Lessons Learned on Day 1

New pantry staples: Stevia (natural sugar substitute, Ghee (clarified butter),
and unfiltered, cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil.

My favorite juice...well, puree. Contains "super foods" spirulina, chlorella, and wheatgrass.
Add in all of the other goodies and fruits, and it's great with breakfast.

My granola for my morning yogurt. They sneaked a little sugar in on me.  Yikes!

Here are a few of my recent purchases. The first photo shows some pantry staples that you must have and are better than their alternatives (sugar, butter, and regular, refined olive oil). Next is my morning juice. I love this stuff. I used to drink the Naked brand, but this is the same and a couple of dollars cheaper. (SCORE!).

QUICK TIP: Watch your serving sizes! That juice is fantastic, but it's easy to get carried away and drink a ton. That's not a totally bad thing, but everything in moderation is the key to any successful lifestyle.

QUICK TIP: Read your ingredients list! The front of the package says 100% pure and natural granola! It may be (and perhaps my personal diet choice is weighing in here), but they sneak sugar into their banana chips. I'm trying to avoid refined sugar (hence, the stevia purchase), so I was disappointed to turn this around and see sugar listed. Totally my fault. So I'm eating it anyway but only this week since it's my first and everyone needs a transitional period. Read the labels!