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