clean eating with jenna rammell
HI L & L babes, my name is Jenna & I blog over on Small Fry! I’m stoked to be here because who wouldn’t want to be in the company of Jenna & Lisa? They’re the best.
I have always loved to cook & spend hours in the kitchen. It’s vital to me that my boys grow up in a home where dinner around the table is a tradition they come to know & love, as this is how I grew up with my parents. I found as I spent more time cooking, I spent less of it doing other things I love, like exercising. Soon the lbs started to creep up & even my fat pants struggled to button. I remember talking to my best friend about it and she said “well you can’t do it all! If you’re being awesome at working out, something else is suffering and if you’re being awesome at cooking then your cleaning suffers.” It’s true! I learned that as I gained strength in one area of my life, another one lost focus. But how could I fuse my love for cooking & my love for health & fitness in to one area? That’s when I started my journey to cook, but cook healthy! It hasn’t always been easy, and I’ve definitely taken breaks & fallen off the wagon, but when I am making food for my family it is healthy & I’m proud of that.
I know for a lot of people it’s TOO MUCH information and that’s when you give up and grab Lunchables because that’s what your kids will eat…trust me I know my kids die for them. Educating yourself on food sources & information is the best way I know how to motivate you and your family to eat well. My favorite book on this is “It Starts with Food.” It’s a great book about how and why we should eat certain foods. Around it I’ve built an eating lifestyle for my family that has given us freedom, health & energy beyond anything I could imagine. There have been behavioral changes in my children that have blown me away and subsequently we backtracked MAJORLY on Easter, sugar really does have such a negative affect on them. I have had loads of health benefits personally as well that have in turn made me a more focused, loving & patient mom. My brain was clouded by the chemicals in our food as well as ridden with the guilt of feeling bad about myself. When we make choices to eat healthy & love ourself, we in turn can love the people around us better & I’ve seen it first hand in my life!
Click on Jenna’s Costco and Trader Joes Shopping list for an easy print out to keep in your purse.
My journey to health is long & full of bumps in the road. It’s not easy and some days I would just rather eat 12 doughnuts instead. But each day gets easier as I commit myself to blessing my life and those around me with the gift of clean eating & health. You can follow my journey on Instagram at @jennaskitchen.
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We are thrilled to have the talented Jenna Rammell share her story with us today. She has become the master of clean eating while influencing thousands of people. You can see so many inspiring stories by checking out the hashtag #jennaswhole30 . People are literally changing overnight. Not just in their appearance but how they feel mentally and physically. I’m so intrigued by all of it. I personally check her instagram daily to plan my healthy meals for the day. I’m not perfect at it, but I have definitely improved my eating habits. Thanks Jenna for sharing your talents with all of us and keeping us on track. You are such a rockstar.
xx,
Jenna
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Hello!!! I’m a full time student and run a household and I find that I really rely on eating meals that are easy to make… Unfortunately that means a lot of my meals have a LOT of alien ingredients in them… but I’m making a change! I have downloaded It Start’s With Food and am SO ready to better my nutrition! I really appreciate Jenna’s shopping list for Trader Joe’s and Costco – both a staple for my family. I’ve been following her IG for a while and I love seeing the meal ideas and following along with her results! I can’t wait to read the book and get on track with feeling the results! Yay Whole 30! Thanks again for posting this list! Super helpful!
XXOO Lucy