After my college health decline, I came back stronger than ever. If you missed my journey to health you can read it here. I believe that you have to be fully aware of what is going into your body to be truly healthy. 

On my journey to a healthy lifestyle I chose meals I loved to experiment with and create my own healthy version. Reading labels and understanding the ingredients is a huge step in the right direction. When looking on the shelves you will see 10+ brands that use words like “natural“, “fresh“, etc., to make you choose them as a healthy option. If you take the extra step to check out the ingredients you will see that in fact most brands are not healthy or natural as they advertise. See the image below, both are the same product just different brands. One uses additives and the other doesn’t but they are both competing in the same “health food world“.

Just because a brand is organic, gluten-free, or non-GMO doesn’t mean they are truly healthy. Removing unnecessary chemicals from your diet is easier than it seems just check the labels.