Taking The "Real Food" Challenge

I've become very interested in the bloggers at 100 Days of Real Food and the challenge they undertook to avoid highly processed/refined foods for 100 days.  For those of you that know me, I try to sprinkle in "healthy" food whenever possible and seek out organic and natural foods whenever available and cost-effective.  Even though you can stick to organic foods you still could be ingesting foods of a "processed" nature because the organic label only speaks to the ingredients and not so much the "process" of creating the food.  In fact, many people don't realize what it means for a food to be produced organically.  Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Organic foods are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.  Notice I did not say anything about how the food is made.

I've decided to try out the process but on a smaller scale stretching over 5 days.  I've been trying to conciously think throughout the day of meals that I can make during the five days that will meet the challenge's requirements.  After five days, I'll evaluate the difficulty of sticking to the plan and the availability of products that allow me to hold to the requirements.  I will also try and post some photos along the way of my creations, any tips or tricks I pick up and other relevant information.  Hopefully you'll join me in taking the challenge even if it's only for a few days.