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Clean Out That Junk Food!

Don't clean out the junk food until now?  Yes, that's right!  Only now are you really ready, since only now is your pantry beginning to fill up with nutritious, homemade food.  

Actually, "cleaning out" might be more a process than a day on your calendar when you ruthlessly fill garbage cans.  It might be wiser (and easier on your checkbook) to simply finish what's in your pantry.  The only exceptions could be the foods that God has specifically asked us not to eat, although that would have to be your personal decision.

Do you still have an X on all the bad food in your cupboards?  You've probably already found that it's hard to buy more of it.  So you've probably already begun the elimination process.  As a review, let's remind ourselves of some of the foods we want to clean out:

Unclean foods listed in Leviticus 11

Any commercially processed foods

Foods that contain hydrogenated or partially-hydrogenated fats

Foods that contain refined sweeteners

Pasteurized, homogenized dairy products

White flour and white rice

Rancid vegetable oils

Factory-produced meat or eggs

Improperly prepared seeds and grains

Non-organic fruits and vegetables

Caffeine-containing foods

Fluoride and chlorine-containing fluids (mostly tap water)

Synthetic vitamins

The microwave oven

Chemical-laden home and body care products

As you clean out, remind yourself that foods have a "good, better, and best" quality.  Get the junk out, then do the best you can from there.  Don't be too hard on yourself.  Remember that this is a process that takes time!  

Finally, before you clean out, be sure you have a plan for what you'll eat instead!  Otherwise, you're setting yourself up for disaster.

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