The Game Rules

I’ve been mulling this around in my mind for almost two weeks now, and I think I’ve come up with some basic guidelines:

• No High Fructose Corn Syrup

• No Artificial Flavors

• No Food Colorings

• No Chemical Ingredients

• When in doubt about an ingredient, I’ll avoid the food until I’ve figured out what it is.

My only exception to the above guidelines will be if refusing a food might offend or hurt someone’s feelings. In those instances, I’ll limit myself to the smallest serving possible.

I’m feeling pretty good about eating at home and at work. I have veggies, cheese and nuts stocked up for snacks. I do think that I will try to find a more natural cheese option than what’s in the stores though. There is a local organic cheese house nearby that I need to investigate.

My biggest challenge will be when we go out to eat. Our family has a Sunday dinner and a movie tradition in which we each take turns choosing the restaurant and a movie from our home collection. I foresee a lot of dinner salads in my future.