordable is a rotten diet. |
| going during the ups and downs of adoption. The | | | | Garbage in, garbage out and you'll reap what you |
| process of adoption can be stressful and you need | | | | sow. Consider your health as an asset in your |
| to be in top shape to perform and respond well. | | | | adoption that deserves care and attention. |
| Often women who have experienced infertility have | | | | In my adoption, I was very healthy and active, but |
| hormonal problems (I speak from experience here) | | | | my husband and I were overweight. I had one young |
| and if we don't eat properly we can get cranky to | | | | prospective birth mother tell me that she wanted to |
| say the least. | | | | place her unborn baby with a healthy and thin couple |
| Many birth mothers call in a panic and state that their | | | | only. While not all birth mothers share this view, they |
| lives feel out of control. I often ask them if they | | | | do want someone who will be around long enough to |
| have eaten and 99% of the time they have not | | | | parent their child and be a good role model in a |
| eaten or they have only eaten junk food. Healthy | | | | healthy environment. |
| food is good fuel and is a must have when you are | | | | You'd never put low-grade fuel in your car, so how |
| stressed. I am not speaking of chocolate- though | | | | can you justify low-grade fuel for your family? |
| quality chocolate can help after having a healthy meal. | | | | Healthy is wealthy. Start now by making these |
| (Smile) | | | | changes, so your child will have a healthy parent and |
| Some couples share that they can only "afford" | | | | you will have healthy children with a long life to live it |
| cheap foods like boxed macaroni and cheese and on | | | | together. |
| sale hot dogs. They feel that buying fresh nutritious | | | | Here is a site to visit: |
| produce and healthier foods are too expensive. Yet | | | | Cooking Up Healthy Meal Plans LaLeche League |
| healthy food IS affordable when you cut out or cut | | | | Contact her at Mardie's Mail |
| down the junk food in your life and then add or | | | | Copyright © 2007 Mardie Caldwell COAP |
| replace it with healthy food. | | | | All rights reserved worldwide. |