Here's one simple thing you can do to start eating more healthily.
Purge the non-foods from your pantry.
Even if you generally eat healthy foods, the pantry is where most of the culprits probably are.
I've always been fairly health conscious and I even found things in my pantry that don't fit my new standards.
If you just want to do a quick purge, there are a couple of key ingredients to look for.
First is "partially hydrogenated" oil.
The second is high fructose corn syrup.
Those two ingredients will probably cover a lot of the pseudo-foods you have.
High fructose corn syrup probably won't kill you.
Don't be too certain about that though because Wikipedia mentions that some critics call it a "toxic chemical concoction".
It seems it's referring more to it's propensity to perpetuate weight gain than technically direct toxicity.
I have also discovered that corn products are in almost every processed food in some form or another.
I don't think we need that much corn.
On the other hand, I believe partially hydrogenated anything is deadly over time.
Why? The chemistry involves the creation of trans fats.
You've probably heard about the possible dangers of these and even seen claims of products not containing any.
Watch out for those, by the way because there still may be trace amounts.
Most of us consider fats bad, no matter what kind they are.
However, natural is better than not natural because our bodies are designed to process natural foods, not chemically created "foods".
Partially hydrogenated oils are a cheap, manufactured alternative to natural fats and they are in all kinds of products.
Check your crackers, chips, cookies, peanut butter, seasoning packets and dressing mixes.
I was surprised to find partially hydrogenated oil in canned refried beans.
Apparently, even some so-called "health" bars contain it.
So, that's a simple and quick pantry purge you can do for extraordinary health.