“If you want to solve a problem, be sure to look in the right place for solutions–but the right place may be different than the problem place!”
That advice was in a recent newsletter from Elyse Wagner, a health coach who seems to offer pretty sensible guidance. I liked how it ties in exactly with Meal Making Transformation.
Here’s what I mean: A common “problem place” is how to eat healthy. Unfortunately, we often get stuck looking for solutions in that very same problem place. In other words, we focus on finding more information about what healthy eating looks like:
- Does it mean eating more kale, grass-fed beef, smoothies, protein powder or Brazil nuts?
- Or fewer potatoes, crackers, pizzas, bread or hot dogs?
- Should I follow a Paleo diet? Or a Mediterranean, keto, DASH, low-carb, vegetarian or plant-based diet?
- Do I need to buy organic food or shop at a health food store?
What if healthy eating is easier than all this? What if it’s easier than all the babble coming at us from magazines, books, podcasts and advertisements? What if it’s really just a matter of eating nature-made, real, whole, unadulterated, minimally-to-unprocessed foods—just like people have done for centuries before factory-made, not-foods were invented?
If that is the case (which I have found to be true), then here’s one very helpful “right place” to look for solutions: How do I comfortably and manageably turn nature-made foods into satisfying meals, three times a day?
This is where Meal Making Transformation comes in, with its three simple elements:
1. Simplify Everyday Cooking Did you know there are just a handful of basic cooking skills that can be mixed and matched with a handful of basic recipes to easily create dozens of tasty, healthy meals?
2. Turn the Kitchen into a Friend and Ally Happily, the kitchen can support and ease healthy meal making so you don’t get submarined by counter clutter, over-stuffed cupboards, cooking without a game plan, missing ingredients, etc. etc.
3. Get Your Head Behind Your Actions Our Convenience Eating Culture often traps us in “convenience thinking,” which views cooking as a major IN-convenience—something that isn’t worthy of our time. Shifting to a “cooking friendly” mindset makes it easy to break free of the convenience/processed food cycle and the poor health it can bring.
I just finalized a booklet on Meal Making Transformation. I hope you’ll take time to listen to or read about each of these elements there. And then see if a transformation is a good “right place” to get started on your healthy eating journey