Until about six years ago our family ate a standard american diet. Corn and wheat products, artificial colors and sweeteners, flavor enhancers, sugar and salt were all normal. We weren't especially unhealthy compared to American expectations, but the truth is, my health was a mess, and Jen's was headed for a train wreck.
We've committed recent years to peeling back layers of nutritional revelation, and we're now significantly healthy...maybe even exceptionally healthy. It hasn't been an easy journey, and what we needed along the way were beneficial co-conspirators, especially in the form of great nutrient-dense food providers.
One of these I am thankful for is Mary Waldner, founder of Mary's Gone Crackers. She has a great story , and I really resonate with her journey. She turned away from standard american foods toward ancient, gluten-free grains, seeds and vegan recipes, and grew her home-made cracker business into a thriving enterprise. Now we all can benefit from the crackers, pretzels, cookies and treats Mary and her bakers create.I love that Mary has gone to great strides to not only be gluten-free, non-GMO, and vegan, but they use low-glycemic sweeteners like palm sugar, and support local farmers and fair wages. Her crackers and snacks taste great, they're unique, and they are good, nutritional foods.
You won't find saltines and Ritz crackers in our pantry anymore, but you definitely find sweet potato chips, rice cakes and Mary's crackers among our snacks. Those are small changes, but they have proven to be much better choices for our health. How about you? Have you purged some poor choices from your pantry lately? Today is a good day to do just that. Your life and health are worth it.
By the Way
Mary's crackers and snacks are distributed nation-wide through a network of distributors, and if you can't find them, either ask the store manager to get some on the shelves, or order online.
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