Lately I've been thinking about my family's diet.

We do eat better than the majority of people in this country, I think. But we still have processed junk in the house from time to time. Not too happy about that. But my husbands penchant for potato chips and pop tend to win the day and we end up with those things in the house. Also, when he shops he usually goes overboard with the junk food. This is the man who once came home from the grocery store with ice cream, candy bars, chocolate chip cookies and Hershey Kisses. 'Course he never weighs more than 135 lbs. because he buys the stuff for me and the kids. I keep telling him they don't need it and I DEFINITELY don't need it, but to no avail. Not even considering the fact that I can make chocolate chip cookies that taste 100 times better than the store bought ones. But I digress..I'm just saying we tend to have things in the house that aren't so healthy.

So this week I've decided to make some changes. I did the grocery shopping yesterday and it was eye opening. I spent almost $100 on one weeks worth of food! Granted though, a lot of the things I bought are going to last longer than a week. I had to buy all my flours, which add up quickly price-wise but tend to last a month or so. And I picked up some of the pricey coffee for Scott as a Father's Day gift. And a gift for grandpa for Father's Day. But still, a lot of money for healthier foods. My hope was that healthier foods will actually cost less, and I still think in the long run that will be true. With a full pantry, I can scratch cook most things without any added, processed junk.

So this will be a week replete with freshly baked breads, granola and other yummy things made completely from scratch. I won't think about how my house is going to look after this week...I'll think about that tomorrow...