Think Healthy When Trying to Adopt!

In my work as an adoption professional, I getand then add or replace it with healthy food.
emails from people sharing with me that they areNext time you are at the grocery store, just add
trying to cut back and save money during theirup what it costs for chips, cookies and sodas.
adoption. While this is good, there are some areasNow compare to nutritious foods like fresh fruits,
that are just too valuable to skimp on. Yourvegetables, lean meats and grains. You will see
nutrition is one of those areas.just how much farther your dollars go when you
Good nutritious food and a healthy diet can keepinvest in real and nutritious food. You will also feel
you going during the ups and downs of adoption.better and live longer. What's really unaffordable is
The process of adoption can be stressful and youa rotten diet. Garbage in, garbage out and you'll
need to be in top shape to perform and respondreap what you sow. Consider your health as an
well. Often women who have experiencedasset in your adoption that deserves care and
infertility have hormonal problems (I speak fromattention.
experience here) and if we don't eat properly weIn my adoption, I was very healthy and active,
can get cranky to say the least.but my husband and I were overweight. I had
Many birth mothers call in a panic and state thatone young prospective birth mother tell me that
their lives feel out of control. I often ask them ifshe wanted to place her unborn baby with a
they have eaten and 99% of the time they havehealthy and thin couple only. While not all birth
not eaten or they have only eaten junk food.mothers share this view, they do want someone
Healthy food is good fuel and is a must havewho will be around long enough to parent their
when you are stressed. I am not speaking ofchild and be a good role model in a healthy
chocolate- though quality chocolate can help afterenvironment.
having a healthy meal. (Smile)You'd never put low-grade fuel in your car, so
Some couples share that they can only "afford"how can you justify low-grade fuel for your
cheap foods like boxed macaroni and cheese andfamily? Healthy is wealthy. Start now by making
on sale hot dogs. They feel that buying freshthese changes, so your child will have a healthy
nutritious produce and healthier foods are tooparent and you will have healthy children with a
expensive. Yet healthy food IS affordable whenlong life to live it together.
you cut out or cut down the junk food in your life