Purification Tip

Once you decide you like a "pure" recipe such as a soup, stir fry, or dressing simplify it by making bigger batches. This gives you the best shot at turning the program into a lifestyle by making healthy foods as convenient as the non-healthy ones.

I've been making smaller batches of the SP recommended basalmic vinaigrette with seasoning via McCormick's Italian Seasoning Grinder. I realized tonight that even though the stuff tastes great I haven't been having that many salads because I've been keeping my small batches in little rubbermaid containers with wide mouths. They splatter the dressing all over the desk at work when I reclose them. Tonight I made a bigger batch and put it in an empty full size dressing bottle. Now my homemade, healthy, and delicious dressing will be just as convenient as the corn syrup laden dressing that previously occupied the bottle.

A couple friends who did the program tried one of the vegetable and lentil soup recipes. They liked it so much they'd make a batch big enough at the beginning of the week to cover all their lunches.

Tonight I also made 3 healthy smoothies to freeze overnight and have on hand to take the edge off of mid day hunger. We're heading into a potentially record breaking week at the office so I need to be full of energy!

The bottom line: with a little planning up front, healthy doesn't have to be hard. As Scrooge McDuck would say, "work smarter, not harder."