Plant Strong Pro's

Back in May after reading the Engine 2 book my hubby and I decided that we wanted to try a 28 day plant strong diet. So for 28 days we would eat PLANT based "strong" food and eliminate things that were not Plant based. We used many of the Engine 2 recipes and others I created or found online.

So NO...
Oils
Mayo
Dairy
Ranch dressing (I thought this would be the worst, but I got over it...I found others I like too)
Meats
Processed Sugar

Yep. Seems crazy for an American, huh!?

This is a pic of a calendar I used to organize and log what we ate.


We also had set aside the month of May to fast from eating out. We wanted to use those funds that we would normally use to eat out to bless someone in need. So all meals were cooked in house for 28 days.  This was a prompting from the Lord even before the 28 day Plant Strong adventure, but God knows best because not eating out sure did make eating plant strong easier.

I can't emphasize how amazing we felt after this! Both of us noticed a difference and my husband, who was kinda a skeptic at first is now a believer in plant strong health! Now this doesn't mean that he will never eat another piece of meat again, but it does mean he believes in the majority of his food being colorful, God given, God created, food that nourishes us!

So after 28 days here are SOME of the pros...
* Lots more Energy
* Digestion great
* Stomach not cramping
* Kids stopped saying their tummy's hurt after eating
* My baby's thrush went away completely not meds
* Baby's stomach issues stopped (He is allergic to cows milk)
* Not bloated
* Focused, Thinking clear and sharp
* Headaches gone
* Helped with Postpartum (me, not him:) 
*Bowels are clear and (well for lack of a better term) smooth sorry TMI :) 
* Loss of inches and weight (me not him)

There are definitely benefits, both seen and unseen, to a Plant Strong Life Style, but this was an eye opening experience for me, for us. There are so many foods we eat that we don't realize are contributing to disease, and eating good, God given, God created foods can reverse and stop many of these diseases.

We are so thankful the Lord put this in our lives and we will continue to strive to put more and more plant strong, God given food into our bodies so that we can be the best we can for Him.

Thanks for reading

~Sprouting On~