Okay, so we did a family colon cleanse for the first time last week.  How’s that for a fun family event?  I know, it sounds shitty…ba-dum-dum…but actually it was great!   I have read a lot about eating healthy and decided that we all needed to clean ourselves out.  Did you know that you can have fecal matter stuck in your intestines for like years?  Ewe.

I wanted to do it naturally – by eating  healthy – not by taking some potion.  So I made lists and shopped and prepared everyone in advance that yes…I was completely serious.   Actually everyone pretty much followed the rules (except I did catch Shane cheating a couple times.   i.e. the dwindling bag of hidden Kit Kats to pass out on Halloween….the response of ‘The label says NO TRANS FATS’ when I asked him why he was eating a bowl of ice-cream)

100_1538I have to tell you I felt 100% better after just 5 days not eating red meat, trans fats, prepackaged foods and stuff that contained things I couldn’t pronounce.   And did you know that if you just season the 100_1539hell out of ground turkey…you can substitute it for ground beef in many recipes?  We did it for lasagna and tacos.  And actually we’ll probably continue to make these dishes with turkey.   It’s amazing how much less FAT is in ground turkey.  OMG.

Every day we had a fruit bar.   I made angel food cake which had none of the aforementioned unpronounceable items or trans fats…loaded with fruit and a dollop of whipped cream for a treat.  Or a truck load in Shane’s case. (pic to the left – first one in line)

The hardest part was not having a package of cookies to nibble from on the counter.  But I put a big note on the cupboards that reminded everyone “Make healthy choices! : No trans fats!” – Eat Fruit!  Eat nuts!”  And there was no whining believe it or not…let’s just say…everything worked itself out just right.

If your curious on tips for cleanin out your own poop shute…I posted ideas on my Wellness Blog!