A helping hand ...

Posted on March 3, 2015

So this goes off from my blog post yesterday about 'low carb' and these are some of the ways this journey is being made easier for me!

Firstly, we have a delivery service here called The Produce Box and it's a really cool service! They bring the farmer's market to your doorstep every Friday by delivering a box of fresh vegetables that have been harvested only 24-48hrs prior to being delivered. The produce is amazing and they also offer humanely raised meats and dairy as well as cage / crate free eggs. I LOVE this service! It's one I make use of every Friday to get my veggies for the week ahead.

There is another local business called The Fit Station. This operation specializes in clean food meals designed for weight loss that cater to low carb/paleo lifestyles. They offer great entrees like lean turkey/chicken/pork and seafood accompanied with veggies and/or sweet potatoes. They also make fabulous salads, 'pasta' using spaghetti squash and breakfasts like power pumpkin protein pancakes. These meals are usually less than the cost of take away.

Then there is Whole Foods which is literally 2 minutes away from my house. I have to be careful here sometimes because they do also sell A LOT of yummy desserts and cookies but this is my favorite place for lean 1% turkey, lean chicken breasts, shrimp, non-GMO dairy, organic fruit, avocado and condiments like dressings or stir fry sauce.

Having such abundance and convenience is starting to make this all a pleasure now that I'm getting over the fumbling of changing habits and being more accountable with food.

Feeling blessed :)

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Stacy D.

03/03/2015 2:37PM

I am super envious and jealous! I live in Northern British Columbia and agriculture isn't quite at the top of our industry list. Fresh, whole food is a bit harder to come by. In the summer, there are little farmer's markets where we can buy fresh produce and eggs from the local farmers (which I try to take advantage of), but we don't have a Whole Foods, or any other place like it. Still, I do my best and don't sweat the small things I can't help, like whether or not the banana I'm eating was grain fed or not :)

Ruby541

I hear you! I wouldn't sweat it either if the availability isn't there. I find the whole foods is quite competitive these days now that wal-Mart and target even have huge variety of organic and non GMO goods. I live in North Carolina and we are fortunate to be one of the top 3 growing states in the country. Most people ironically enough don't seem to know that. Even though these services exist they seem to not be on the radar of many. We are very fortunate though. Thanks for the kind words!

Pam

03/03/2015 5:23AM

I love whole foods and I want to check out the produce box that sounds wonderful. I hope they deliver in my area. thanks for sharing

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Ruby541

Check out hello fresh.com too, I think produce box is only in North Carolina

Pam

Right, Thank you. Great info