Thank You Aldi

If you would have asked me five years ago to not only watch what I ate, but cut most meat out of my diet and try to eat as organic as I can, I would have laughed at you. Well, because of the stomach issues I was having, that is what my doctors had suggested. "Watch what you eat and be as healthy as possible." After reading blog after blog about what to eat and what not to eat, I learned that eating healthy is expensive and doesn't work. Sure enough, recently I was proven wrong.

Everything is about money lately. School loans, broken cars, and just life's expenses. I decided to make a stop at Aldi the other night after school.  I was instantly impressed and surprised. I was able to get a full cart of groceries for under $40. They not only had a wonderful selection or organic foods, but they had an amazing selection of gluten-free selections. Last night I tried their organic marinara sauce and it was surprisingly delicious. I also bought but haven't tried their gluten-free macaroni and cheese, their granola bars, and their salsa. I have tried their original salsa but I am excited to try their black bean salsa and their mango salsa. (Keep in mind there is a big difference between all-natural and organic)

At one point I tried to convince myself that nothing was going to help my stomach problems.  In May, I decided to cut pop out of my diet completely. I honestly wasn't sure if it did anything but I didn't get sick all month so that's a positive. Since then I try to avoid it as much as I can but when I go out to eat I normally enjoy a pop with my burger. Now, since about May, I haven't been since once. I have had an upset stomach but it hasn't gotten to point of actually getting sick. I firmly believe it is because I have been careful with what I eat. So often people will get a stomach ache and take a tums or medication right away. After months and months of trial and error, I encourage you to try and just eat healthy for one month. It really isn't that hard. Cut out candy, chips, pop, artificial sweeteners, etc. from your diet. It never hurts to try.

Keep in mind that there is still a problem with companies falsely-labeling their food. Not 100% of all food labels are true but just look at the ingredients and what kind of preservatives they use. There is a plethora of helpful blogs out there that have wonderful advice and helpful tips. I am also not guaranteeing you that eating right will make your stomach problems disappear. Just remember: When you eat like crap, you feel like crap.