Real Food Doesn't Have to Be "All or Nothing"

Real Food Doesn’t Have to Be “All or Nothing”

January 10, 2012 By Erin 1 Comment

Today I’m posting over at Modern Alternative Mama about how real food doesn’t have to be “all or nothing.” Here’s an excerpt:

I must confess: I’m an all-or-nothing person. When I decide to do something–whether it be cloth diaper my child, achieve a natural birth in a hospital (shocking!) or blog, I go at it full force.

But it can be to my detriment. Why? When you think everything has to be all or nothing, you can burn out easily. And when you realize you really cannot do it all, frustration sets in.

Making the switch from the Standard American Diet to a real-food lifestyle is no different. If you go at it full force, you may burn out, give up and frustrate yourself.

If you’re new to this whole real-food thing, sit back, relax, and take things slowly. (I started all this more than 3 years ago, and it’s been one baby step after another. And there are still many aspects of the real foods lifestyle that my family cannot attain.)

So if you’re an all-or-nothing person like me, how do you avoid that during your switch to the real foods lifestyle?