"Yeah, I heard he got that hot new thing It's called "Switch" (switch) Let's get it going"
The times I hear a song when I post is excessive. Today, I just couldn't stop myself. I hardly think Will Smith was talking about removing dangerous ingredients from your food but we'll pretend.
Our new series, Switch, will help you to make those baby steps and remove dangerous and unnecessary ingredients from your daily lives to move towards a whole fightin' food life.
The best way to make a great impact on your health is to pick something you or your family consumes a lot of and either learn to make a whole healthy alternative at home by heart or find an awesome and inexpensive source to buy it.
Today: Fruit Roll Ups
Switch from: store bought fruit roll ups.
Why:
The Danger:
The amount of sugars- not to mention it's corn syrup x2!
FD&C food dyes are connected to many childhood diseases.
Chemicals
Vitamin C- in processed foods this is often from a GMO source.
Hydrogenated Oil- It is especially important to stop lining your arteries while you're young. Store bought fruit roll ups might look fun and festive but it's damaging their hearts.
Make your own and protect them!
Whole food, fruit servings, minimal or no sugars needed...What's not to love?!
It may sound very hard to make your own fruit roll ups, fruit by the foot and fruit leather. but it's not.You'll Need...
If you don't have a Silpat, then now's the time to buy one. I LOVE mine and use it several times a week. Nothing gets stuck and it serves so many purposes.You will also need a food processor.
You DO NOT need a dehydrator. This was the greatest discovery for me! My oven can be set to 175 degrees! Quick! Go check yours and see!
Time- these take 6plus hours but make your house smell great and make lots at once.
The Recipes...
1-The most whole food treat ever! Just mangos!
http://www.justataste.com/2013/07/healthy-homemade-mango-fruit-roll-ups-recipe/
2-Strawberry (Plus a yummy spicy adult fruit roll option)
This recipe brings two of my new favorite people together. Lisa Leake of 100 Days of Real Food and Alana Chernila of Homemade Pantry .http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/06/27/homemade-fruit-roll-ups-recipe-alana-chernila/
Now you just have to not eat them all!
We love our Silpats and use them for everything!